For the Muhammad Ali Center, a cultural and educational institution that interprets Ali's life story and inspirational message, BBB designed a new building on a prominent site overlooking the Ohio River.

In the ongoing role of House Architect for the Church of the Heavenly Rest, BBB provides programming, preservation, and system upgrades for the historic building.

BBB's work at The Morgan Library & Museum preserves, restores, and expands a New York City architectural treasure.

BBB's design for a new, multi-use residence hall creates a vertical campus for an internationally renowned music conservatory in upper Manhattan.

BBB's design for IUPUI's new HITS building fosters an interdisciplinary approach to scientific inquiry and learning.

BBB transformed three turn-of-the-century buildings on the General Theological Seminary's campus to create an educational conference center and a new public face on Tenth Avenue.

BBB's transformation of a 1904 gymnasium building creates a contemporary identity for Denison University's Art Department and promotes the cross-fertilization of visual arts disciplines under one roof.

Established in 2000, BBB’s DC office has developed into a major architectural practice with a portfolio of diverse projects and established relationships with the city’s architectural community and its most important review agencies. During this time, the office has been involved in several initiatives – combining city planning, urban design, and historic preservation – that are repairing and revitalizing previously neglected and underutilized areas of downtown DC. Below, we focus on Capitol Crossing in Washington’s Downtown East neighborhood, a transformative project that is “healing” the city.

“It’s been a privilege to lead the renovation of this extraordinary and important building. We see design as a process, not a product. Our work on the Enoch Pratt Free Library allows for the evolution of the institution by sensitively integrating both new infrastructure and new programmatic elements into the historic shell of the building. These improvements will add value to the city of Baltimore and its residents now and in the future.”

Elizabeth R. Leber, AIA, LEED AP, Partner

Nine rooms of the beloved and historic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building have been brought back to life and public use as The New York Public Library's new Center for Research in the Humanities.

While their doors may be physically closed due to current social distancing requirements, museums and cultural institutions remain at the center of their communities by sharing vibrant content and active programming online. Below are links to some of BBB’s client institutions’ diverse online content for education, research, and entertainment:

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) is New York’s new central circulating library, designed by Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo in collaboration with Beyer Blinder Belle. Built within the 1914 shell and steel frame of the Mid-Manhattan Library which it replaces, the 180,000-square foot building is topped with a spectacular angular roof and public rooftop amenities to make a new urban icon on Fifth Avenue. 

Join North American Properties for a virtual tour of the reimagined Colony Square, the Southeast's first mixed-use development.

Washington, DC’s Pennsylvania Avenue has offered the public a place “to protest, cheer, mourn, or simply gather,” with varying levels of success, over its extensive history.