About Us

Michael Molinelli
AIA, NCARB

Education:

• University of Notre Dame School of Architecture, BArch'82
• Notre Dame Rome Studies 1979-80

Awards:

• Activity "S" Award for public service from Archbishop Stepinac 2005
• In Te Domine Speravi, for public service from Archbishop Stepinac 1994
• NY Press Assoc. Awards for Political Cartoons; First Places: 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990
• Reynolds Design Prize, School Award 1982
• DeCicco-Langford Award, Fencing 1982Paris Design Prize, School Award 1982
• Westchester AIA Scholarship 1977

Architectural Registration:

• Current CT, NY, NJ, NCARB since 1985; Registered but not active in MA, OH, PA, VT, VA, WV; LEED certified

Associations and Public Service:
Current Professional:

• American Institute of Architects (AIA); Society of College and University Planners (SCUPs); NY Association of Ambulatory Care Centers; Association of Consultants for Liturgical Space

Current Volunteer:

• Briarcliff Manor Hook & Ladder Company, Officer; Archbishop Stepinac HS Alumni Assoc, President; Westchester Child Care Council, Board of Directors; Westchester Business Council, Member

Previous:

• Ossining Performing Arts, VP President; Stepinac Alumni Theatre, President; BNI Chapter Briarcliff, President; Tibbets Coop, Board of Directors, President; SHORE (Homeless Shelter), White Plains, driver; Tutor for special ed student, BOCES; CCD Instructor, St. Theresa's Briarcliff

Employment:

• 1986-Present Principal in architecture firm; 1997-2000 in addition to private practice, Director of Architecture & Planning, Pace University; 1982-1985 Designer/draftsman for Don Reiman, Architect

Travel of Architectural Significance & Study Abroad:
University Study based in Rome, Italy, Germany, Greece, Austria, France, Egypt, Israel, Colombia, Russia, Quebec Province, Drive across USA: southwest & Amerindian sites, (Limited travel to Denmark, Spain, England, The Netherlands, and Switzerland)

Writings, Publications and Presentations:

• The Briarcliff Lodge – Here At Home Magazine, 3/03; Briarcliff Lodge: An Epitaph - Here at Home, 11/03; Design for School Age Children, ISAAC, 10/03; Your Campus is a City; the city is your Campus; Reading A Church: Art and Environment; Is the Cathedral Dead?; Political Cartoonist: Empire State Report, Gannett Newspapers, North County News, Cincinnati Enquirer; Cartoon Books Published: Molarity: The Road To Selling Out, Molarity: Don't Make A Right, Molarity: No Outlet; Featured Articles: Notre Dame Magazine Winter 89 & Summer 2000<; Books Written: Mont Saint Michel, Mont Joie! Novel in 15th century French monastery, written with wife Regina, unpublished

Continuing Education:

• Religious: Archdiocesan Liturgical Comm: Yonkers NY - 88; Liturgical Design Georgetown, Wash. DC – 89; Designing Cathedrals, Univ of Notre Dame – 01; Form and Reform, Boston, MA – 03; Form and Reform, Hollywood, CA - 04
• Health Care:Nat'l Symposium Healthcare: Chicago, Ill – 93; Federal Bureau of Primary Health Care – 95; AIA Hospital & Health Care Guidelines, NYC - 97; Bio-terrorism, NYAAC, Jamaica Hospital, NYC - 01; Process Mapping, NYAAC, Academy of Medicine, NYC – 02; Places That Heal, Architecture Conferences Chicago, IL - 04
• Child Care: West. Child Care Council: White Plains-85, 88
• Education: Society of College & University Planners, NYC – 99; SCUPs Campus Space Planning, MIT, MA – 00; Green Building SCUPS Webcast – 04; Places that Educate, Architecture Magazine conference New York NY - 04
• Sustainability and Environment: Northeast Solar Seminar: Hartford Conn – 85; General Electric Lighting: Secaucus, NJ - 89; NYPA Seminar: Poughkeepsie, NY – 91; Windows/Glazing: Minneapolis, Minn – 92; NYC/AIA Seminar on watershed regs - 94; NYSEG Geothermal Systems – 94; Seismic Regulations, AIA Mid Hudson – 95; Toward a Sustainable Bronx- Bronx Community College, Bronx NY NYSERDA – 04; SEQRA Lormann, White Plains, NY – 05
• Skills & Technical: West. Historical Preservation: Rye, NY – 85; Carpet Manufacturing: N. Carolina – 86; NASDI Seminar: NY, NY - 87, 88, 89, 90; AutoCAD Productivity, Lagrangeville NY – 95; Flat Roofing Systems - D W Hickman, NY - 96; Detailing - Brick Institute of America, 96, 97; AutoCad, LaGrangville, NY - 97, 98; MS Word 97 - Pace University, White Plains, NY – 99; MS Access Pace U. White Plains, NY – 99; Building Technology Seminar, AIA Mid Hudson – 01; Revit,Parametric Computer Design, Online Courses - 01, 02; Sustainable Design, Northeast: Rutgers NJ – 02; LEEDs Sustainable Design – 02; Kemcote Roofing – 03; Adobe Photoshop, The Apple Store, NYC - 03
• Professional, Code & Management: AIA Convention Seminars: NY, NY – 88; AIA National ADA l Seminars: NY, NY – 92; Visually Handicapped - Lighthouse, NYC - 95; ADA, AIA Mid Hudson, NY – 95; Redesigning Business, IBM, Palisades, NY – 98; Managing as a Leader – Pace University, Briarcliff, NY – 98; International Fire Code BOCA, Albany NY – 00; International Building Code, AIA Mid Hudson – 01; NY Residential Code, AIA Mid Hudson – 03; NYS Public Contracts (Wick) Lormann – 03; Strategic Planning West Com Foundation, NY – 4; Security Terror Construction, NY, NY – 04; Not-for-Profit Leadership Summit II, NY - 04; Accessibility Updates AIA, NY – 04; Executive Leadership and Development Program – Pace University & Westchester Business Council, White Plains NY - Oct 04 to June – 05

michael@molinelliarchitects.com