Richard A. Cook (born 1960) is an American New York City-based architect, best known for designing the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park, a skyscraper that is the first commercial high rise to receive the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum Certification.David Sokol, Russell Fortmeyer & Joann Gonchar Learning to Live on Alternative Energy: One Bryant Park, New York City, 2008, Continuing Education Center, March 2008.
In 1992, Cook became a founding partner in the firm Richard Cook & Associates. He developed a portfolio ranging from master planning to various commercial and residential projects, including The Caroline, one of the largest new buildings ever completed in a New York City historic district; the Chelsea Grande, which received a Charter Award from the Congress for New Urbanism; and 360 Madison Avenue, which was called "the best new building in years" by the New York Sun.Gardner, James. "The Best Building in Years." New York Sun. 23 June 2003.
Cook joined with his longtime mentor and friend Robert F. Fox, Jr. to form COOKFOX (formerly Cook+Fox Architects) in 2003. To date, COOKFOX has completed 4 LEED Platinum projects in New York City, including the firm's own studio, Skanska's full floor office in the Empire State Building, One Bryant Park, and St. John's Terminal. COOKFOX designed the award-winning redevelopment of the Historic South Street Seaport neighborhood and the new Henry Miller's Theatre- the first green Broadway theater. COOKFOX also designed the Center for Friends Without a Border, a visitor center for the Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap, Cambodia. As part of their involvement with this project, COOKFOX implemented “The Green Initiative,” a social venture to fund five local NGOs through the production of sustainable fuels; the project was a semi-finalist in the 2010 Buckminster Fuller Challenge.
Significant works Institutional projects +ProjectLocationYearRoss Institute Center for Well-BeingEast Hampton, NY2001Stephen Sondheim TheaterNew York, NY2009Center for Friends Without a Border Siem Reap, Cambodia2008Neeson Cripps Academy Phnom Penh, Cambodia2017Marymount School of New YorkNew York, NY2024Bruce Springsteen Center for American MusicLong Branch, NJ2026
Workplace projects +ProjectLocationYear360 MadisonNew York, NY2001401 West 14th StreetNew York, NY2008The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant ParkNew York, NY2009300 LafayetteNew York, NY2019512 West 22nd StreetNew York, NY2019555 GreenwichNew York, NY2023St. John's TerminalNew York, NY2024Terminal WarehouseNew York, NY2026
Residential projects +ProjectLocationYearChelsea Grande New York, NY2000AtalantaNew York, NY2001The CarolineNew York, NY2001Historic Front StreetNew York, NY2004The HegemanBrooklyn, NY2012150 CharlesNew York, NY2015City PointBrooklyn, NY2016Betances ResidenceBronx, NY2022378 West End AvenueNew York, NY2023Armani ResidencesNew York, NY202580 Clarkson StreetNew York, NY
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