History and Culture of Nelligan White Architects
Nelligan White Architects PLLC is a New York City firm recognized for pioneering work in energy-conscious and sustainable design. This comprehensive practice of architecture includes new construction, master planning, and the reconstruction and adaptive re-use of historic structures. The firm’s projects range from the design of individual pieces of furniture to institutional projects over 1.2 million square feet. Over the last ten years, Nelligan White has designed and administered construction for projects totaling over a half billion dollars in value. Most of this work has been for educational, institutional and commercial clients.
Organized as a collaborative environment, all members of the team participate in design, technical work, and construction administration. Although the list of residential and commercial projects are extensive, a long-standing commitment to public and cultural work has remained a central part of the practice.
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The collaboration of Principals Bruce G. Nelligan and T. Michael White is based on the shared belief that good architecture should enhance the quality of life for the individuals and communities involved. Integral to this belief is the architect’s responsibility to incorporate environmentally sustainable solutions into every aspect of the design process. Educated as modernists, they believe independent research and an in-depth understanding of both modern and traditional building technologies can beneficially inform the contemporary architectural practice.
In their practice, Nelligan White has pioneered the use of twenty-first century techniques and materials in rebuilding and restoring important structures throughout New York City that would otherwise be lost. Their work, shaped by decades of research and historic reconstruction, demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of building performance and traditional uses of materials. This process involves careful and efficient responses to programmatic, urbanistic, and technical issues with continual participation from the principals throughout all phases of design and construction.
Nelligan White was responsible for the historic preservation and adaptive reuse of three Armories for the New York City Department of Design and Construction: the Bedford-Atlantic Armory, the Park Slope Armory, and the Franklin Armory. Among the firm’s numerous awards for architectural excellence, these projects earned them the Lucy G. Moses preservation award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy. Nelligan Whites’ repertoire demonstrates a capacity to produce work on time and on budget for clients while skillfully developing innovative and environmentally conscious solutions to meet challenging problems.
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Architect-US Participants
Macarena has been working with Nelligan White Architects for more than 2 months now and has been given the title of Junior Architect Designer. She started her career in Madrid, Spain after graduating from ETSAM and then was able to co-found a firm called Karma Design. Quite soon after she got the opportunity to work in New York City with Nelligan White Architects.
Maria has been working with Nelligan White Architects for more than 2 months now and has been given the title of Junior Architect Designer. She started her career in Madrid, Spain after graduating from ETSAM and then was able to work at Polanco y Diez Arquitectos in Cantabria, Spain for 5 months. After that she got the opportunity to work in New York City with Nelligan White Architects.
As you scroll through the following three projects they have created, consider all of these design techniques and ideas they have implemented.
Nelligan White Architects’ Selected Projects
PS 158 Manhattan – Bayard Taylor School
In the 1890s, the C.B.J. Snyder-designed Bayard Taylor School (PS 158) opened on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and has since welcomed and educated generations of school children. But its hundred-plus years of service led to serious deterioration of the building’s façade and interior finishes. Nelligan White’s design rehabilitated PS 158 to its former glory with a comprehensive set of functional and aesthetic restorations.
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Bernard M. Baruch Houses, completed in 1959, is the largest New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) development in Manhattan. Nelligan White was asked by NYCHA to evaluate the long-term resilience of the development and implement design solutions focused on flood prevention and energy resilience.
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The Gerald J. Carey Gardens development includes three high-rise residential buildings on three adjacent city blocks in Coney Island, Brooklyn. The fifteen-story buildings have a total of 682 apartments. One of the residential towers shares a lot with a Community Center, which houses assembly spaces, classrooms, and a childcare center.
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