Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners (BBB) is a design practice based in New York City with additional offices in Washington, DC, Boston, and Miami. Led by 11 partners, the studio is recognized for its work on complex urban sites, often involving historic preservation and adaptive reuse, a focus central to its work since its founding in 1968 by John H. Beyer, Richard Blinder, and John Belle. Today, the studio’s portfolio spans architecture, interiors, campus planning, and urban design, and its expertise has been recognized with numerous awards for design excellence from the national to the local level for design excellence, including the American Institute of Architects Firm Award.

Completed projects include:

TWA Hotel This restoration and redevelopment of Eero Saarinen’s historic hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport added a new restaurant, 512 rooms, and a 46,000 square-foot underground conference center.

New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Renovations to the main library branch building, originally constructed in 1911, centered on improving circulation and creating flexible spaces to support expanding programs.

H. Carl I Moultrie Courthouse, C Street Addition BBB’s addition to this Washington, DC, courthouse, originally constructed in 1976, includes a new green roof and thermal energy systems, as well as the creation of new offices, public spaces, and state-of-the-art courtrooms.

Current projects include: 

The Brook This 52-story mixed-use skyscraper in Downtown Brooklyn will feature nearly 600 units, 30 percent of which will be designated as affordable, along with a library and landscaped terraces for residents, positioned above ground-floor retail spaces.

92NY BBB’s phased renovation of this New York City cultural institution will reimagine and reorganize the programming spaces within the 270,000 square-foot facility to improve user experience and accessibility.

Miramar Comprising three connected residential towers wrapped around a central courtyard, this new-build in Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood will feature 50 percent affordable units, retail spaces, and community-based cultural facilities, including the Immigrant Research and Performing Arts Center (IRPAC), operated by the Peoples Theatre Project.