Alumni
Iu + Bibliowicz Architects Earn AIA Award Natan Bibliowicz (B.Arch. ’81) and Carolyn Iu ’75, cofounders and partners of New York City – based Iu + Bibliowicz Architects, were the recipients of a 2017 American Institute of Architects (AIA) award for excellence in architectural design for the Carnegie Hall Studio Towers Renovation Project. The seven-year-long, $230-million project concentrated on renovating, reorganizing, and repurposing 167,000 square feet of the nonperformance venues in the north and south studio towers of the national historic site located in Midtown Manhattan. The project raised the 125-year-old roof above the 2,800-seat performance space and saw the creation of a music education wing, expanded backstage space, consolidated administrative offices, a new rooftop terrace, and facade lighting to better display the landmark. Other features of the renovation include acoustically attuned music rooms, new practice spaces constructed as rooms within rooms featuring floating floors, ceilings hung from spring isolators, and double glass walls to help reduce street noise. The AIA architecture awards program celebrates the best contemporary architecture regardless of budget, size, style, or type. In addition to the 2017 AIA award, Iu + Bibliowicz received a 2015 Lumen Award of Excellence for the facade lighting, a 2016 AIA New York State Excelsior Award for Public Architecture, and a 2016 AIA New York State Award of Merit for the Carnegie Hall project. Founded in 1999, Iu + Bibliowicz Architects is a full-service architectural and interior design firm.AAP
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1 Carnegie Hall with new exterior architectural lighting. Jeff Goldberg / Esto 1 Carnegie Hall with new 2 Exposed trusses during the exterior architectural lighting. construction phase. photo / 2 Iu Exposed + Bibliowicz trusses Architects during the construction phase. 3 Administrative offices with 3 new Administrative mezzanineoffices suspended with new mezzanine from reinforced trusses. suspended fromGoldberg Jeff reinforced/ Esto trusses.