Draft:Marvel (architecture)

Marvel Architects, Landscape Architects, Urban Designers, PLLC, commonly referred to as Marvel, is a multidisciplinary American architecture firm specializing in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design, with offices in New York City, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Richmond, Virginia. Marvel has received recognition for its work, including the American Institute of Architects New York's Medal of Honor in 2024.

History
Jonathan Marvel and Rob Rogers established the firm Rogers Marvel Architects in 1992. In 2013, twenty years after its founding, Marvel and Rogers came to a "mutual agreement to formally dissolve their current practice," and decided to form two independent practices, known as Marvel Architects and Rogers Partners.

In 2015, Marvel Architects formed a partnership with Marvel & Marchand, the firm co-founded by Jonathan Marvel's father located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The firm then transitioned into an interdisciplinary collective in 2019, integrating landscape architecture into the design process and appointing landscape architects Yadiel Rivera-Diaz and Tyler Silvestro as partners. To reflect this change, Marvel Architects expanded its name to Marvel Architects, Landscape Architects, Urban Designers, PLLC, while practicing under its shortened name, Marvel.

In 2022, Marvel established an office in downtown Richmond, led by partner Tyler Silvestro. In 2023, the firm announced the appointment of seven new partners, bringing the total number of partners to 12, which includes the founding partners Lissa So, Guido Hartray, and founding principal Jonathan Marvel. Partners Edna Echandi-Guzmán, Raquel Marrero-Maldonado, and José Juan Terrasa-Soler lead Marvel’s San Juan office, formerly Marvel & Marchand.

TheatreSquared
Main article: TheatreSquared

TheatreSquared's building in Fayetteville, Arkansas, completed in 2019, serves as the permanent home for Northwest Arkansas’s only year-round professional theatre company, TheatreSquared (T2). It encompasses state-of-the-art theatres, artist apartments, rehearsal spaces, offices, and community areas, contributing significantly to the city's cultural landscape. Designed through collaborative efforts with the client, the building reflects T2's ethos of accessibility and storytelling through its distinctive design features, including exposed concrete envelopes and repurposed wood materials, aiming to create a welcoming and immersive theatre experience for all visitors.

The new facility was a 2023 recipient of the AIANY Design Award and 2023 USITT Architecture Award.

Pierhouse and 1 Hotel
Main article: Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pierhouse and 1 Hotel

Pierhouse and 1 Hotel sit at the eastern edge of Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Pierhouse is a 108-unit condominium development while 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge is a 194-key hotel, both designed by Marvel and developed by Toll Brothers.

The hotel, along with the neighboring Pierhouse residential building, has received recognition, including the AIA Brooklyn-Queens Design Merit Award, the ULI Award for Excellence in Hotel Development, the Architizer A+ Award for Hospitality for Hotels and Resorts, the Interior Design Magazine Best of Year Award for U.S. Boutique Hotel, the Building Brooklyn Awards' National Grid Award for Energy Efficiency, the AIA New York State Design Award, and the IESNYC Lumen Award of Merit.

Newlab
Main article: Newlab

New Lab, situated in the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard, offers an innovative co-working space for tech entrepreneurs and fabricators, fostering collaboration in fields ranging from artificial intelligence to interactive architecture. The 250,000-square-foot Green Manufacturing Center, where New Lab is housed, provides state-of-the-art facilities and equipment for its 50 companies and 350 workers, promoting affordable access to high-caliber tools necessary for product manufacturing. As cities like New York seek to support and retain their creative and entrepreneurial communities, spaces like New Lab contribute to innovation and economic growth while preserving the industrial heritage of their surroundings.

Selected awards

 * AIA New York Medal of Honor
 * AIA New York Citation For Navigating the Balance Between Preservation and Activation - Battery Maritime Building - Casa Cipriani
 * Architect (XL Firm) - Northeast, Architect's Newspaper 2023 Best of Practice Awards