Thomas Phifer

Thomas Phifer
Thomas Phifer in his New York City office
Born1953 (1953)
South Carolina, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsMuseum of Modern Art, Warsaw
Glenstone
North Carolina Museum of Art
Orrin G. Hatch United States Courthouse

Thomas Phifer (born 1953 in South Carolina) is an American architect based in New York City.[1]

Phifer is perhaps best known for his design of the Glenstone Museum expansion in Potomac, Maryland,[2][3] the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, North Carolina,[4] the Corning Museum of Glass Contemporary Art + Design expansion,[5] and the Brochstein Pavilion at Rice University in Houston, Texas.[6]

Phifer designed the new Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, located on the northern side of Plac Defilad next to the Palace of Culture and Science.[7] It was completed and opened in 2024.[8]

Around 2006, Phifer won the City Lights Design Competition, for his design of standard LED streetlights which replaced New York City’s high-pressure sodium streetlights starting in 2011.[9]

  1. ^ Urban Green Council. "The Work of Thomas Phifer & Partners and the North Carolina Museum of Art". Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. ^ Pogrebin, Robin (2018-09-21). "Glenstone, a Private Art Xanadu, Invests $200 Million in a Public Vision". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference MIT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Professional Biographies of Project Principals, North Carolina Museum of Art Expansion Initiative" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Contemporary Art + Design Wing". Corning Museum of Glass. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  6. ^ "Raymond and Susan Brochstein Pavilion | 2009-03-19 | Architectural Record". www.architecturalrecord.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  7. ^ "The construction of the new building for the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw". Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw.
  8. ^ "Jak powstał nowy gmach MSN w Warszawie? Thomas Phifer, jego architekt, mówi o ponadczasowym znaczeniu budynku | Tygodnik Powszechny". www.tygodnikpowszechny.pl (in Polish). 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  9. ^ Alan G., Brake (26 October 2011). "CITYLIGHTS FINALLY BEGIN TO SEE DAYLIGHT". ArchPaper. Retrieved 2 April 2016.