New Practices in Conversation: A+A+A & aanda with Koray Duman

In conjunction with the New Practices New York 2025: Voice exhibition, the AIANY New Practices Committee is hosting a three-part event series, featuring the six winning firms of this year’s New Practices New York: Voice competition. A biennial competition since 2006, New Practices New York serves as New York City’s pre-eminent platform to recognize and promote new and innovative architecture and design firms. Each event in the series will feature a lecture by two winning firms followed by a moderated discussion that will highlight their range of work and approach to this year’s theme, Voice.

Speakers:
Arianna Deane, Co-founder, A+A+A
Andrea Chiney, Co-founder, A+A+A
Ashely Kuo, Co-founder, A+A+A
Annie Barrett, Founding Principal, aanda architects

Moderator:
Koray Duman, Principal, Buro Koray Duman Architects

About the Firms:
Founded in 2018, A+A+A was born from the belief that practice of architecture could amplify unheard voices. We envisioned a future that moves beyond Euro-centric and patriarchal systems, prioritizing care, kindness and collective ways of designing and building. Almost seven years later, as we face the dawn of a second Trump administration, these core beliefs remain as vital as ever. We continue to prioritize hyper-local and accessible approaches, emphasizing a radically inclusive methodology. Our strength lies in this approach: every project begins and ends with the direct involvement of those it impacts.

aanda architects is a women-owned architecture practice based in Brooklyn. We incorporated in 2022 as a merging of two previously independent practices led by Annie Barrett and Adriel Mesznik. We are currently: Annie, Adriel, Anastasia Yee, Caitlin Watson, Chi Chi Wakabayashi, Deo Deiparine, Matt Ragazzo, and Rand Abu-al-sha’r. aanda was recently recognized with a 2024 AIA New York State Design Award for our work with BPL, and our work has been published in The New York Times, Architectural Record, Wallpaper, Dwell, New York Magazine, and Log.

More Events in the Series:
May 14: New Practices in Conversation: AUR & IGG with Nahyun Hwang
June 26: New Practices in Conversation: BAAB & Mattaforma with Tal Schori