Rafael Stein, AIA, Urbahn Architects

Name: Rafael Stein, AIA

Title: Principal

Company Name: Urbahn Architects

What was your greatest professional accomplishment in 2020?
Among our firm’s accomplishments this year was winning two Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards from the NYC Landmarks Conservancy. The first of the winning projects was the renovation of the historic skylight within the national and New York City landmark Manhattan Surrogate’s Courthouse on Chambers St. Due to the grandeur of the Beaux Arts atrium below the skylight, its interior is often used as the backdrop for the filming of movies and commercials, including the television show “Law and Order,” and “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Great Expectations” movies.

The second project was the $17.5 million historic façade restoration of the 240,000 s/f national and New York City Landmark 280 Broadway, known as the Sun Building. These awards highlight Urbahn’s expertise in leading some of the nation’s most complex historic restoration undertakings.