Ennead Architects

Ennead Architects LLP

Type	Limited liability partnership
Industry	Architecture
Predecessor	New York City, U.S. ("Ennead Architects", 2010-present; "Polshek Partnership", 1998-2010; "Polshek and Partners", 1994-1998; "James Stewart Polshek and Partners", 1980-1994; "James Stewart Polshek and Associates", 1970-1980; "James Stewart Polshek, Architect", 1963-1970)
Founder	Joseph Fleischer, Timothy Hartung, Duncan Hazard, Guy Maxwell, Kevin McClurkan, Richard Olcott, Susan Rodriguez, Tomas Rossant, Todd Schliemann, Don Weinreich, Thomas Wong
Headquarters	New York City , U.S.
Services	Architecture Master Planning Historic Preservation Interior Design
Number of employees	191
Website	http://www.ennead.com/

Ennead Architects LLP (/ˈenēˌad/) is a New York City-based architectural firm. Previously known as Polshek Partnership, the firm's partners renamed their practice in mid-2010.^[1]

The 191-person^[2] 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^[3] 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.^[4]

Notable projects[]

Museums[]

• , Shanghai, China (2021)^[5]
• Shanghai Planetarium, Shanghai, China (2020)^[6]
• University of Michigan, Biological Science Building, Ann Arbor, MI (2019)^[7]
• Peabody Essex Museum Expansion and Renovation, Salem, MA (2019)^[8]
• Anderson Collection at Stanford University, Stanford, CA (2014)^[9]
• Yale University Art Gallery Expansion, New Haven, CT (2012)
• Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (2011)
• National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA (2010)^[10]
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Center, Washington, D.C. (2011)
• Museum of the City of New York Expansion, New York, NY (2008)
• Brooklyn Museum, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn, NY (2007)^[11]
• Newseum/Freedom Forum Foundation World Headquarters, Washington, DC (2007)
• Yale University Art Gallery, Kahn Building Renovation, New Haven, CT (2006)
• New York Hall of Science Expansion, Queens, NY (2004)
• William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock, AR (2004)
• Brooklyn Museum, Entry Pavilion and Plaza, Brooklyn, NY (2004)
• American Museum of Natural History, Rose Center for Earth and Space, New York, NY (2000)
• Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts, Napa, CA (2001)
• Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resources Center, Suitland, MD (1998)
• Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Mashantucket, CT (1998)
• Stanford University, Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford, CA (1998)
• National Inventors Hall of Fame, Akron, OH (1995)

Performing arts[]

• Oriental Smart Media City, Shanghai, China^[12]
• Jazz at Lincoln Center, Frederick P. Rose Hall Public Space Redesign, New York, NY (2015)^[13]
• Robinson Center, Little Rock, AR (2016)^[14]
• Xiamen Music Center Design Competition, Xiamen, China (2016)
• University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, Earl V. Moore Building Renovation and Brehm Pavilion, Ann Arbor, MI (2015)
• Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (2012)
• The Joseph Papp Public Theater, Entry and Lobby Redesign, New York, NY (2012)
• New York City Center, New York, New York (2011)
• New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, Institute of Performing Arts, New York, NY (ongoing)
• Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, Astoria, NY (2009)
• Allegheny College, , Meadville, PA (2008)
• The Mercersburg Academy, , Mercersburg, PA (2006)
• Holland Performing Arts Center, Omaha, NE (2005)
• Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, New York, NY (2003)^[15][16]
• The Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe, NM (1998)
• Center for the Arts Theater, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA (1993)
• Carnegie Hall, Main Hall and Building Renovation and Restoration, New York, NY (1987)
• Ed Sullivan Theater, retrofitting for Late Show with David Letterman, New York, NY (1993)

Education[]

• The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business, Robert B. Rowling Hall, Austin, TX (2018)^[17]
• Kansas State University, College of Architecture, Planning and Design, Manhattan, KS (2017)^[18]
• Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Design and Media Center, Boston, MA (2016)^[19]
• Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts Campus Expansion Master Planning and Architectural Design Competition, Tianjin, China (2016)
• Vassar College, Bridge for Laboratory Sciences, Poughkeepsie, NY (2016)
• University of Texas at Austin, Engineering, Education and Research Center, Austin, TX (2015)
• Stanford University, Stanford Law School, William H. Neukom Building, Stanford, CA (2011)
• Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Crypt Arts Center and North Transept Renovation, New York, NY (2011)
• Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, New High School Building, New York, NY (2009)
• The Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle and University Park, PA (2009)
• Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse, NY (2007)^[20]
• Williams College, Paresky Center, Williamstown, MA (2007)
• Lycée Français de New York, New York, NY (2003)
• Columbia University Law School, Jerome L. Greene Hall Expansion, New York, NY (1996)

Laboratories / Healthcare[]

• Stanford University, ChEM-H (Chemistry, Engineering & Medicine for Human Health) and the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford, CA (2020)^[21]
• University of Oregon, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, Eugene, OR (2020)^[22]
• 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 (2019)
• University of Michigan, Biological Science Building, Ann Arbor, MI (2019)
• The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering, Engineering Education and Research Center, Austin, TX (2017)
• Purdue University, Flex Lab Facility, West Lafayette, IN (2017)
• New York Stem Cell Foundation, Research Institute Laboratory, New York, NY (2017)
• Northwell Health, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, NY (2013)
• Weill Cornell Medicine, Belfer Research Building, New York, NY (2011)
• University of California, San Diego, Biological and Physical Sciences Building, La Jolla, CA (2011)
• City University of New York, Medgar Evers College, Academic Building I, Brooklyn, NY (2010)
• New York University, Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York, NY (2010)
• Weill Cornell Medicine, , New York, NY (2007)
• University of Michigan, Biomedical Science Research Building, Ann Arbor, MI (2006)
• The Ohio State University, , Columbus, OH (2006)
• The New York Botanical Garden, , Bronx, NY (2006)
• The New York Botanical Garden, , Bronx, NY (2002)

Civic[]

• Harrisburg Federal Courthouse, Harrisburg, PA (2022)
• Staten Island Courthouse, St. George, Staten Island, NY (2015)
• Department of Homeless Services, New Family Intake Center, Bronx, NY (2009)
• New York City Fire Department, Rescue Company 3, Bronx, NY (2008)
• WGBH Public Broadcasting Station Headquarters, Boston, MA (2007)
• Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America, New York, NY (2001)
• Queens Borough Public Library, Flushing Regional Branch, Queens, NY (1998)
• , New York, NY (1991)

Industry / Infrastructure[]

• Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, Brooklyn, NY (2010)
• The New York Times Printing Plant, Queens, NY (1997)

Commercial, Mixed Use, and Residential[]

• Shanghai Lingang Boashan Nanda Phase I, Shanghai, China (2024)
• Pujiang Life & Health Industry Park, Shanghai, China (2023)
• Pujiang Science Creation Corridor Phase I, Phase II & Phase III, Shanghai, China (2023)
• Taopu Smart City Land Block 606, Shanghai, China (2023)
• Taopu Smart City Land Block 603, Shanghai, China (2023)
• Taopu Smart City Land Block 604 (Former HERO Pen Factory Preservation and New Constructions), Shanghai, China (2022)
• Taopu Smart City Land Block 605, Shanghai, China (2021)
• Lingang Dafeng Headquarters in Jiangsu Province, Yanchen, China (2021)
• Shanghai MixC Park, Shanghai, China (2020)
• No.210 Wenshui Road Factory Retrofitting, Shanghai, China (2020)
• Lingang Science City Phase I, Shanghai, China (2019)
• Lingang Biopharm Industrial Park, Shanghai, China (2019)
• Huawei Wuhan Research and Development Campus, Wuhan, China (2018)^[23]
• The Lane at Boerum Place, Brooklyn, NY (2017)^[24]
• General Theological Seminary, Chelsea Enclave, New York, NY (2010)
• Standard Hotel New York, New York, NY (2009)
• The Schermerhorn, Common Ground (NYC) New York, NY (2009)
• Residential Tower, New York, NY (2008)
• The Ritz Carlton Downtown, Battery Park City, New York, NY (2001)
• The Residences at the Ritz Carlton, Battery Park City, New York, NY (2001)
• 500 Park Tower, New York, NY (1984)

Urban Design, Programming, and Master Planning[]

• Lingang Pujiang Oriental Smart Media City Urban Design, Shanghai, China (2019)
• Shanghai Lingang Boashan Nanda Area Master Plan, Shanghai, China (2019)
• Lingang Bao Steel Wusong Pilot District Master Plan, Shanghai, China (2019)
• Caohejing Kangqiao Business Oasis Park Phase III Master Plan, Shanghai, China (2019)
• Taopu Smart City East Extended Area Urban Design, Shanghai, China (2018)
• Caohejing Development Zone Pujiang Park Science & Creation Corridor Urban Design, Shanghai, China (2017)
• Shenzhen Guangming Tian An Cloud Park Urban Design, Shenzhen, China (2016)
• Taopu Smart City Master Plan, Shanghai, China (2014) [1]
• Lingang Innovation and Entrepreneurship Belt Urban Design, Shanghai, China (2014)
• The Walters Art Museum, Facilities Master Plan, Baltimore, MD (2010)
• Cornell University Comprehensive Campus Master Plan, Ithaca, NY (2008)
• Barnes Foundation, Programming and Site Analysis, Philadelphia, PA (2006)
• Brooklyn Museum Master Plan, Brooklyn, NY (1987)
• Carnegie Hall Master Plan, New York, NY (1980)

Design Awards[]

Firm Awards[]

• Medal of Honor, AIA/New York Chapter (2012)
• Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award (2004)
• President’s Award, AIA/New York Chapter (2003)
• AIA Architecture Firm Award (1992)

American Institute of Architects National Honor Awards for Design Excellence[]

• The Standard, New York, New York, NY (2012)
• Yale University Art Gallery Kahn Building Renovation, New Haven, CT (2010)
• University of Michigan Biomedical Science Research Building, Ann Arbor, MI (2007)
• William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock, AR (2006)
• American Museum of Natural History, Rose Center for Earth and Space, New York, NY (2002)
• The New York Times Printing Plant, Queens, NY (2001)
• Queens Borough Public Library, Flushing Regional Branch, Queens, NY (2001)
• Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Mashantucket, CT (2000)
• National Inventors Hall of Fame, Akron, OH (1999)
• Center for the Arts Theater at Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA (1994)
• Seamen’s Church Institute, New York, NY (1993)
• Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (1988)
• 500 Park Tower, New York, NY (1986)
• New York State Bar Center, Albany, NY (1972)

References[]

• edited by Susan Strauss and Sean Sawyer. (2004-10-07), Polshek Partnership Architects: 1988-2004, The Polshek Partnership, Princeton Architectural Press, p. 240, ISBN 978-1-56898-469-8CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
• Profile Series on polshek.com

External links[]

Media related to Polshek Partnership at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website