Amy Weinstein is an American architect. Her work has gained attention for its attention to the visual appeal of faceted, polychrome detail while maintaining a modernist sensibility. Her buildings characteristically feature multicolored facades, elaborately worked railings, or bricks arranged in bold patterns. She is known for her buildings in

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, which are concentrated in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Biography

Weinstein grew up in

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. She earned her M.A. in architecture at the

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. Her first professional job was as an architect was in

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's firm. She next worked for the Washington D.C. firm Abel & Weinstein, where her architect father, Jesse Weinstein, was a partner. She later joined the firm of her husband, architect Phil Esocoff. In October, 2015, the couple closed their boutique firm and joined the Washington office of the international design firm

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Notable buildings

* Townhomes on Capitol Hill (Ellen Wilson Dwellings), a mixed-income development replacing the abandoned Ellen Wilson public housing project, noted for its contextual echoing of the form and polychrome brick of the neighborhood's traditional town houses. * 700 Penn, a mixed-use development on Pennsylvania Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, combining residential, office and retail use between 7th and 8th streets SE, and between Pennsylvania and C Street, SE. * Hine Junior High School, 7th Street SE, Washington D.C.

References

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