Gluckman Tang Architects, (previously Gluckman Mayner Architects), is a

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–based

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firm providing services in architecture,

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, and

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. Established by Richard Gluckman in 1977, the firm focuses on a minimalist design approach.

Leadership

Gluckman received his bachelor of architecture and

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from

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. Described as a “maker of precisely silent frames”, Gluckman's involvement with

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minimalist architecture began in the late 1970s with installing an art installation in the Upper East Side residence for Heiner Friedrich and Philippa de Menil, founders of the

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. His reputation as the “artists’ architect” grew with the renovation of a reinforced concrete warehouse into Dia Center for the Arts, and design of spaces in Chelsea for gallerists. In 2003, Gluckman served as an architectural adviser to the

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building. Dana Tang became a partner in 2015 after 20 years spent with the firm.

Recognition

Two monographs of the firm's work have been published by The Monacelli Press: ''Framework: Gluckman Mayner Architects'' (2009) and ''Space Framed: Richard Gluckman Architect'' (2000). Gluckman Tang Architects has received a number of awards from the

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, including a Small Projects Award, and an Honor Award for Architecture. In 2005, Richard Gluckman was presented with a National Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. He was also inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame in 1999.

Selected projects

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(2015) – New York, NY *

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(2014) – New York, NY *

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, Dineen Hall (2014) – Syracuse, NY *

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(2007) – San Diego, CA *

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– Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building (2007) – Philadelphia, PA * Museo Picasso Málaga (2004) – Málaga, Spain * The Mori Arts Center, including The Mori Art Museum (2003) – Tokyo, Japan *

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(1997) – Santa Fe, NM * Andy Warhol Museum (1994) – Pittsburgh, PA * Dia Center for the Arts (1987) – New York, NY

References

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