HOLT Architects has been intentionally creating spaces that evoke joy and support a sense of well-being for decades. Certain design elements – such as natural daylight, nature themes, rhythm, color, and the correct lighting – are proven to help promote happiness, increase energy, calm people, and even help the sick heal faster. NATURAL DAYLIGHT is infused into so many of … Read More
C19: An Ongoing Dialogue of Architecture & Design
The design community is full of discussion right now around Covid-19. How will physical spaces function in the future? How can a building’s design help mitigate the spread of viruses? What can we quickly implement to help protect employees and building users? What will re-opening look like with everything that we know and learn? Our industry is thinking about solutions … Read More
HOLT’s Operations During COVID-19
Dear Friends and Colleagues, HOLT Architects is watching the COVID-19 situation closely, and in the best interest of our staff, clients, families, and communities around us, all HOLT employees will be working from their own homes. All employees can be reached during business hours via their regular email or mobile phones for any of your project needs. To … Read More
It’s Flu Season – is your Building WELL?
It’s Flu Season – is your Building WELL? Check in with what Krysta Aten-Schell has to say below and find out! HOLT Architects’ Krysta Aten-Schell, a Healthcare Architect and HOLT’s first WELL-Accredited Professional (and one of only 5,200 world-wide), discusses WELL Buildings and the positive impacts of WELL design. What does WELL mean? WELL isn’t an acronym, it’s a philosophy. … Read More
Le Moyne College Library wins Design Award!
Congratulations to HOLT’s latest design award recipient – Le Moyne College’s Noreen Reale Falcone Library!! HOLT Architects and Le Moyne were presented with a “Citation of Design” award from the CNY AIA Chapter on November 15th at the 2019 Celebration of Architecture event, held in SUNY ESF’s Gateway Center. HOLT Architects’ Nate Brown, Lily Tsay and Armand Damari accepted the … Read More
HOLT & Cayuga Medical’s Latest Project!
HOLT Architects and Cayuga Medical Associates worked together to create a new Medical Office Building utilizing the on-stage/off-stage concept. The on-stage/off-stage model offers collaborative provider work-space, enhanced privacy, and maximized comfort, safety, and efficiency for patients, doctors, nurses, and staff. The layout puts providers close to exam rooms in a collaborative environment that offers patient-only corridors and increases patient confidentiality. … Read More
HOLT is Hiring – Join our Team in Syracuse!
HOLT Architects, located in Ithaca and Syracuse, NY is seeking highly creative, motivated, and team-oriented Architectural Designers for our Syracuse office. The Architectural Designer will help develop projects from early concept through construction and will be a trusted critical member of highly collaborative design teams. ALL HOLT project team members are an integral part of the firm’s innovative and exciting … Read More
HOLT Earns 7th Best Places to Work Award!
HOLT Architects was recently honored with its 7th Best Places to Work Award — citing the firm’s focus on flexibility and quality of work as most impactful!! HOLT is a 40-person architecture and design firm and holds employee happiness, wellness, and growth as paramount. The firm offers every employee mentoring, flexible work hours, professional development, access to the latest technologies, … Read More
CFCU Cuts Ribbon on New Transformation Center!
Congratulations to CFCU Community Credit Union on “cutting the ribbon” for its new Ithaca Commons Transformation Center! The local HOLT team, including Architects Quay Thompson and Cindy Kaufman, is proud to have been a part this exciting project that renovates 14,000sf and two stories of an historic bank building into a vibrant Transformation Center incorporating retail banking and administrative offices … Read More
iZone Honored with Library Design Award!
The Barbara J. Burger iZone, in the University of Rochester’s historic Rush Rhees Library, was one of 13 libraries recognized across the United States and Canada in the American Libraries Association (ALA) 2019 Library Design Showcase. Read more in the September/October online edition of American Libraries magazine (page 38). The showcase honors innovative architectural feats that address library user needs … Read More