Land Development
Cultural
AKRF has worked extensively on new buildings, expansions, and renovations for cultural institutions.
Our longtime clients include the American Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and New York Public Library.
We have also worked for The Brandt Foundation, Dia Art Foundation, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Queens Public Library, Irish Arts Center, and other museums, galleries, libraries, theaters, and performing arts centers.
Recent Milestones
The acclaimed Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation opened in 2024 at the American Museum of Natural History, and redesign of the Baisley Park Community Library and Rego Park Library received Awards for Excellence in Design from the New York City Public Design Commission in 2023.
Additionally, the new Jackie Robinson Museum in Lower Manhattan opened in 2022, and the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a proposed expansion by the New-York Historical Society on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in 2021.
