Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis (LTL Architects)
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Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis is an award-winning architecture partnership founded in 1997 by Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki and David J. Lewis, located in New York City
, United States
.
The firm received a 2007 National Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and was selected as one of six American architectural firms featured in the U.S. Pavilion at the 2004 Venice Architecture Biennale. LTL was included in the 2000 National Design Triennial at the Cooper-Hewitt and was selected in December 2000 by Architectural Record as one of ten firms representing a “Vanguard in Contemporary Architecture.” LTL Architects' drawings are housed in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
and the Heinz Architectural Center, Carnegie Museum of Art
permanent collections.
Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis are co-authors of two books, the monograph Opportunistic Architecture (Princeton Architectural Press, 2008) and Situation Normal....Pamphlet Architecture #21 (Princeton Architectural Press, 1998).
(born 1966) received a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University
in 1988 and a Master of Architecture from Princeton University School of Architecture in 1992. He is a fellow of the American Academy in Rome
and the winner of the 1998-1999 Mercedes T. Bass Rome Prize
in Architecture. He is an Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at Princeton University School of Architecture. Paul is a Board Member of the Architectural League of New York
.
Marc Tsurumaki
(born 1965) received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia School of Architecture
in 1987 and a Master of Architecture from Princeton University
School of Architecture in 1991. He is an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. He was the Fall 2006 Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professor at Yale University. Marc has been a Trustee of the Van Alen Institute since 2002.
David J. Lewis
(born 1966) received a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton College
in 1988, a Master of Arts in the History of Architecture and Urbanism from Cornell University
in 1992, and a Master of Architecture from Princeton University
School of Architecture in 1995. David is as Associate Professor of Architecture at Parsons The New School for Design, where he served as Director of the Master of Architecture program from 2002-2007. David Lewis is also a Secretary on the Board of Trustees for the Van Allen Institute.
New York City
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, United States
United States
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.
The firm received a 2007 National Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and was selected as one of six American architectural firms featured in the U.S. Pavilion at the 2004 Venice Architecture Biennale. LTL was included in the 2000 National Design Triennial at the Cooper-Hewitt and was selected in December 2000 by Architectural Record as one of ten firms representing a “Vanguard in Contemporary Architecture.” LTL Architects' drawings are housed in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a modern art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art and was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th century art...
and the Heinz Architectural Center, Carnegie Museum of Art
Carnegie Museum of Art
The Carnegie Museum of Art, located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an art museum founded in 1895 by the Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie...
permanent collections.
Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis are co-authors of two books, the monograph Opportunistic Architecture (Princeton Architectural Press, 2008) and Situation Normal....Pamphlet Architecture #21 (Princeton Architectural Press, 1998).
Partner Background
Paul LewisPaul Lewis (architect)
Paul Lewis is a practicing architect based in New York City. He is a principal of LTL Architects and an Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at Princeton University School of Architecture...
(born 1966) received a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
in 1988 and a Master of Architecture from Princeton University School of Architecture in 1992. He is a fellow of the American Academy in Rome
American Academy in Rome
The American Academy in Rome is a research and arts institution located on the Gianicolo in Rome.- History :In 1893, a group of American architects, painters and sculptors met regularly while planning the fine arts section of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition...
and the winner of the 1998-1999 Mercedes T. Bass Rome Prize
Rome Prize
The Rome Prize is an American award made annually by the American Academy in Rome, through a national competition, to 15 emerging artists and to 15 scholars The Rome Prize is an American award made annually by the American Academy in Rome, through a national competition, to 15 emerging artists...
in Architecture. He is an Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at Princeton University School of Architecture. Paul is a Board Member of the Architectural League of New York
Architectural League of New York
The Architectural League of New York is a non-profit organization "for creative and intellectual work in architecture, urbanism, and related disciplines"....
.
Marc Tsurumaki
Marc Tsurumaki
Marc Tsurumaki is a partner at LTL Architects along with Paul Lewis and David J. Lewis. He is an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. He was the Fall 2006 Louis I...
(born 1965) received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia School of Architecture
University of Virginia School of Architecture
The School of Architecture at the University of Virginia is a national leader in architectural education, conferring degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Architectural History, and Urban and Environmental Planning...
in 1987 and a Master of Architecture from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
School of Architecture in 1991. He is an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. He was the Fall 2006 Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professor at Yale University. Marc has been a Trustee of the Van Alen Institute since 2002.
David J. Lewis
David J. Lewis (architect)
David J. Lewis is a partner at LTL Architects. He is an Associate Professor of Architecture at Parsons The New School for Design, where he served as Director of the Master of Architecture program from 2002 to 2007.-References:...
(born 1966) received a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton College
Carleton College
Carleton College is an independent non-sectarian, coeducational, liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, USA. The college enrolls 1,958 undergraduate students, and employs 198 full-time faculty members. In 2012 U.S...
in 1988, a Master of Arts in the History of Architecture and Urbanism from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1992, and a Master of Architecture from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
School of Architecture in 1995. David is as Associate Professor of Architecture at Parsons The New School for Design, where he served as Director of the Master of Architecture program from 2002-2007. David Lewis is also a Secretary on the Board of Trustees for the Van Allen Institute.
Completed
- Van Alen Institute, New York, NY (1998)
- Bornhuetter Hall, The College of WoosterThe College of WoosterThe College of Wooster is a private liberal arts college primarily known for its Independent study program. It has roughly 2,000 students and is located in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, United States . Founded in 1866 by the Presbyterian church as the University of Wooster, it was from its creation...
, Wooster, OH(2004) - Fluff Bakery, New York, NY (2004)
- Ini Ani Coffee Shop, New York, NY (2004)
- Xing Restaurant, New York, NY (2005). Winner of the James BeardJames BeardJames Andrew Beard was an American chef and food writer. The central figure in the story of the establishment of a gourmet American food identity, Beard was an eccentric personality who brought French cooking to the American middle and upper classes in the 1950s...
Foundation Award for Outstanding Restaurant Design (2007) - Glenmore Gardens (Department of Housing Preservation and Development project), Brooklyn, NY (2007)
- Office of Strategic Assessment, Planning and Design, New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, New York, NY (2007)
In Progress
- Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX
- Nazareth House, Nazareth, PA
- Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, New York, NY - Villa Ordos, Inner Mongolia (100 international architecture firms selected in 2008 to design 1,000 square meter villas for Ordos 100)
Speculative Projects
- New Suburbanism (2000/2004)
- Tourbus Hotel (2002)
- Great Egyptian Museum (2002)
- Park Tower (2004)
- Hudson Square (2007)
Further reading
- Opportunistic Architecture,Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis, 2007 ISBN 9781568987101
- Pamphlet Architecture 21: Situation Normal:Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis, 1998 ISBN 9781568981543
- Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis."Multivalent Performance in the Work of Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis." AD. London: Wiley, May/June 2008
- Jodidio, Philip. “Xing Restaurant,” and “Arthouse at the Jones Center.” Architecture in the United States. 98–107. London: Taschen, 2006.
- Jodidio, Philip. “Fluff Bakery,” and “Bornhuetter Hall.” Architecture Now 4. 274–381. London: Taschen, 2006.
- Lubell, Sam. “Architectural Record Curating Venice Architecture Biennale’s American Pavilion.” Architectural Record. August 2004, 32.
External links
- LTL Architects Homepage
- Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis. Situation Normal...Pamphlet Architecture 21. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1998.
- Gendall, John. “LTL Gets Creative with Arthouse in Austin.” Architectural Record. March 2008.
- Philip. “Awards: In Design Awards, Something Old And Something New.” The New York Times, 17 May 2007, F3. National Design Award