SHoP Architects is known for its designs of the Barclays Center arena in Brooklyn, New York, its contract with the Howard Hughes Corporation to develop the South Street Seaport, and the design of The Steinway Tower. The Steinway is one of several projects SHoP has designed in collaboration with JDS Development Group. Other buildings include American Copper Buildings and 9 DeKalb Avenue.

It has also designed the Museum of Sex, a renovation of Governors Island, and the expansion of the Google headquarters in Silicon Valley, California.

SHoP Architects is also known for its work on large-scale development projects. These include the Domino Sugar Factory redevelopment, Essex Crossing, and Schuylkill Yards.

1. Barclays Center

20 Innovative projects by SHoP Architects every Architect should know about - Barclays Center
The exterior viewed from road level – Barclays Center

Year: 2012
Type: Public Buildings
Location: Brooklyn, New York, US

2. Nassau Coliseum, US

20 Innovative projects by SHoP Architects every Architect should know about - Nassau Coliseum, US
The exterior of the renovated area – Nassau Coliseum

Year: 2017
Type: Public Building
Location: 1255Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, NY, US

3. 111 West 57th

20 Innovative projects by SHoP Architects every Architect should know about - 111 West 57th
Aerial shot of the tower – 111 West 57th

Year: 2020 (Expected)
Type: Residential
Location: 111 West57th Street, New York, NY 10019, United States

4. SITE Santa Fe

20 Innovative projects by SHoP Architects every Architect should know about - SITE Santa Fe
Front facade viewed from the pavement – SITE Santa Fe

Year: 2017
Type: Art Museum
Location:1606 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA

5. American Copper Buildings, USA

20 Innovative projects by SHoP Architects every Architect should know about - American Copper Buildings, USA
View from the East River – American Copper Buildings

Year: 2017
Type: Residential
Location: 626 First Avenue, Kips Bay, New York City, USA

6. Wave/Cave, Italy

20 Innovative projects by SHoP Architects every Architect should know about - Wave/Cave, Italy
Wave/Cave

Type: Exhibition
Location: Via Festa del perdono, 7, 20122, Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy

7. National Veterans Resource Center

20 Innovative projects by SHoP Architects every Architect should know about - National Veterans Resource Center
3d view of the proposal – National Veterans Resource Center

Year: 2019 (Concept Proposed)
Type: Mixed-Use, Education
Location: Syracuse, New York

8. Midtown Center

20 Innovative projects by SHoP Architects every Architect should know about - Midtown Center
Exterior view of the building – Midtown Center

Year: 2018
Type: Office, Retail
Location:1100 15th Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

9. New Embassy Compound

20 Innovative projects by SHoP Architects every Architect should know about - New Embassy Compound
New Embassy Compound

Year: 2022 (Expected)
Type: Government
Location: Tegucigalpa, Honduras

10. 325 Kent

20 Innovative projects by SHoP Architects every Architect should know about - 325 Kent
View of the building – 325 Kent

Year: 2017
Type: Mixed-Use
Location: Brooklyn, NY

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A firm believer of J.K Rowling’s famous quote, “Words are, in my not so humble opinion, the most inexhaustible source of magic”. Samruddhi Kulkarni is a 23 year old architect, an ardent reader, coffee enthusiast, loves to explore places and preserve them in her diary.