Our founding principal Everardo Jefferson is the 2020 recipient of the Rowena Reed Kostellow Award. Below is an excerpt from Pratt Institute’s announcement:

Everardo Jefferson BID ’68 is an architect who spent the last forty years creating modern designs that engage with the cultures and communities of New York. Jefferson studied at Pratt under Ivan Rigby, Bill Folger, and Rowena Reed. When he continued his education at the Yale School of Architecture, he took with him an understanding and attention to form, building a design philosophy centered on the experience of a place. Rowena had a great impact on Jefferson’s education that stayed with him throughout his career….

We are delighted to announce that our Founding Principal Everardo Jefferson has been appointed Commissioner at the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. We would like to share his opening statement to the City Council committee that considered his nomination:

Good morning Chair Koslowitz and members of the Committee for Rules, Privileges and Elections. Thank you for the opportunity to stand before you and answer your questions. I would like to thank Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Johnson for the opportunity to appear before the Committee. It is an honor for me to be nominated to serve on the Landmarks Preservation Commission….

Caples Jefferson Architects’ design for the Weeksville Heritage Center was featured in Vermont Structural Slate blog as case study.

Read the full story on stones and materials choices following the link below:
www.vermontstructuralslate.com

AIANY Design Award | Honor Award
Associate Architect for The Forum at Columbia University
Caples Jefferson Architects worked on the "The Forum" for the Columbia University as Associate Architect
along with Datter Architects and the Renzo Piano for which we received
an Honor Award from the 2019 AIANY Design Awards.

We are honored to be awarded the 2017 AIA NY President's Award, which will be bestowed at the annual AIA NY Heritage Ball. We are particularly delighted to be in the company of such distinguished fellow honoree: Type A Projects, Claudia Gould of The Jewish Museum, and Jeffrey Sachs of The Earth Institute at Columbia University. See the official announcement here: https://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=heritageball 

The Louis Armstrong House Museum held it's Groundbreaking Ceremony on 17 July 2017. We are excited to move ahead with the construction of this cultural & education center honoring the life & legacy of the great Louis Armstrong, the one and only Satchmo.