Workshop for Architecture was included in Wallpaper magazine’s 2006 Architects Directory, named one of the Top 25 International Architects.
Workshop for Architecture was included in Wallpaper magazine’s 2006 Architects Directory, named one of the Top 25 International Architects.
Workshop for Construction
5275 Sycamore Avenue
Bronx, NY 10471
Tel 212 674 3400
Fax 212 674 0400
For general inquiries and new projects, please email info@wforc.com. For information on jobs and internships, email jobs@wforc.com with a current portfolio and CV.
Established in 2003, WFORA is a collaborative design and research studio. Our practice is supported by individuals engaged in critical discourse, attempting to sort out the creative challenges that are presented by each project. Curiosity and discipline fuel our creative process. More
With an understanding our client's intentions, our team filters these priorities with the ever-changing currents and contexts of our times. Cultures evolve, new sciences allow new possibilities, and economic models reprioritize what is valuable. By carefully implementing new materials and innovative solutions, we strive to communicate the need for better and more adaptable products through our design practice.
As a means to these interests, Workshop For Construction Inc. was established in 2008. As the 'build' side to our practice, our joint company oversees and manages the construction of our projects ensuring that our intentions become reality. Our goal is to show what we see, think, and feel in the present and what we hope for in the future, through our constructed environments and contemporary designs.
John Lee (AIA, CPHD, LEED AP) is the founder of Workshop for Architecture (WFORA) and Workshop for Construction (WFORC). More
1989
Completed Master of Architecture degree at the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University
1989 - 2002
Worked at various firms including Pei, Cobb, Freed & Partners and KPF. He later joined HLW Int and became a Partner managing large projects both domestically and abroad.
2003
Established Workshop for Architecture (WFORA) with his first project, the MIG Offices, which was awarded a Design Merit by the AIA New York City Chapter in 2008.
2008
Founded Workshop for Construction (WFORC) to manage the construction of his designs. Since then, WFORA and WFORC have operated as a design-build practice.
2010
Fellow at MacDowell in New Hampshire, investigating metaphorical and physical aspects of skylighting.
2016
Certified by the Passive House Institute as a Passive House Designer (CPHD) and continues to promote sustainable design in his daily practice.
Currently
Managing his design-build practice, WFORA & WFORC. Teaching Professional Practice at the Bernard & Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, CUNY. Developing a pre-fabrication business model. Living with his wife and two sons in Riverdale, NY