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Mancini Duffy Lifts Icon into New Era
The Palace Theater has sat facing Times Square since it opened in 1913. In occupying this critical space on Broadway, the Palace Theatre has become an iconic venue for theater and the performing arts. In its 109-year history, the structure has evolved to encompass a number of different uses. The…
TSX Broadway: Historic Palace Theatre raised 30-feet above Times Square
L&L Holding Company today announced the completion of the lift of the historic Palace Theatre to 30-feet above Times Square. One of the most exciting and highly anticipated aspects of the TSX Broadway development, the lift defied conventional engineering to unlock valuable ground floor retail space, while maintaining and preserving…
Thriving As A Woman In a Male-Dominated Industry: Bolanle Williams-Olley of Mancini Duffy On The Five Things You Need To Thrive and Succeed as a Woman In a Male Dominated Industry
In the United States in 2022, fields such as Aircraft piloting, Agriculture, Architecture, Construction, Finance, and Information technology, are still male-dominated industries. For a woman who is working in a male-dominated environment, what exactly does it take to thrive and succeed? In this interview series we are talking to successful…
Mancini Acquires Gertler & Wente Architects, Expanding the Firm’s Opportunities in New Market Sectors
National design firm Mancini Duffy – with a 100+-year-old history and tech-forward approach based in New York City – announces the acquisition of Gertler & Wente Architects to further expand its footprint in the healthcare, multi-family residential, restoration, institutional, and religious sectors. This acquisition is part of Mancini’s business goals…
Business of Architecture Podcast – Effective Succession Planning with Mancini Duffy
BOA Members were privileged to participate in an exclusive Live Event with Mancini Duffy, one of the most innovative Architecture and Design Firms of today. Joined by alumni BOA Podcast guests Christian Giordano (President) and Bolanle WIlliams-Olley (CFO), were Bill Mandara Jr. (CEO), Scott Harrell (Principal), and Jessica Mann-Amato (Principal)….
Design Firm Opens Office in Red Bank’s Anderson Building
RED BANK – Mancini Duffy, a tech-driven architectural and design firm, has recently opened a regional office in Red Bank in the historic 1920s Anderson Building, located on the West Side of town at 200 Monmouth St. Initially based in New York City, the industry leader has been in operation for…
The Frame Building’s Office Conversion Wraps Up
Work is wrapping up on The Frame Building, an eight-story office conversion at 541 West 21st Street in West Chelsea, Designed by Mancini Duffy and Pizzacora and developed by Higher Ground Development, the project involves the interior gutting and façade replacement of the 65,000-square-foot former warehouse. Erbo Properties LLC is…
Commercial Observer Publishes the News of Mancini’s New Office.
“Our firm has over a century of deep roots in New York City, so the thought of not being in NYC was never an option,” explains Mancini’s CEO William Mandara AIA. “We spent a lot of time looking at a myriad of options, both short- and long-term. We design places…
Mancini’s Bolanle Williams-Olley Launches Book
Mancini Duffy’s CFO and Co-owner Bolanle Williams-Olley launches her first book this month titled Build Boldly: Chart Your Unique Career Path and Lead with Courage. It’s a playbook for success for people ready to take bold, intentional steps in their careers, for people looking to change their path, and for…
Anti-Architect Podcast Special 9/11 Episode featuring Tony Schirripa, FAIA
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Christian Giordano recently launched a special episode of The Anti-Architect Podcast. On September 11, 2001, Mancini Duffy’s office was completely destroyed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The office was on the 21st and 22nd floors of 2 World Trade, the South Tower. In…
Mancini Adds New Shareholder, Strategically Rounding Out Its Leadership Team
The firm’s new shareholder infuses technology into all aspects of the design process FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY, February 2, 2021—Since 2017, a new generation of leadership at Mancini Duffy has been radically changing the architecture and design industry through tech-first innovation. This evolution continues with the addition…
Tour CNY Group Headquarters on Office Snapshots
Office Snapshots recently featured the Mancini-designed CNY Group headquarters. The new office space, inspired by the SoHo neighborhood industrial loft aesthetic, brings a new features designed to enable employees to better work in teams, evolve as projects start and end, and to facilitate ongoing learning. Tour the offices here >
Investing in New Resources During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Building Design + Construction recently spoke with Mancini president Christian Giordano about how AEC firm leaders are navigating the COVID-19 global pandemic. In the article titled “Evaluating and investing resources to navigate past the COVID-19 pandemic,” BD+C talks with several leaders throughout the industry. Giordano talks about the firm’s shift…
Williams-Olley Talks Being Authentic with Thrive Global
Bolanle Williams-Olley, chief financial officer at Mancini, recently sat with Thrive Global to talk about being your authentic self as an executive. In the interview, Williams-Olley reflects on her time as an executive with a leading architecture firm and her role in the growth of the company. She talks about…
Williams-Olley and the 5 Things She Wishes Someone Told Her Before she Became CFO
Mancini Chief Financial Officer Bolanle Williams-Olley recently sat down with Phil La Duke of Authority Magazine. In the interview, Williams-Olley talks about the 5 things she wishes someone told her before she became CFO. Chief among her talk, Williams-Olley talks about the need to work hard and work smart, consistently….
Tour CNY Group’s New Headquarters on Officelovin
Officelovin tours readers through the new CNY Group Headquarters designed by Mancini. Our client, CNY Group, also served as the project manager and contractor for the project which led to the high-quality build-out. Tour the space on Officelovin >
Mann-Amato Talks Work-Life Balance as a Woman Business Leader During COVID-19
In a recent article published by Authority Magazine, Mancini’s Jessica Mann-Amato talks about work-life balance. In the interview titled, “How Jessica Mann-Amato of Mancini Duffy Tackles the Extreme Work-Life Balance of Being a Woman Business Leader During COVID-19,” Mann-Amato reveals her secrets to finding that critical balance between work and…
Christian Giordano Talks About the Impacts of Smartphones on the Office
In a recent article by Stpehen J. Bronner on Inverse, Mancini president Christian Giordano talked about the impacts that smartphones have had on offices. One of several contributors, Giordano talks about the opposing forces from the smartphone’s ability to advance the collaborative process to it being a distraction during meetings….
Williams-Olley Says, “Just Do It” to Thrive Global
Mancini chief financial officer, Bolanle Williams-Olley, was interviewed by Thrive Global as part of their series titled, “5 Steps That Each of us can Take to Proactively Help Heal our Country.” In her interview, Williams-Olley talks about what it means to be a leader within our companies and our communities….
TSX Broadway Demolition Passes Halfway Mark
The redevelopment of 1568 Broadway—known as TSX Broadway—reached a major milestone this week as it surpassed the halfway point of demolition. Where the 46-story tower formerly stood, more than half of its floors have been demolished. The 30-year-old, 470-foot-tall superstructure, formerly a DoubleTree Suites by Hilton, will be replaced with…