AIANY Design Award | Honor Award
Associate Architect for The Forum at Columbia University
Caples Jefferson Architects worked on the "The Forum" for the Columbia University as Associate Architect
along with Datter Architects and the Renzo Piano for which we received
an Honor Award from the 2019 AIANY Design Awards.
Join us at ICFF for Designing for Dignity — a conversation on how design can support equity, stability, and care in our communities. Sara Caples will be joined by Sabrina Lippman and Treger Strasberg, moderated by Diana Budds.
The discussion will explore the role of design in advancing dignity, housing, and human-centered spaces for all.
Recently, members of the MAS Board of Directors and the Richard Morris Hunt Patron Program toured the Louis Armstrong House Museum and Center with Executive Director Regina Bain and architects Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson. The group explored Armstrong’s historic home and the innovative new visitor center designed by Caples Jefferson Architects and learned about the organization’s community outreach and education initiatives.
This tour highlighted two essential parts of the MAS mission: the importance of preserving everyday places as well as iconic landmarks and the power of contemporary design to deepen our connection to history.
Places like the Louis Armstrong House affirm why we advocate for thoughtful preservation, inclusive storytelling, and neighborhoods that honor the people who shape them.
Richard Morris Hunt Patrons enjoy behind-the-scenes access to some of our city’s historic sites and innovative new spaces.
“This restoration was about more than façades, windows, and foundations. It was about fortifying memory.” — Raymond Codrington
At the reopening of the Historic Hunterfly Road Houses at the Weeksville Heritage Center, community leaders—including Zohran Mamdani, Brooklyn Deputy Borough President Kim Council, Assemblymember Latrice Walker, and Commissioner Afua Atta-Mensah—gathered to celebrate the restoration of the last remaining residential structures of historic Weeksville.
For Caples Jefferson Architects, projects like the nearby Louis Armstrong House Museum and Center reflect a shared commitment: designing cultural spaces that honor history while ensuring these stories remain present and accessible for future generations.
Photos: Anthony Artis
