Selldorf Architects

Selldorf Architects is an architectural design practice that was founded by Annabelle Selldorf in New York City in 1988. The firm creates public and private spaces that manifest a clear and modern sensibility to enduring impact. Since its inception the firm’s guiding principles have been deeply rooted in humanism. At every scale and for every condition, Selldorf Architects designs for the individual experience. As a result, its work is brought to life–and made complete–by those who use it.

The firm’s cultural and institutional clients include the Frick Collection, Hispanic Society Museum & Library, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Dumbarton Oaks, High Museum, Luma Arles, the Clark Art Institute, Neue Galerie New York, and Brown University. In addition, the firm has completed numerous galleries for David Zwirner, Hauser & Wirth, and Gladstone Gallery among others, and designed exhibitions for the Whitney Museum, Corning Museum, the Jewish Museum, Frieze Masters, Gagosian Gallery and the Venice Art Biennale. In recent years, Selldorf Architects completed the Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility, a new recycling facility and education center on the Brooklyn waterfront, the largest
The firm offers services in architectural design, interior design, exhibition design, master planning and strategic planning. Clients include cultural institutions and universities such as the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, The Clark Art Institute, Neue Galerie New York, and Brown University. The recently completed Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility on the Brooklyn waterfront is the largest facility of its kind in the United States. In addition, the firm has created numerous galleries for David Zwirner, Hauser & Wirth, and Gladstone Gallery among others, and designed exhibitions for Frieze Masters and the Venice Art Biennale. Residential architecture, both at the scale of private homes and multi-family dwelling continues to be an important part of the firm’s portfolio.