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.
Construction has started on a new $130 million, 150,000-square-foot educational complex for Medgar Evers College Preparatory School in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, at the intersection of Crown Street and Nostrand Avenue.
The project is being developed by the NYC School Construction Authority and is designed to meet New York City’s Green Schools Guidelines.
Caples Jefferson Architects serves as the prime consultant and architect. Our design team discipline consultants include Thornton Tomasetti, structural; Shenoy, MEP and IT Security; AKRF, acoustical; E4, sustainable design; Yu & Associates, geotechnical and civil; Steven Winter Associates, energy model; Sighte Studio, lighting; TRC, SSDS; Aquatectonic, pool; and Costrak, cost. The college building fit-out architect is Matiz Architecture & Design.
The project comprises two five-story buildings: a new fully fitted out 90,000-square-foot, 22-classroom annex for the high school and a new 60,000-square-foot core-and-shell 5-classroom and college-wide student center building for the college.
The high school annex will include facilities designed to serve the broader community outside school hours: an indoor swimming pool, a competition gymnasium, and 250-seat auditorium.
Completion is projected for 2029.
We are pleased to announce that Caples Jefferson Architects has been recognized in The Architect's Newspaper 2026 Best of Practice Awards.
This honor celebrates not only the work we create, but also the values that guide our practice—design excellence, collaboration, mentorship, and a commitment to serving public, cultural, and community-focused clients.
We are grateful to our clients, collaborators, and colleagues whose partnership makes this work possible, and to our dedicated team whose talent and passion continue to shape the future of our practice.
We love seeing the Louis Armstrong Center embraced by the community—not just as a place to remember a musical icon, but as a place where new memories, performances, and connections are made. This past spring, The Jazz Room was filled with the sound of music as young trumpeters gathered to prepare for the Trumpet Parade.
Seeing students fill the space with their energy and talent is a reminder of the importance of creating spaces that support the next generation of artists and celebrate the traditions that inspire them.
