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Gary Shoemaker Architects PC is a full-service architectural firm with broad experience in institutional, exhibit / gallery, commercial, residential and industrial project types. The firm is dedicated to enhancing clients’ quality of life, corporate identity and profitability through intelligent design services for architectural and interior projects. The design intentions do not adhere to stylistic preferences but rather reflect a synthesis of pragmatic issues and intellectual ideas.
At the heart of the firm’s approach lies a passionate commitment to problem solving, in which the client is brought into the design process as a principal collaborator. The firm, led by Gary Shoemaker with his extensive experience of over 30 years of practice, provides a focus for clients seeking personalized attention on their individual requirements. The core of this strategy is the belief that architecture is the result of designing at multiple scales, conditions that are specific to site, the client program, budget and building technology.
The firm provides a complete service from project inception through completion. By coordinating the various members of the design team through continual communication, a rational process of production is fostered. Integrated project design is enabled through multi-disciplinary project teams, complemented by senior staff highly qualified in both project management and technical development. This combination forms an effective unit accustomed to working together as a team. This, in collaboration with the client, ensures continuity through a project’s design and construction phase.
The institutional and commercial client base includes Mercy Corps, The Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Foundation, Time Warner, Tishman Realty & Construction, Riverdale Neighborhood House, Kings Highway United Methodist Church, The Chetrit Group, Seagrams / Absolut Vodka, ARUP Associates, Pfizer, Great Harbor Design Center, Clarks Companies North America, Transitional Services for New York, The New York City Housing Authority, DevaCurl, Columbia University, and the Zao Fong Universe Building in Shanghai China. The work also includes numerous single-family homes and apartments throughout the country. Diverse and energetic, the work reflects the firm’s dedication to exploring and implementing solutions that continually meet client needs at the highest degree.
The firm's work has been widely featured in both national and international publications and has been exhibited in galleries throughout the US.