Emily Abruzzo Bio

Emily Abruzzo
Founding Partner
Abruzzo Bodziak Architects

Emily Abruzzo is a founding principal of Abruzzo Bodziak Architects (ABA), an internationally-recognized practice with experience ranging from civic and cultural projects to homes and exhibitions. ABA’s work is defined by an innovative approach to contextuality, relentless focus on detail, and a strong conceptual viewpoint.

ABA has been recognized with the 2010 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects and Designers, AIA New Practices New York 2012, a 2013 AIA New York Design Award, Architectural Record’s 2016 Design Vanguard, Curbed’s 2017 Groundbreaker Award, and is included in New York City Department of Design and Construction’s Design Excellence Program.

A Critic at the Yale School of Architecture, Abruzzo is also a founding editor and publisher of 306090, a 2014 MacDowell Fellow, and a Fellow of the Forum and Institute for Urban Design. Abruzzo received a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University and a Master of Architecture and Certificate in Media and Modernity from Princeton University, where she was also a Fellow at the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies.

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Giving Elevators a Lift

Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU

May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

When one considers a major building renovation, it's easy to focus on spaces like corridors, lobbies, offices, guest or patient rooms ... in other words, all the public-facing spaces. We would argue that right after the lobby, a building's elevators are the very next public-facing space building occupants and visitors see.

Acoustics in Office Interiors

Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

Office space design can be a complex process acoustics is one aspect that is frequently overlooked but can be a major reason for client disappointment. Addressing privacy, as well as distraction, issues are key elements of acoustic design for office interiors.

2020 January

In the January 2020 issue, Architectural Record includes kitchen & bath products as well as schools of the 21st century.

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