Ariel Aufgang Explained

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^{[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
• Park Lane at Sea View - senior affordable housing located on Staten Island and winner of the NYSAFAH Project of the Year Award in 2010
• 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]}  
• 881 Erskine Street, Brooklyn - One of the 4 biggest projects underway in NYC 2017^[20]

References

1. Web site: AIA New York Chapter : Firm Directory Aufgang Architects LLC. aiany.aiany.org. en. 2017-08-09.
2. News: Ariel Aufgang. The Real Deal New York. 2017-08-09. en-US.
3. Web site: State of Connecticut Architectural Licensing Board. Connecticut Gov.
4. Web site: Georgia Secretary of State Website. August 9, 2018. Georgia Secretary of State Website.
5. News: Architect Ariel Aufgang on Adaptive Reuse and Converting a 1950s Factory in Dumbo. Corcoran. Cate. 2015-05-04. Brownstoner. 2017-08-09. en-US.
6. Web site: Luxury Apartments Proposed In Ridgewood - Queens Tribune. queenstribune.com. en-US. 2017-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204184851/http://queenstribune.com/luxury-apartments-proposed-in-ridgewood/. 2017-02-04. dead.
7. Web site: Revealed: 533 Bay Street Senior Housing New York YIMBY. newyorkyimby.com. 10 July 2014 . en-US. 2017-08-09.
8. Web site: Improving Accessibility Through Technology. www.multihousingnews.com. 4 July 2018 . 2018-08-09.
9. News: Aufgang Architects-designed Webster Commons project named NYSAFAH 2016 Project of the Year. 2017-08-09. en.
10. Web site: Media Library - Homepage May 2010 - Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty. www.metcouncil.org. 2017-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20170816011243/http://www.metcouncil.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6470. 2017-08-16. dead.
11. Web site: NAHB: The Melody. www.bestinamericanliving.com. 2017-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20170815235331/http://www.bestinamericanliving.com/entry/2307/Silver_Award/AffordableTheMelody. 2017-08-15. dead.
12. News: Who's designing NYC's skyline?. The Real Deal New York. 2018-03-19. en-US.
13. Web site: NYSAFAH. nysafah.org. 2017-08-09.
14. Web site: Rockland Community Foundation Board. www.rocklandgives.org. 2017-08-09.
15. News: Along Harlem's 125th Street, Redevelopment Projects Advance. Satow. Julie. 2011-08-30. The New York Times. 2017-08-09. en-US. 0362-4331.
16. News: Transforming Dumbo, a Brooklyn Neighborhood, With New Condos. Higgins. Michelle. 2014-09-19. The New York Times. 2017-08-09. en-US. 0362-4331.
17. News: Aufgang Architects selected to design interior preservation of 377 affordable units in 34-building Brooklyn portfolio. 2017-08-09. en.
18. Web site: e-Oculus Email Newsletter. main.aiany.org. 2017-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20170816005708/https://main.aiany.org/eOCULUS/2011/2011-06-22.html. 2017-08-16. dead.
19. Web site: Affordable Housing to Revamp the Bronx. www.cpexecutive.com. 2017-08-09.
20. News: The biggest real estate projects coming to NYC. 2017-06-15. The Real Deal New York. 2017-08-09. en-US.