PBDW Architects uses the power of design to synthesize old and new places and purposes, creating distinct identities that contribute to the evolving history of the city and its cultural and commercial institutions. For over five decades, PBDW has fused creative thinking, knowledge, and innovation to enhance and enrich the legacy of our clients; we design projects that reflect their greater purpose and grow alongside their constituents and users, moving them towards the future. We respect the past, capturing its energy as the inspiration for modern forms.
PBDW’s Cooke School & Institute is currently featured in The Plan - Architecture & Technologies in Detail Architecture Magazine special issue on Architecture for Education. Recognized for facilitating independence for the students, the building marries good design with Cooke’s unique pedagogy. We...
This past fall, we spent a perfect autumn day capturing our recently completed Center for Development mini-campus at Williams College in photographs. Here’s a link to the latest images now up on our website: https:// lnkd.in/dkEzgYS • Photography by Francis Dzikowski Photography •#pbdwarchitects #...
FBF Post: With the spring semester beginning for many universities, we’re looking back at our redesign of the Van Ingen Art Library at Vassar College. After the library had fallen into disuse since its 1937 conception, our renovation and restoration maintained the spirit of John McAndrew’s original...
Happy Holidays from all of us at PBDW Architects! We hope this holiday season brings you warmly and safely together with your families and communities. May the peace, charity and joy of this festive season fill your hearts and homes. •#Happyholidays #MerryChristmas #happyhanukkah #HappyKwanzaa #...