August 10, 2021

Galia Solomonoff of SAS/Solomonoff Architecture Studio | The Philadelphia Art Alliance in Philadelphia | Art Is Everywhere

45 minutes

This week we'll be talking with Galia Solomonoff, founder and creative director of SAS/Solomona Architecture Studio, in New York City. We will be speaking to her about the Philadelphia Art Alliance, which Galia completed in collaboration with JacobsWyper Architects in 2019. This project preserved and re-imagined a dilapidated building in the heart of Philadelphia and owned by the University of the Arts. Currently, it is a gathering spot for artists to share ideas and redefine the city’s urban landscape.

It is a profound misconception of our profession that the designs which are often most celebrated are the ones that are the most expensive. Galia shares her opinion on this topic and discloses how art can be made accessible to anyone, regardless of net worth. We will also learn more about the foundations of Galia’s architectural journey and explore how she has incorporated this theme of accessibility into her work.

About Galia Solomona

Galia Solomona is an award-winning and internationally recognized architect. Galia founded Open Office in 1999 and then SAS in 2004 and has been working in Art and Architecture ever since. Since 2004, the SAS/Solomona Architecture Studio has designed 97 built projects, an incredible number for a firm of six designers. The firm’s work ranges from adaptive reuse projects to new construction, and from private townhouses to large museums for art. Beyond this, Galia is a winner of the National Endowment of the Arts grant and has previously worked at Rafael Viñoly Architects.

About your host:

Atif Qadir is the Founder & CEO of REDIST, a technology company making it easy for commercial real estate professionals to find and use the $100B of real estate incentives given out every year in the US.

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