by: AIA New York
Leadership and Firm Transitions
The experience studio ESI, founded by Edwin Schlossberg, has been acquired by NBBJ.
WXY architecture + urban design has announced the opening of a new office in Washington, DC, led by Kushan Dave, Director of Planning.
Greg Reave has joined LSM’s New York Studio as Partner.
Carisima Koenig has joined Perkins Eastman as Principal.
John Anthal has been promoted to Principal at Mancini.
Youngsung Chung, Reza Rahimpour, and Dryden Razook have been promoted to Principals at S9 Architecture.
Richard Eitland has joined STV as Vice President and Corporate Director of Quality. Alexander Houseal, PE, has joined STV as Vice President and Senior Engineering Operations Manager. David Isabelle, PE, has joined the firm as Vice President and Operations Director of the Transportation & Infrastructure Division’s Northeast Region.
Firm Promotions and Hires
Benedetto Di Luzio has joined Dattner Architects as Director of Interiors.
Amanda L. Miller, AIA; Richard W. Off, AIA; and Eric Au, LEED Green Associate, have been promoted to Project Architects at Hoffmann Architects.
Candace Rimes has been promoted to Associate Director at Fogarty Finger.
Academia and Institutional Appointments
Dennis Shelden has been named the new Director of the Center for Architecture Science and Ecology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Caroline Baumann has stepped down as director of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. John Davis, the Smithsonian provost, will serve as interim director while a search is conducted for her replacement.