Richard Olcott

Richard Olcott

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Bio

Richard Olcott is a Design Partner in Ennead Architects. Mr. Olcott, together with his Design Partners, sets the design standards for the firm as well as charts its future direction. His award-winning work for educational, cultural and civic institutions is recognized internationally for architectural excellence. His design approach has been driven by three principal pursuits: the exploration of contemporary architecture as a means of creating a sense of place and identity; the integration of contemporary architecture into historic or otherwise significant urban or campus fabric; and advocacy for the preservation of significant historic buildings and districts. He creates buildings that are at once expressive of their missions and integral to their particular contexts while avoiding formulaic language or “style.”

Mr. Olcott received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University College of Architecture, Art and Planning and spent a year in Cornell’s Program in Urban Design at the Architectural Association in London. Complementing his professional practice, Mr. Olcott is a member of the Board of Directors of the Municipal Art Society and a member of the organization’s Preservation Committee. Mr. Olcott served as a Commissioner of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission from 1996 to 2007. He is the recipient of the American Academy in Rome’s Founders Rome Prize Fellowship for 2003-04. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

Museums

Work

Performing Arts

Higher Education

Laboratories

Civic

Industrial & Infrastructure

Commercial & Mixed-Use

Hospitality & Residential

    • Sullivan Street Hotel, New York, NY (unbuilt), 2014
    • Koons Townhouse, New York, NY (study), 2011
    • Koons Residence, Red Lion, PA (study), 2011
    • Barnard College, Sulzberger Hall, New York, NY, 1988

Planning

    • Jones Hall Performing Arts Center Renovation, Houston, TX, 2014
    • Stanford University, Applied Sciences Facility in New York City, New York, NY, 2011
    • University of Virginia, South Lawn Project, Charlottesville, VA, 2005
    • Smithsonian Institution, The Castle Renovation Feasibility Study, Washington, DC, 2002
    • The University of Kansas, Spencer Museum of Art Program Study and Master Plan, Lawrence, KS, 1999
    • The Ohio State University, College of the Arts Feasibility Study and Master Plan, Columbus, OH, 1996
    • Manhattan Supreme Court Criminal Term Building, New York, NY, 1995

Ennead Lab

    • Pennsylvania State University Veterans’ Plaza, University Park, PA, 2012
    • Clinton Foundation Photovoltaic Array, Little Rock, AR (study), 2012
    • New Jersey Audubon Photovoltaic Project, Bernardsville, NJ, 2011
    • Harnessing the Waterfront, New York, NY (concept), 2009

Experience

Education

    • Cornell University College of Architecture, Art and Planning, Bachelor of Architecture, 1979
    • Cornell University, London Program in Urban Design Architectural Association, London, England, 1978

Professional Experience

    • Ennead Architects, 1979-present

Academic Appointments

    • Tulane University, Favrot Visiting Professor, Spring 2018
    • Columbia University, Cornell University, Parsons School of Design, Princeton University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Syracuse University, University of Toronto, Yale University, Visiting Juror
    • Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1986-1988

Professional Affiliations

    • New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, Commissioner, 1996-2007
    • American Academy in Rome, Fellow, 2004
    • The Architectural League of New York,
    • Municipal Art Society, Board of Directors, Chair of Preservation Committee,
    • College of Fellows, American Institute of Architects,

Registrations

Arkansas, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, NCARB