MdeAS Architects (em/dee/ay/es), formerly Moed de Armas & Shannon Architects, is a New York-based architecture firm known for modern design focusing on the quality of natural materials, intelligent programming, and the redefining of Class A buildings, interiors, and public spaces. Founded in 1991, the award-winning studio is led by principals Dan Shannon, Raúl de Armas and Mike Zaborski.
History
Partners Leon Moed and Raul de Armas founded the firm in 1991 after leaving their positions as senior partners at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Dan Shannon, an associate at SOM, joined Moed de Armas Architects at its founding. In 1997, he became a partner and the firm changed its name to Moed de Armas & Shannon. Mike Zaborski joined the firm in 1998 and became a partner in 2012. The firm officially changed its name to MdeAS Architects in October 2014. They have jointly completed 510 Madison Avenue, Gotham Center, the rejuvenation of the GM Building Plaza, and the redevelopments of 100 Park Avenue and 330 Madison Avenue. The firm also designed a glass spandrel system to replace the deteriorating marble façade of Canada's tallest building, First Canadian Place in Toronto.
The firm has a particular focus on facade replacements, public spaces and lobby renovations.
Completed projects
100 Park Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2009
160 Fifth Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2009
200 Park Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2008
245 Park Avenue Lobby – New York, New York, 1996
300 Park Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2001
310 East 53rd Street – New York, New York, 2006
330 Madison Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2012
340 Madison Avenue Redevelopment– New York, New York, 2005
350 Madison Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2009
350 West Broadway – New York, New York, 2009
400 South Hope Street Lobby & Atrium – Los Angeles, California, 2011
430 Park Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2004
450 Park Avenue Lobby – New York, New York, 2004
485 Lexington Avenue Lobby – New York, New York, 2006
510 Madison Avenue – New York, New York, 2010
520 Madison Avenue Lobby – New York, New York, 2009
540 Madison Avenue Retail Base and Lobby – New York, New York, 1997
545 Madison Avenue Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2009
575 Fifth Avenue Retail Base and Atrium – New York, New York, 2010
888 Seventh Avenue Lobby & Plaza – New York, New York, 2009
950 Third Avenue Lobby & Entry Pavilion – New York, New York, 2005
1095 Avenue of the Americas Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2008
The Grace Building Plaza – New York, New York, 2012
1120 Avenue of the Americas Redevelopment – New York, New York, 2007
1270 Avenue of the Americas Lobby – New York, New York, 2009
1330 Avenue of the Americas Lobby – New York, New York, 2008
1350 Avenue of the Americas Lobby – New York, New York, 2008
1440 Broadway Lobby – New York, New York, 2001
1450 Broadway Base Recladding – New York, New York, 2002
1740 Broadway Lobby – New York, New York, 2005
Apollo Real Estate Advisors Offices – New York, New York, 1996-2002
Children's Hospital @ Montefiore – Bronx, New York, 2001
Joan and Sanford Weill Education Center, Cornell University Medical Center, New York, New York, 1998 First Canadian Place Recladding – Toronto, Ontario, 2012 Gotham Center – Long Island City, New York, 2010 Greene Medical Arts Pavilion @ Montefiore – Bronx, New York, 1994 Tower 56 Lobby – New York, New York, 2011 Weill Cornell Medical College Master Plan – Education City, Qatar, 2004 Main Airport Center Lobby – Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2004 Rockefeller Center Elevator Cabs – New York, New York, 2008-2010 Credit Lyonnais Offices – New York, New York, 1991 1325 G Street NW Lobby and Recladding – Washington, D.C., 2004 101 West End Avenue, Park Hudson Building – New York, New York, 2001 525 West Monroe Street Lobby & Atrium – Chicago, Illinois, 2005 757 Third Avenue Lobby & Storefronts – New York, New York, 2012