Wright Architects restores historic buildings
Wright Architects of Kingston, NY has recently been hired to restore several historic buildings in Uptown Kingston to their former glory. The firm’s first project is the historic Frederick L. Westbrook House (circa 1859) located at 286 Clinton Avenue in Kingston, NY. The front porch was completely restored to its original Neoclassical Revival-style grandeur…
La Voz con Mariel Fiori Podcast Inverviews Sonia Lemus
Sonia Lemus from Wright Architects was recently interviewed for Radio Kingston’s “La Voz con Mariel Fiori” Podcast. She shared her inspiring story as an immigrant, mother, woman and architect – Todo en Español.
The Modern Architect Podcast Interviews Andrew Wright
Tom Dioro’s latest guest on The Modern Architect Podcast is Andrew Wright, who has been the President of Wright Architects since 1986 in Kingston, New York. Wright Architects specializes in Architecture and Construction Assistance of homes, offices, institutional buildings, sustainable projects and developments.
The Greenprint: Designing Buildings for Both Clients and the Environment
“How does a small architectural firm end up fielding calls from Tesla? By designing the largest residential microgrid on earth. The project, a recent home renovation in Tuxedo Park, NY, includes geothermal wells, a thousand solar panels, and enough battery capacity to interest Tesla. Architect Andrew Wright explains that he began with a design for a net zero home, but that the decision to go totally off-grid turned out to be more cost efficient.”
Mountain View House: Floating on a Sea of Color
While the view from atop Raycliffe undulates, the house, of course does not. It’s an incredibly solid contemporary, ingeniously designed by architect Andrew Wright to be both connected to its surroundings by color and strength and the 90 windows that reflect the view…
Kingston Signs Tentative Agreement to Develop Uptown Site of Former Parking Garage
Architect Andrew Wright says he’ll do everything in his power to make sure his proposal for redeveloping the site of the former Uptown parking garage comes to fruition. “I’m in this to make Uptown work,” Wright said Thursday…
Wright Architects Wins Restoration Award
Andrew Wright, principal of WRIGHT ARCHITECTS PLLC, accepted the prestigious award for his firm’s historically accurate restoration of an 1883 brownstone in New York City. The brownstone also features a geothermal well (drilled 1,000 feet under the carriage house) to reduce the carbon footprint by providing lower cost heating and cooling energy.
All Wright Now: Architect Talks Buildings, Life, and Favorite Things
Andrew Wright, owner of Wright Architecture and Wright Builders at 200 Fair St., has worked on projects ranging from early American structural restoration to sustainable geothermic 200,000-square-foot office buildings. Wright planned cities and hospitals in Algeria for Skidmore. He started his practice in New York City in his one-bedroom apartment on…
New York Architect Wins Stanford White Awards for Excellence in Classical and Traditional Design
The prestigious 2012 awards season is over! And the winner is Andrew W. Wright, of Wright Architects, PLLC., who received the first annual Stanford White Awards for Excellence in Classical and Traditional Design from the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art…
Here Comes Mr. Wright: Local Architects Says He’s Ready…
After three years standing firmly behind New Jersey developer’s plan for a condominium tower in Uptown Kingston, city officials say its time to consider other proposals for the site. Since 2005, Mayor James Sottile has championed the Teicher Organization’s proposal to build a 12-story, 214-unit apartment tower on the site of a city-owned parking garage…