Publications

The 2008 publication of Mitchell/Giurgola Architects represents the firm's second volume in the Master Architects Series published by Images Publishing Group. A compiliation of projects executed from 1997-2007, the mongraph includes a wide range of commissions across the United States and Europe that build upon the firm’s founding principles of design. Organized into five sections, Gateways/Beacons, Unifiers/Healers, Transformations/Transformers, Urban Community/Builders and Context/Place Builders, the common thread between projects is an exploration of the programmatic and experiential potential for social interaction. As the line between public and private domains becomes more blurred, the firm has continued to explore the potential for civic engagement and the role of architecture in defining community.

Published in 2005, Boomer Buildings: Mid-Century Architecture Reborn documents the evolution of six Boomer Buildings, all physically and functionally obsolete, constructed between the 1950s and ‘70s that were given new life by Mitchell/Giurgola Architects through renovation, addition, and adaptive reuse. 

At a time when buildings designed and constructed in the United States in the post-war years are rapidly deteriorating and the debate as to whether or not these buildings are worth preserving is at the forefront of academic discourse and professional practice, Boomer Buildings illustrates one firm’s application of adaptive reuse techniques to address the problems created by these aging, obsolescent buildings.  

The monograph presents, in case-study format, in-depth examinations of six projects.  These completed works include the Lighthouse International Headquarters, Powdermaker Hall on the Queens College campus of the City University of New York, the New York County Family Court Building, Boyd Hall at Plymouth State University, the new science building at Keene State College and an elementary and high school campus in Spain.

In 1996, Images Publishing Group published Mitchell/Giurgola Architects, Selected and Current Works in their Master Architects Series II. This volume traces the rich and diverse history of the firm’s design aesthetic over a ten-year period, from 1986 to 1996. With an introduction by Mildred F. Schmertz, FAIA, and the examination of over thirty of Mitchell/Giurgola Architects most significant projects during this time period, the monograph provides an insightful vignette into the firm’s design approach, and details collaborating partners, awards and publications.

Rizzoli International Publications produced the first volume of Mitchell/Giurgola Architects’ monograph in 1983. This book follows the early history of the firm under the guidance of founding partners Ehrman B. Mitchell and Romaldo Giurgola. Kenneth Frampton authors the foreword, and essays by both Mitchell and Giurgola accompany the chronicle of the firm’s first twenty-five years.