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641 Avenue of the Americas: Green Roof - Rick Cook
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One of the reasons that Cook + Fox decided to construct their office in 641 Avenue of the Americas was roof access and the potential for creating a green roof as both a sustainable feature and an aesthetic one. The firm also keeps bees.
Rick Cook Rick Cook is a Partner at COOKFOX Architects, a firm devoted to creating beautiful, environmentally responsible, high-performance buildings. Over the past 25 years as a New York City architect, he has built a reputation for innovative, award-winning architectural design. For 14 years, Rick led the firm Richard Cook & Associates, where he cultivated a broad portfolio ranging from master planning to various commercial and residential projects, with special expertise in integrating contemporary design with sensitive, contextual architecture in historic Landmarks districts.
In 2003, Rick combined his established firm with Bob Fox to form COOKFOX Architects based on a transformative vision: beautiful design guided by high standards of sustainability and a commitment to excellence enriched by the collaborative process. Its work includes three LEED Platinum projects in New York City: the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park, Skanska USA’s office in the Empire State Building, and COOKFOX’s own office interior.
In the summer of 2006, Rick and Bob joined Bill Browning and Chris Garvin to form Terrapin Bright Green LLC, a strategic consulting firm that crafts high-performance environmental strategies for large-scale developments, corporations, and governments.
Rick’s work has been showcased at the National Building Museum, in the New Yorker, and in feature programs on PBS, the Discovery Channel, and National Geographic. He speaks frequently on sustainable design and urbanism, including presentations at the UN and for the Economist.
Rick received a Bachelor of Architecture degree cum laude from Syracuse University, where he was named a Hull Scholar, a Gillette Scholar, and was awarded the Norman J. Wiedersom Traveling Fellowship to study in Florence. As an undergrad student, Rick won the Soling Competition for his design of a Midtown skyscraper.
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641 Avenue of The Americas: Office Space - Rick Cook
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Rick Cook speaks about the firms office space in the penthouse of 641 Avenue of The Americas.
Rick Cook Rick Cook is a Partner at COOKFOX Architects, a firm devoted to creating beautiful, environmentally responsible, high-performance buildings. Over the past 25 years as a New York City architect, he has built a reputation for innovative, award-winning architectural design. For 14 years, Rick led the firm Richard Cook & Associates, where he cultivated a broad portfolio ranging from master planning to various commercial and residential projects, with special expertise in integrating contemporary design with sensitive, contextual architecture in historic Landmarks districts.
In 2003, Rick combined his established firm with Bob Fox to form COOKFOX Architects based on a transformative vision: beautiful design guided by high standards of sustainability and a commitment to excellence enriched by the collaborative process. Its work includes three LEED Platinum projects in New York City: the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park, Skanska USA’s office in the Empire State Building, and COOKFOX’s own office interior.
In the summer of 2006, Rick and Bob joined Bill Browning and Chris Garvin to form Terrapin Bright Green LLC, a strategic consulting firm that crafts high-performance environmental strategies for large-scale developments, corporations, and governments.
Rick’s work has been showcased at the National Building Museum, in the New Yorker, and in feature programs on PBS, the Discovery Channel, and National Geographic. He speaks frequently on sustainable design and urbanism, including presentations at the UN and for the Economist.
Rick received a Bachelor of Architecture degree cum laude from Syracuse University, where he was named a Hull Scholar, a Gillette Scholar, and was awarded the Norman J. Wiedersom Traveling Fellowship to study in Florence. As an undergrad student, Rick won the Soling Competition for his design of a Midtown skyscraper.
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