Moed_de_Armas_and_Shannon
MdeAS Architects, formerly Moed de Armas & Shannon Architects, is a New York-based architecture firm known for modern design focusing on the quality of natural materials, intelligent programming, and the redefining of Class A buildings, interiors, and public spaces. Founded in 1991, the award-winning studio is led by principals Dan Shannon, Raúl de Armas and Mike Zaborski.
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Partners Leon Moed and Raul de Armas founded the firm in 1991 after leaving their positions as senior partners at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Dan Shannon, an associate at SOM, joined Moed de Armas Architects at its founding. In 1997, he became a partner and the firm changed its name to Moed de Armas & Shannon. Mike Zaborski joined the firm in 1998 and became a partner in 2012. The firm officially changed its name to MdeAS Architects in October 2014. They have jointly completed 510 Madison Avenue,[1] Gotham Center,[2] the rejuvenation of the GM Building Plaza,[3] and the redevelopments of 100 Park Avenue and 330 Madison Avenue. The firm also designed a glass spandrel system to replace the deteriorating marble façade of Canada's tallest building, First Canadian Place[4] in Toronto.
The firm has a particular focus on facade replacements, public spaces and lobby renovations.[5]
- 100 Park Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2009 [6]
- 160 Fifth Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2009 [7]
- 200 Park Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2008 [8]
- 245 Park Avenue Lobby – New York, New York, 1996 [9]
- 300 Park Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2001 [10]
- 310 East 53rd Street – New York, New York, 2006 [11]
- 330 Madison Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2012 [12]
- 340 Madison Avenue Redevelopment– New York, New York, 2005 [13]
- 350 Madison Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2009 [14]
- 350 West Broadway – New York, New York, 2009 [15]
- 400 South Hope Street Lobby & Atrium – Los Angeles, California, 2011 [16]
- 430 Park Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2004 [17]
- 450 Park Avenue Lobby – New York, New York, 2004 [18]
- 485 Lexington Avenue Lobby – New York, New York, 2006 [19]
- 510 Madison Avenue – New York, New York, 2010 [20]
- 520 Madison Avenue Lobby – New York, New York, 2009
- 540 Madison Avenue Retail Base and Lobby – New York, New York, 1997 [21]
- 545 Madison Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2009 [22]
- 575 Fifth Avenue Retail Base and Atrium – New York, New York, 2010 [23]
- 888 Seventh Avenue Lobby & Plaza – New York, New York, 2009 [24]
- 950 Third Avenue Lobby & Entry Pavilion – New York, New York, 2005 [25]
- 1095 Avenue of the Americas Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2008 [26]
- The Grace Building Plaza – New York, New York, 2012 [27]
- 1120 Avenue of the Americas Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2007 [28]
- 1270 Avenue of the Americas Lobby – New York, New York, 2009
- 1330 Avenue of the Americas Lobby – New York, New York, 2008 [29]
- 1350 Avenue of the Americas Lobby – New York, New York, 2008 [30]
- 1440 Broadway Lobby – New York, New York, 2001 [31]
- 1450 Broadway Base Recladding – New York, New York, 2002 [32]
- 1740 Broadway Lobby – New York, New York, 2005 [33]
- Apollo Real Estate Advisors Offices – New York, New York, 1996-2002
- Children's Hospital @ Montefiore – Bronx, New York, 2001
- Joan and Sanford Weill Education Center, Cornell University Medical Center, New York, New York, 1998 [34]
- First Canadian Place Recladding – Toronto, Ontario, 2012 [35]
- Gotham Center – Long Island City, New York, 2010 [36]
- Greene Medical Arts Pavilion @ Montefiore – Bronx, New York, 1994
- Tower 56 Lobby – New York, New York, 2011 [37]
- Weill Cornell Medical College Master Plan – Education City, Qatar, 2004
- Main Airport Center Lobby – Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2004
- Rockefeller Center Elevator Cabs – New York, New York, 2008-2010
- Credit Lyonnais Offices – New York, New York, 1991
- 1325 G Street NW Lobby and Recladding – Washington, D.C., 2004
- 101 West End Avenue, Park Hudson Building – New York, New York, 2001 [38]
- 525 West Monroe Street Lobby & Atrium – Chicago, Illinois, 2005
- 757 Third Avenue Lobby & Storefronts – New York, New York, 2012 [39]
- First Canadian Place Podium, Concourse & Lobby – Toronto, Ontario, Fall 2012
- 120 West 42nd Street – New York, New York, Winter 2012 [40]
- 1290 Avenue of the Americas Lobby – New York, New York, Spring 2013[41]
- 1330 Avenue of the Americas Plaza & Pre-built Offices – New York, New York, Fall 2012 [42]
- The Town School Windmill Installation – New York, Fall 2012
- 400 Park Avenue Window Replacement – New York, New York, Winter 2012
- 1177 Avenue of the Americas Lobby – New York, New York, Spring 2013 [43]
- 527 Madison Avenue Lobby – New York, New York, Winter 2012 [44]
- 2 Grand Central Tower Plaza – New York, New York, Spring 2013 [45]
- 110 Fifth Ave. – New York, New York[46][47]
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