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Every year, AN Interior’s editors assemble a Top 50 List, which recognizes the most outstanding North American architecture and design firms working in interiors.

One Love works to eradicate hunger, food insecurity, malnutrition, and the stigma associated with all three, by centering access to fresh foods, nutrition education, and sustainability.

Co-Founder Brad Zizmor and Dan Shannon from MdeAS Architects tour The Real Deal through the newly completed PENN 2 project for Vornado Realty Trust.

Co-Founder Brad Zizmor and Managing Partner at MdeAS, Dan Shannon spoke with DesignNYC Magazine about their joint venture in redesigning PENN 2, the newly revivified tower on Seventh Avenue, within the greater PENN District.

Folger has been featured on the inaugural Charter 30 — a list of cutting-edge researchers, visionary leaders, and outside-the-box innovators who are helping us understand and reimagine the modern workplace. 

The Architect’s Newspaper names Le Truc as the winner of their Best of Design 2023 Awards in the Interior-Workplace category, and pen’s a feature on the space on AN Interior.

Hines Headquarters, Le Truc, and US Bank Tower were all named finalists in this year’s Interior Design Best of Year Awards, with Le Truc being declared winner in the Small Creative Office category.

In conversation with Dan Shannon of MdeAS Architects and Niall Gaffney, Chief Executive of IPUT, the three speak on the role that design can play in creating better workplaces, cities, and neighborhoods.

Co-Founder Dag Folger and Chief Strategy Officer Peter Knutson guided attendees through Le Truc sharing both the conceptual and design process.

Fast Tracks are a unique take on a field trip, where festival goers have the opportunity to go behind the scenes of New York City’s most innovative companies.

A+I hosted a Free Arts Day, a volunteer opportunity that pairs underserved elementary-aged youth 1 on 1 with volunteers for an afternoon of art making.

Metropolis interviewed A+I Studio Director, Phil Ward, and Chief Strategy Officer, Peter Knutson, to explore the ‘Creative Clubhouse’ we designed for the newly formed creative collective, Le Truc (part of Publicis Groupe). Read how the space is emblematic of the future of work, unlocking and elevating creativity in all its forms.

Houston Chronicle interviewed A+I Studio Director, Eliane Maillot to explore our design for Hines new headquarters at Texas Tower in Houston, and how we made "the spaces for work flexible, and the spaces for culture permanent.”

Recorded on February 9th 2023, A+I hosted a ThinkTank with Metropolis to discuss the changing nature of the office, in-person creative group collaboration, and lessons learned from designing and pivoting during a pandemic as we all embark on a new era of work.

Founding members join forces around commitment to improving representation of Black creatives in design, increasing design career opportunities, and focusing on the education pipeline to create long term and lasting change.

One notable side effect of the Global response to Covid-19 was the sudden, near-total alignment of the work experiences of the millions of us who do “office work”. The changes happened to all of us in real time, at exactly the same time.

Our animated series continues by offering three ways in which landlords, building owners, and developers can capitalize on the digitization of work.

Check out our second video in an animated series exploring the implications of Covid-19 on the future of the workplace.

COVID-19 is certainly a disruptor when it comes to the ways in which we engage with work and the office, but it is important to view it in the larger context of our relationship to work and workplace.

Join us for a candid conversation with major owners, tenants, and designers about the challenges ahead and discover how firms navigating the return to work.

A+I's Chief Strategy Officer, Peter Knutson, joined Andy Bird, co-chief creative officer at creative agency Le Truc/Publicis Groupe, to discuss ways to maximize technology and innovation during the design process.

Peter Knutson spoke at NeoCon 2022 to share A+I’s perspective on the future of design in an increasing digital world.

The annual list recognizes a “compelling but also productive” mix of firms from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, “contributing to a more inclusive vision of interior practice.”

In discussion with Bloomberg Markets’ The Close, Kate lent her perspective on the return-to-office debates and what companies should be focussing on to smartly return.

Issued by The Architect’s Newspaper, the honor recognizes an expansive meaning of excellence, one which takes into account inclusivity, social impact, sustainability, regionality, and technological innovation, in addition to formal and structural considerations.

A+I is among 19 founding members joining forces around a commitment to improving representation of Black creatives in design, increasing design career opportunities and focusing on the education pipeline to create long term and lasting change

As we start thinking about the epic “Return to the Office,” many are thinking about space and how it can be used more intentionally for collaboration, creativity, and productivity. Peter Knutson and Bastien Baumann, chief design officer at Publicis Groupe, join Erica Keswin on her podcast to discuss this very topic.

Our Chief Design Officer weighs in on working with landlords, making spaces with identity and purpose, and designing experiences that build back what we've all been missing this past year.

The Design Voice Podcast seeks to elevate and amplify the voices of women in the architecture, engineering, and construction professions. Each episode features honest conversations with those who shape the built environment.

The annual ranking includes firms that “offer hope that the environments in which people play, work, and learn can continue to become more beautiful and humane.”