#interview w/ Stuart Narofsky, FAIA and Jennifer Rusch of Narofsky Architecture

Jennifer Rusch and Stuart Narofsky
of Narofsky Architecture

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Residence by Narofsky Architecture

Stuart Narofsky FAIA          

Stuart Narofsky, FAIA, is the principal of Narofsky Architecture, a multi-

discipline design firm. An AIA member since 1983, he was the recipient

of AIA Long Island’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013 and a special

recognition award in 2023. His projects are highly recognized through

AIA Long Island Archi awards and other prestigious national and

international design awards. The firm has been regularly featured in

national and international publications, movies, tv series and exhibitions.

He has taught and served on juries at New York Institute of Technology,

Drexel University and Pratt Institute. Stuart has lectured and run

workshops at various universities in Bolivia, Argentina, Poland and

Hungary. Dedicated to pro bono service, he was honored by the

Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County for his work in

designing a children’s memorial garden and for the production of an

accompanying short film. Stuart Served on the Long Island Chapters

board for many years and was president in 1999. For almost 40 years he

has participated in many chapter programs. Stuart has also committed

much service to AIA national Knowledge Communities, including the

Advisory board of CRAN (Custom Residential Architects Network) for 14

years and as the CRAN Chair in 2018. He also has lectured and presented

at AIA National Conferences for the past 25 years. In 2016 Stuart was

inducted as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

Jennifer Rusch, managing partner Narofsky Architecture

Ms. Rusch joined the firm in 2003. As managing partner, Jennifer’s focus is to create a

creative studio environment while capitalizing on emerging talent. She leads the interior

design team of the studio collaborating with Stuart and his architectural team in a seamless

transition through the various stages of design.

Jennifer has worked in various fields in design such as medical, residential, hospitality, retail,

and commercial. As well as working in Interior Design, she has experience in Architecture

and construction including full project administration; from client program initiation to

construction oversight for custom single–family residences, retail stores, and corporate

office interiors. She has several years of experience working in the hospitality industry where

she has focused designing public spaces such as lobbies, restaurants, meeting rooms, pre-

function areas, corridors and restrooms.

Having worked on projects both grand and quaint, Jennifer’s priority is to provide her client

with the environment they envision. It is a process in which the client must always remain

comfortable, whether the needs be extreme attention to design detain or fast track

installation.

For over 35 years Jennifer has devoted time to students and emerging professionals,

participating in workshops both in the US and South America. She has attended design

juries at New York Institute of Technology and Drexel University.

More of Narofsky Architecture's Projects:

The Books of Narofsky Architecture that we talk about:

Modern Living Digital Book

Narofsky Projects in the book

I just left these Three Classic Buildings in Stuart's words because I liked the way he captioned his photos. I also put in this video of New York City when I visited there several years ago when I started the interviews which became the podcast.

"Also, here are some inspirations.  

"Luis Barragan, always comes to mind first,
I think seeing a book on him,
when I was visiting Berkeley in 1978
just caught my eye, I still have the book"

 

                                                "Rudolph Schindler: visiting the 

                                            Kings Road house many years ago, 

                                                was a major inspiration for how 

                                            I approached designing residences."

                                        "Jorn Utzon:  seeing images of his Can Lis, 

                                        with his description of how to build with 

                                        the fewest of parts and create harmony 

                                                            is quite memorable."

 

 

 

                                             "Couldn’t help throw in an image

                                                 from Scarpa’s Castlevecchio"

 

Stuart Narofsky:

"Another great architect who was my sponsor for Fellowship:

 

Dr. Carol Bentel FAIA FIIDA ASID LEED AP

SVA BFA Interior Design: Built Environments, Chair

Fellow of the American Academy in Rome ‘94

 

Bentel & Bentel Architects"