Ennead Architects
Ennead Architects LLP is a New York City-based architectural firm. Previously known as Polshek Partnership, the firm's partners renamed their practice in mid-2010.
The 191-person firm offers architecture, master planning, historic preservation and interior design services. The firm’s work is for cultural, educational, commercial, governmental, laboratory, healthcare, and scientific not-for-profit institutions.
The firm is presently led by ten Partners: Timothy P. Hartung, V. Guy Maxwell, Kevin McClurkan, Molly McGowan, Richard Olcott, Tomas Rossant, Todd Schliemann, Peter Schubert, Don Weinreich, and Thomas Wong.
The firm is a member of the United States Green Building Council, and twenty-five percent of registered architects on staff are LEED Accredited Professionals.
Notable projects
Museums
- Yangtze River Estuary Chinese Sturgeon Nature Preserve, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Planetarium, Shanghai, China
- University of Michigan, Biological Science Building, Ann Arbor, MI
- Peabody Essex Museum Expansion and Renovation, Salem, MA
- Anderson Collection at Stanford University, Stanford, CA
- Yale University Art Gallery Expansion, New Haven, CT
- Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
- National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Center, Washington, D.C.
- Museum of the City of New York Expansion, New York, NY
- Brooklyn Museum, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn, NY
- Newseum/Freedom Forum Foundation World Headquarters, Washington, DC
- Yale University Art Gallery, Kahn Building Renovation, New Haven, CT
- New York Hall of Science Expansion, Queens, NY
- William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock, AR
- Brooklyn Museum, Entry Pavilion and Plaza, Brooklyn, NY
- American Museum of Natural History, Rose Center for Earth and Space, New York, NY
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- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resources Center, Suitland, MD
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Mashantucket, CT
- Stanford University, Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford, CA
- National Inventors Hall of Fame, Akron, OH
Performing arts
- Oriental Smart Media City, Shanghai, China
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- Robinson Center, Little Rock, AR
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- University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, Earl V. Moore Building Renovation and Brehm Pavilion, Ann Arbor, MI
- Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
- The Joseph Papp Public Theater, Entry and Lobby Redesign, New York, NY
- New York City Center, New York, New York
- New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, Institute of Performing Arts, New York, NY
- Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, Astoria, NY
- Allegheny College, Vukovich Center for Communication Arts, Meadville, PA
- The Mercersburg Academy, Burgin Center for the Arts, Mercersburg, PA
- Holland Performing Arts Center, Omaha, NE
- Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, New York, NY
- The Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe, NM
- Center for the Arts Theater, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA
- Carnegie Hall, Main Hall and Building Renovation and Restoration, New York, NY
- Ed Sullivan Theater, retrofitting for Late Show with David Letterman, New York, NY
Education
- The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business, Robert B. Rowling Hall, Austin, TX
- Kansas State University, College of Architecture, Planning and Design, Manhattan, KS
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Design and Media Center, Boston, MA
- Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts Campus Expansion Master Planning and Architectural Design Competition, Tianjin, China
- Vassar College, Bridge for Laboratory Sciences, Poughkeepsie, NY
- University of Texas at Austin, Engineering, Education and Research Center, Austin, TX
- Stanford University, Stanford Law School, William H. Neukom Building, Stanford, CA
- Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Crypt Arts Center and North Transept Renovation, New York, NY
- Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, New High School Building, New York, NY
- The Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle and University Park, PA
- Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse, NY
- Williams College, Paresky Center, Williamstown, MA
- Lycée Français de New York, New York, NY
- Columbia University Law School, Jerome L. Greene Hall Expansion, New York, NY
Laboratories / Healthcare
- Stanford University, ChEM-H and the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford, CA
- University of Oregon, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, Eugene, OR
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care and CUNY/Hunter College, School of Nursing and Research Facility, New York, NY
- University of Michigan, Biological Science Building, Ann Arbor, MI
- The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering, Engineering Education and Research Center, Austin, TX
- Purdue University, Flex Lab Facility, West Lafayette, IN
- New York Stem Cell Foundation, Research Institute Laboratory, New York, NY
- Northwell Health, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, NY
- Weill Cornell Medicine, Belfer Research Building, New York, NY
- University of California, San Diego, Biological and Physical Sciences Building, La Jolla, CA
- City University of New York, Medgar Evers College, Academic Building I, Brooklyn, NY
- New York University, Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York, NY
- Weill Cornell Medicine, Weill Greenberg Center, New York, NY
- University of Michigan, Biomedical Science Research Building, Ann Arbor, MI
- The Ohio State University, Peter L. and Clara M. Scott Laboratory, Columbus, OH
- The New York Botanical Garden, Pfizer Plant Research Laboratory, Bronx, NY
- The New York Botanical Garden, International Plant Science Center, Bronx, NY
Civic
- Harrisburg Federal Courthouse, Harrisburg, PA
- Staten Island Courthouse, St. George, Staten Island, NY
- Department of Homeless Services, New Family Intake Center, Bronx, NY
- New York City Fire Department, Rescue Company 3, Bronx, NY
- WGBH Public Broadcasting Station Headquarters, Boston, MA
- Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America, New York, NY
- Queens Borough Public Library, Flushing Regional Branch, Queens, NY
- Seamen’s Church Institute, New York, NY
Industry / Infrastructure
- Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, Brooklyn, NY
- The New York Times Printing Plant, Queens, NY
Commercial, Mixed Use, and Residential
- Shanghai Lingang Boashan Nanda Phase I, Shanghai, China
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- , Phase II & Phase III, Shanghai, China
- Taopu Smart City Land Block 606, Shanghai, China
- Taopu Smart City Land Block 603, Shanghai, China
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- Taopu Smart City Land Block 605, Shanghai, China
- Lingang Dafeng Headquarters in Jiangsu Province, Yanchen, China
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- No.210 Wenshui Road Factory Retrofitting, Shanghai, China
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- Lingang Biopharm Industrial Park, Shanghai, China
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- General Theological Seminary, Chelsea Enclave, New York, NY
- Standard Hotel New York, New York, NY
- The Schermerhorn, Common Ground New York, NY
- Riverhouse Residential Tower, New York, NY
- The Ritz Carlton Downtown, Battery Park City, New York, NY
- The Residences at the Ritz Carlton, Battery Park City, New York, NY
- 500 Park Tower, New York, NY
Urban Design, Programming, and Master Planning
- Lingang Pujiang Oriental Smart Media City Urban Design, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Lingang Boashan Nanda Area Master Plan, Shanghai, China
- Lingang Bao Steel Wusong Pilot District Master Plan, Shanghai, China
- Caohejing Kangqiao Business Oasis Park Phase III Master Plan, Shanghai, China
- Taopu Smart City East Extended Area Urban Design, Shanghai, China
- Caohejing Development Zone Pujiang Park Science & Creation Corridor Urban Design, Shanghai, China
- Shenzhen Guangming Tian An Cloud Park Urban Design, Shenzhen, China
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- Lingang Innovation and Entrepreneurship Belt Urban Design, Shanghai, China
- The Walters Art Museum, Facilities Master Plan, Baltimore, MD
- Cornell University Comprehensive Campus Master Plan, Ithaca, NY
- Barnes Foundation, Programming and Site Analysis, Philadelphia, PA
- Brooklyn Museum Master Plan, Brooklyn, NY
- Carnegie Hall Master Plan, New York, NY
Design Awards
Firm Awards
- Medal of Honor, AIA/New York Chapter
- Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award
- President’s Award, AIA/New York Chapter
- AIA Architecture Firm Award
American Institute of Architects National Honor Awards for Design Excellence
- The Standard, New York, New York, NY
- Yale University Art Gallery Kahn Building Renovation, New Haven, CT
- University of Michigan Biomedical Science Research Building, Ann Arbor, MI
- William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock, AR
- American Museum of Natural History, Rose Center for Earth and Space, New York, NY
- The New York Times Printing Plant, Queens, NY
- Queens Borough Public Library, Flushing Regional Branch, Queens, NY
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Mashantucket, CT
- National Inventors Hall of Fame, Akron, OH
- Center for the Arts Theater at Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA
- Seamen’s Church Institute, New York, NY
- Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
- 500 Park Tower, New York, NY
- New York State Bar Center, Albany, NY