Recognition
2020
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Winner of Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award, 2020
Chelsea District Health Center, New York, New York
2019
The Architect’s Newspaper
Best of Design Award, Healthcare Interiors, 2019
Chelsea District Health Center, New York, New York
The Architect’s Newspaper
Honorable Mention, Architecture Lighting, 2019
Twin Brook Capital Partners, Chicago, Illinois
IESNYC
Lumen Citation Award, 2019
Twin Brook Capital Partners, Chicago, Illinois
NYCxDesign
Healthcare Award, 2019
Chelsea District Health Center, New York, New York
NYCxDesign
Healthcare Award, Finalist, 2019
Mount Sinai Doctors Ansonia, New York, New York
2018
“Light in Theory” (LIT)
Honorable Mention, Workplace Lighting, 2018
Twin Brook Capital Partners, Chicago, Illinois
Interior Design Magazine, Best of Year
Greater Good, Finalist, 2018
Chelsea District Health Center, New York, New York
2017
AIA QUAD
Honor Award with Distinction, 2017
Planned Parenthood Queens, Queens, New York
American Institute of Architects, NYC
Honor Award, Interiors Category, 2017
Planned Parenthood Queens, Queens, New York
2016
IES Illumination
Award of Merit, Lighting Design, 2016
Planned Parenthood Queens, Queens, New York
International Interior Design Association
Winner, Ambulatory Care Outpatient Clinics, 2016
Planned Parenthood Queens, Queens, New York
American Institute of Architects, National
AIA/AAH Healthcare Design Award, 2016
Planned Parenthood Queens, Queens, New York
Interior Design Magazine and ICFF
NYCxDesign Award, 2016
Planned Parenthood Queens, Queens, New York
Interior Design Magazine, Best of Year
Greater Good, Finalist, 2016
Planned Parenthood Queens, Queens, New York
2013
MoMA PS1
Rockaway Call for Ideas: 1 of 25 International Winners, 2013
Yona on the Beach, Rockaways, New York City
2012
Professional Builder Magazine
Design Awards, 2012
Guest Pavilion, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina
World Architecture News
Healthcare Awards, One of Six International Finalists, 2012
Chelsea District Health Center, New York, New York
World Architecture News
Eco Award, One of Eight Longlisted Internationally, 2012
Central Harlem Health Center, New York, New York
2011
Society of American Registered Architects, National
Design Excellence Award, 2011
Guest Pavilion, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina
Society of American Registered Architects, NYS
Design Excellence Award, 2011
Guest Pavilion, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina
Society of American Registered Architects, NYS
Design Excellence Award, 2011
Central Harlem Health Center, New York, New York
Custom Home Magazine
Grand Award, 2011
Guest Pavilion, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina
2010
Boston Society of Architects
Design Excellence Award, Healthcare Facilities, 2010
Central Harlem Health Center, New York, New York
Contract Magazine
Healthcare Environment Award, 2010
Central Harlem Health Center, New York, New York
3form Installation Contest
Full Circle Award, 2010
Central Harlem Health Center, New York, New York
Illuminating Engineering Society
Award of Merit, Illumination Awards, 2010
Central Harlem Health Center, New York, New York
2009
American Institute of Architects, NYC
Design Merit Award, 2009
Betances Community Center, Bronx, New York
The Architectural League
New York Designs: Public, Juried Lecture Series, 2009
Betances Community Center, Bronx, New York
Society of American Registered Architects, NYS
Design Excellence Award, 2009
Enterprise Community Partners, New York, New York
2008
American Institute of Architects, NYS
Design Merit Award, 2008
Betances Community Center, Bronx, New York
Society of American Registered Architects, NYS
Design Excellence Award, 2008
Betances Community Center, Bronx, New York
New York Construction
Adaptive Re-Use Project of the Year, 2008
Betances Community Center, Bronx, New York
Chrysalis Award
Residential Design Award, 2008
Sullivan's Island Residence, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
2007
NYC Department of Design and Construction
Mayor's Design and Construction Excellence Initiative Contract, 2007-2009
Royal Institute of British Architects
International Competition, Second Place, 2007
Sky Filter, Preston, England
Society of American Registered Architects, National
Design Excellence Award, 2007
Betances Community Center, Bronx, New York
2006
Central Valley Redevelopment
HANDS, The Alpert Group, Applied Development & SYA, Designated Developer Competition Winner, 2006
Jefferson Art Walk, Orange, New Jersey
2005
Boston Harbor Island Alliance & U.S. National Park Service
Competition Grand Prize Winner, 2005
Water Pavilion, Boston, Massachusetts
NYC Department of Design and Construction
Mayor's Design and Construction Excellence Initiative Contract, 2005-2007
2001
French Institute/Alliance Francaise
Invited Competition Winner, 2001
2000
American School & University Educational Interiors Showcase
Outstanding Design, 2000
2024
The New York Times
Hands-On Art at the Brooklyn Museum’s New Education Center
Laurel Graber
January 2024
Link to article
2020
Forbes
National Preservation Award Winners Range From An Urban Farm To Health Center
Brenda Richardson
Nov 2020
Link to article
Preservation Magazine
Community Spirit: The Winners of the 2020 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards
Chris Warren
Oct 2020
Link to article
2019
2018
2017
Architectural Record
Design for the Public Realm: Healthcare
Sitz, Miriam:
April 2017
Link to article
Curbed
Why the scale figures in architectural images need to be more diverse
Nonko, Emily:
February 2017
Link to article
2016
Broadly
How to Design a $5 Million Planned Parenthood Clinic
Bess, Gabby:
September 2016
Link to article
Slate
One of the Best Health Care Building Designs Is a Planned Parenthood in Queens
Hohenadel, Kristin:
August 2016
Link to article
The New York Times
New Planned Parenthood Center in Queens Says 'Welcome' in Many Ways
Dunlap, David:
April 2016
Link to article
Designing Ways
Bright and Spirited Office
February 2016
2015
2014
2013
The Wall Street Journal
Built on Stilts: Beach Houses Reach New Heights
Jackson, Candace:
October 25, 2013
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ArchDaily
Yona on the Beach: MOMA PS1 Rockaway Call for Ideas Winning Proposal / Stephen Yablon Architect
Furuto, Alison:
July 2013
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AECCafe
"Yona on the Beach" in Rockaway, New York by Stephen Yablon Architect
Gangal, Sanjay:
July 2013
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We Build the City
New York: ORO Editions
Banker, Mary, David Burney, and Jayne Merkel, eds.:
2013
2011
Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture
W. W. Norton
Hill, John:
December 2011
Custom Home
Grand Award Outdoor Spaces Sunscreen: A Guest Pavilion, Sullivan’s Island, SC
Editors:
Summer 2011
download
2010
Contract
Live Long and Prosper: 2010 Healthcare Environment Awards Winners, Resourceful Neighbors: Central Harlem Clinic, New York, NY, by Stephen Yablon Architect, PLLC
Straczynski, Stacy:
October 2010
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The Charleston Post and Courier
A modern wing inspired by the past
Behre, Robert:
September 27, 2010
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2009
eOculus
Interiors Garner Merit Awards
Miller, Linda G:
June 9, 2009
The Architects Newspaper
Bronx Renaissance
Starita, Angela and Connolly, Malachi:
April 2009
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The Architects Newspaper
The A Lists
Seward, Aaron:
March 2009
2008
New York Construction
Best of 2008
Editors:
December 2008
Washington University in St. Louis Magazine
Designing a Passion for Architecture
Garwitz, Blaire Leible:
Summer 2008
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2007
Mediabistro.com
Don’t Look a Word Horse in the Mouth—Bid on It!
Murg, Stephanie:
October, 2007
NY1, television and website feature
Paper Experts Team Up With Artists To Push Envelope On Creations
Simon, Stephanie:
September 24, 2007
Chelsea Now
Fashioning art from paper, Dieu Donné opens in Garment District
Murg, Stephanie:
September 24, 2007
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Building Design
Preston Contest Attracts Impressive Shortlist
Editors:
August 10, 2007
The Boston Globe
Slowly, the Greenway Advances
Editors:
April 12, 2007
The Architects Newspaper
Design Excellence Takes Root
Topol, Samantha:
April 2007
2006
2005
Oculus
A Light Touch
Yablon, Stephen:
Fall 2005
Architectural Record
Yablon Wins Competition to Design Visitors’ Center on Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston
Bowen, Ted Smalley:
June 28, 2005
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Web Design: Studios
Taschen
Wiedemann, Julies (Ed.):
2005
Boston Globe
Business Notebook-Greenway Winner
Editors:
May 20, 2005
WCVB-TV Boston, Channel 5 News
Interview with Stephen Yablon on Winning Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion Competition
May 19, 2005
2004
The Architects Newspaper
DDC Guarantees Contracts to 33 Firms
Yang, Andrew:
November 2004
Oculus, New York Next: Faces of the Future
Building Credentials
Yablon, Stephen:
Spring 2004
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Boxing Digest
New Center for Youth Boxing Program in the South Bronx
Editors:
January 12, 2004
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2003
Jewish Currents
A Conversation with Daniel Libeskind
Yablon, Stephen:
September-October 2003
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2001
2000
1998
1997
2020
Public Works: Reflecting on 15 Years of Project Excellence for New York City
Center for Architecture/American Institute of Architects New York Chapter
January - April, 2020
2019
2018
Building Health: The History and Future of New York City’s District Health Centers
The New York Academy of Medicine
March, 2018
2017
Jury Chair - Emergency Contact: New Ideas for Neighborhood Mental Health Centers Flash Competition
Van Alen Institute
November, 2017
National AIA/AAH Healthcare Awards Jury
American Institute of Architects / Academy of Architecture for Health
March, 2017
Myth Busters: How Social Research Serves Different Typologies
Center for Architecture/AIA NY
February, 2017
Link to Event
2016
Program Cubed: Shaping Our Intentions, Our Experiences, and Our Buildings
Center for Architecture/AIA NY
February, 2016
Watch on Vimeo
2015
2013
EXPO 1: New York, Rockaway Call for Ideas Exhibition
MoMA and MoMA PS1, VW Dome 2
March - June, 2013
Exhibition Link
2011
Build Boston 2011 Exhibition
Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, Massachusetts - Boston Society of Architects/AIA Award Winners
November - November, 2011
Exhibition Link
Design Excellence in the Service of Public Health
Talk/Panel Discussion by Stephen Yablon & Suzanne Nutt. American Public Health Association, National Meeting, Washington, DC
November - November, 2011
New Work New York: Subway Exhibit
Center for Architecture/AIA NY
October - November, 2011
Exhibition Link
Creating a New Model for Student Advising
Lecture by Stephen Yablon. National Advising Deans Conference, Smith College, Amherst, MA
February - February, 2011
2010
Healthcare Design.10 Exhibition
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
November - November, 2010
Exhibition Link
Design Excellence for Public Agencies and Universities
Panel Discussion with Stephen Yablon. AIA New York Chapter
July - July, 2010
The City We Imagined/The City We Made Exhibition
The Architectural League of New York
May, 2010
Exhibition Link
Starting an Architecture Firm - Not Business as Usual
Panel Discussion with Stephen Yablon. AIA New York Chapter
February - February, 2010
2009
"Box Populi, Betances Community Center," Juried Lecture Selection series "Public", New York Designs
Lecture by Stephen Yablon. The Architectural League of New York
June - June, 2009
Watch online
2009 Design Awards and Building Type Awards Exhibition
Center for Architecture/AIA NY
April, 2009
Exhibition Link
2008
2007
2006
2005
Boston Harbor Park Islands Pavilion Competition Exhibit
Boston Society of Architects
July, 2005 - August, 2014
2004
Going Public: The Inaugural Exhibit
Center of Architecture/American Institute of Architects New York Chapter
October, 2004
Exhibition Link
New York Next: Faces of the Future Exhibition
Center for Architecture/AIA NY
July, 2004
Exhibition Link
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