Practice - Philosophy

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Integrity

Essential to the practice of architecture is commitment to the public. Mastery of the latest legal and technical requirements of the built environment are paramount, as is delivering the impacts of these requirements to our clients clearly and decisively. Leadership in the professional community is a key to maintaining and promoting integrity.

Accessibility

Currently holding active licenses in 12 states, including New York, Florida and California, M.J. Macaluso & Associates is poised to operate throughout the country and maintains strategic alliances through leadership at the highest levels of the profession.

Michael J. Macaluso, R. A. is licensed to practice Architecture in the states:

• New York

• New Jersey

• Connecticut

• California

• Florida

• Illinois

• New Hampshire

• Maryland

• Massachusetts

• Pennsylvania

• The District of Columbia

• Texas

Michael is a member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards certificate holder, allowing the firm to successfully operate anywhere in throughout the United States on short notice.

Additionally as an immediate national past president and current board member of the Society of American Registered Architects, Michael and his staff maintain constant interaction with colleagues across the nation. This allows the firm to maintain constant access to “on the ground” information almost anywhere throughout the country.

Creativity

Award winning design in architecture, interiors, furniture and the arts lauds the talents and skills of the firm’s collective creative energy. It is the role of architects to design more than simply spaces and objects, but to be integral in the design of practices and processes in our clients’ lives and businesses.

Sustainability

Believing that architects must by definition be stewards of both the environment as well as efficiency, M.J. Macaluso & Associates maintains a tradition of sustainable practice as well as embracing its codification into the ‘green movement” through the participation of several LEED accredited personnel.

Reliability

Success is measured by the deliverables. As designers, we are committed to impacting the world around us with dynamic solutions, however, as Architects, design fulfills only a part of our commitment. As such, we are equally committed to delivering documents and services of the highest quality. Art is the realm of ideas, but Architecture is art in the realm of consequence

• Formula Motor Sports

• General Motors

• The Wiz

• Cable Vision

• Rite Aid

• Eckerd’s

• CVS

• Macy’s

• Heartshare

• Kimpton Hotel

• Hilton Hotel

• Arnell’s Men’s Salon

• Richfields Fashions

• 13 Restaurant Group

• GVA Realty

• Mulberry Street Associates

• S & D Fashions

Accountability
As Architects it is our firm belief that our visions do not live in electronic files or pieces of paper. They are not defined by bits and bytes, brush strokes or lines of ink. They are made of steel and concrete; bricks and mortar. We deliver space and form. To do this we must remain an integral part of the construction administration process, and a leader on the design team.

M.J. Macaluso & Associates is committed to seeing our clients visions realized and maintains staff experienced in on-site observation of the work in progress. This is essential to protecting the interests of our clients and the public.

Profitability

Architecture is a passion, but it is also a business. Management, tracking, and record keeping are essential to good business both for the firm and our clients. Through good business practices we can add value to our business and the business of our clients. We must understand our business and the business of our clients thoroughly to not simply influence the design and delivery process, but to maintain positive client interactions.

Personality

Good design and successful business is born from the cooperative efforts of passionate personnel. The culture of the firm must be a daily affirmation of its philosophy. A culture of collaboration and pride must be reinforced by those who lead, and those who lead must look to create new leaders to promote growth. And we have to have some fun along the way.

M. J. Macaluso & Associates
14 East 38th Street
New York, New York 10016