Davis Brody Bond was an American architectural firm headquartered in New York City, New York, with additional offices in Washington, DC and São Paulo, Brazil. The firm was named for Lewis Davis, Samuel Brody, and J. Max Bond Jr. and was led by five partners: Steven M. Davis, William H. Paxson, Carl F. Krebs, Christopher K. Grabé, and David K. Williams.
The firm’s work encompassed architectural and urban design projects commissioned by major universities, as well as national, state, and local governments. Its portfolio also includes public, private, and institutional developments in the fields of housing, museums, healthcare, and education. Notable projects include the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the Portico Gallery at the Frick Collection, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
History The firm was founded by Sam Brody, Lew Davis, and Chester Wisniewski in 1952 in New York. Davis, Brody and Wisniewski (now Davis Brody Bond) gained recognition by realizing social housing projects for New York City, such as Waterside Plaza. While the firm has expanded far beyond its original boundaries, the legacy of quality New York City work to the benefit of New Yorkers is still a keystone of the firm's design philosophy. After J. Max Bond Jr. joined the partnership in 1990, the firm became Davis Brody Bond in 1996. From 2006 to 2011 Davis Brody Bond was in partnership with Aedas. In 2010, Davis Brody Bond took an ownership interest in the architectural and interiors firm Spacesmith, a certified Women's Business Enterprise; the firms are housed together within the same office in New York.
In November 2023, Davis Brody Bond was acquired by Page. Subsequently, Page was acquired by Stantec in April 2025.
Awards Davis Brody Bond has been honored with more than 175 design awards including:
Presidential Award for Design Excellence Architecture Firm Award, the highest honor given to an architectural practice by the American Institute of Architects Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture
Notable projects
Audubon Ballroom – historic preservation and addition Civic Hall at Union Square – technology hub in New York City District of Columbia Public Library Benning Library, Shaw Library East Midtown Plaza Frick Collection – addition of the Portico Gallery Manhattanville – phase I + II implementation of Columbia University's new campus National Mall – Union Square redesign National September 11 Memorial & Museum New York Public Library Main Branch – major renovations and addition of the South Court River Park Towers Ruppert Yorkville Towers Waterside Plaza
References
External links
Davis Brody Bond official web site National Mall Design Competition: Gustafson Guthrie Nichol + Davis Brody Bond for Union Square National September 11 Memorial & Museum National Museum of African American History and Culture Museum Building Construction