Ariel Aufgang

Ariel Aufgang, AIA, ^[1] is an American architect.

Career

Aufgang is the principal at Aufgang Architects, a firm with practices in the New York Metropolitan area & Florida. A graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, with Bachelors in Architecture and a BS in building science degrees, Aufgang is a licensed architect in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Texas, Florida and Georgia. ^{[2] [3] [4]}   He is known for designs based on adaptive reuse, ^[5]  luxury apartments, ^[6] senior living, ^[7] accessibility ^[8] and affordable housing. ^[9] His designs have garnered multiple awards ^{[9] [10] [11]} and his firm is one of the ten most prolific in NYC over the past six years. ^[12]

Aufgang Architects is a New York State and New York City Certified Minority Business Enterprise. ^[13]

Aufgang is President of the Rockland Community Foundation Board of Directors. ^[14]

Notable Projects

• Victoria Theater – adaptive reuse project in Harlem ^[15]  
• 200 Water Street - renovation and conversion of the former Brillo Factory ^[16]  
• Corn Exchange Bank Building – renovation and expansion in Harlem ^[17]
• Webster Avenue Commons - affordable housing located in the Bronx and winner of NYSAFAH Project of the Year Award 2016 ^[9]
• Park Lane at Sea View - senior affordable housing located on Staten Island and winner of the NYSAFAH Project of the Year Award in 2010 ^[10]
• The Melody - one of the first buildings to incorporate the NYC Active Design Guidelines / first New York residential building to achieve the LEED innovation credit for physical activity ^{[18] [19] [11]}  
• 881 Erskine Street, Brooklyn - One of the 4 biggest projects underway in NYC 2017 ^[20]

References

1. "AIA New York Chapter : Firm Directory Aufgang Architects LLC". aiany.aiany.org. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
2. "Ariel Aufgang". The Real Deal New York. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
3. "State of Connecticut Architectural Licensing Board" (PDF). Connecticut Gov.
4. "Georgia Secretary of State Website". Georgia Secretary of State Website. August 9, 2018.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. Corcoran, Cate (2015-05-04). "Architect Ariel Aufgang on Adaptive Reuse and Converting a 1950s Factory in Dumbo". Brownstoner. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
6. "Luxury Apartments Proposed In Ridgewood - Queens Tribune". queenstribune.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
7. "Revealed: 533 Bay Street Senior Housing | New York YIMBY". newyorkyimby.com. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
8. "Improving Accessibility Through Technology". www.multihousingnews.com. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
9. "Aufgang Architects-designed Webster Commons project named NYSAFAH 2016 Project of the Year" . Retrieved 2017-08-09.
10. "Media Library - Homepage May 2010 - Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty". www.metcouncil.org. Archived from the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
11. "NAHB: The Melody". www.bestinamericanliving.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
12. "Who's designing NYC's skyline?". The Real Deal New York. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
13. "NYSAFAH". nysafah.org. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
14. "Rockland Community Foundation Board". www.rocklandgives.org. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
15. Satow, Julie (2011-08-30). "Along Harlem's 125th Street, Redevelopment Projects Advance". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-08-09.
16. Higgins, Michelle (2014-09-19). "Transforming Dumbo, a Brooklyn Neighborhood, With New Condos". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-08-09.
17. "Aufgang Architects selected to design interior preservation of 377 affordable units in 34-building Brooklyn portfolio" . Retrieved 2017-08-09.
18. "e-Oculus Email Newsletter". main.aiany.org. Archived from the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
19. "Affordable Housing to Revamp the Bronx". www.cpexecutive.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
20. "The biggest real estate projects coming to NYC". The Real Deal New York. 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2017-08-09.