About Us
Founded in 1981 by Antonio Argibay and Bice C. Wilson in a loft in New York City’s Chinatown, we now have offices near Madison Square Park in Manhattan and in Miami, and associated offices in Geneva and Buenos Aires.
Much of our work requires complex, mission-critical pro- grams, often involving novel technologies necessitating skill- ful design and coordination. Our decades of experience with this kind of work enable us to devise simple, sophisticated designs in these conditions. We have a unique ability to ma- nifest the elegant design solution which lies at the heart of every project.
Our commitment to Inte- grated Design – a broadly based balance of creativity, management and common sense – assures clients that the remarkable solutions we pro- pose are practical, prudent and designed to serve for decades.
Over nearly three decades, the firm has accomplished a variety of project types, including single- and multi-family residences, workplaces, complex broadcast and media facilities, cultural centers, and corporate headquarters. We are also nationally recognized leaders in the field of urban and environmental planning.
A large proportion of our work is for clients who have turned to us for many years - successful people who have relied on us throughout their careers.
Philosophy
The Art of Architecture is in the tangible articulation of visionary ideas, elegantly expressing the broadest possible spectrum of form givers and conditions – elegant in the scientific sense of the word: the most succinct and evocative expression of a set of conditions. This Art achieves value when it is informed by the practical skills that ground vision in science, politics, law, logistics and fiscal prudence.
We are Practical Visionaries.
Architecture is a process. Our process is one of collaboration, synthesizing our client’s needs, culture, values, aspirations and commitments with the insight, wisdom, creativity, management skills and common sense our firm has developed over the past three decades.
Meridian Design Associates provides leadership in that process, a careful balance of creativity, resourcefulness and common sense.
Our Commitments
Pursue Practical Visions
We bring designs to the table that are both remarkable and practical. We are skillful in the fiscal and logistical aspects of project management.Humanize Space
We make places for people. Our first criterion is to be sure that each decision enhances the quality of life, the well-being, dignity and effectiveness of the people using the places we create.Enhance the Pattern of Life
Every place we create is an intervention in the pattern of life on earth. We are committed to enhancing the health and beautyof that pattern. Our commitment extends beyond sustainability – we create vital places where life thrives, places that enhance and celebrate the pattern of life.
Participate in Evolution
Great cities and great places are evolved, generation after generation, by civilizations. Every home and workplace continues to change the moment it is occupied. The places we create are designed for flexibility, capable of evolving. It happens that these times are times of dramatic insights and tremendous evolution. We are part of that process.Practice for the Long Term
We have grown through durable partnering relationships with clients and colleagues who recognize that we provide resourcefulness, leadership and vision scaled to long-term benefits for them as organizations, as individuals, and as citizens.Bios
Antonio Argibay, AIA, LEED AP
Principal
Tony is the practice leader in the areas of Design and Production. As such he has spearheaded the development of the firm’s Integrated Design Methodology. With his skillful balance of design vision and detail orientation, Tony has a hand in the conceptualization and design of all of the firm’s projects.
Tony is also an accomplished furniture and industrial designer and has led the firm’s efforts to explore the humanization of the workplace.
In addition, he also leads the firm’s Quality Management, Cost Estimating and Production Technology processes.
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Bice C. Wilson, AIA
Principal
Bice has been described as a “practical visionary.” On one hand, he has an unusual ability to articulate the visionary possibilities in the projects he takes on. On the other hand, architecture is about making new structures happen, and Bice has a long track record of skillfully managing the realization of challenging undertakings.
One key role Bice plays on many projects is to assist his clients in finding the simple and powerful concepts which express the synthesis of their needs, abilities and the places they seek to adapt for their use. With these concepts in hand, the process of making architecture can be much easier than many expect, and will serve the client’s interests in the most comprehensive possible way.
Bios
Antonio Argibay, AIA
LEED AP
Education:
Bachelor of Architecture, Pratt Institute, 1976
Masters of Architecture, Pratt Institute, 1980
Registration:
New York, New Jersey, Florida
Illinois, Washington D.C., California, Texas
Principal
Tony is the practice leader in the areas of Design and Production. As such he has spearheaded the development of the firm’s Integrated Design Methodology. With his skillful balance of design vision and detail orientation, Tony has a hand in the conceptualization and design of all of the firm’s projects.
Tony is also an accomplished furniture and industrial designer and has led the firm’s efforts to explore the humanization of the workplace.
In addition, he also leads the firm’s Quality Management, Cost Estimating and Production Technology processes.
Project Experience
Tony’s diverse past project experience includes design and construction administration of a broad spectrum of projects, including: many creative economy workplaces, network operation centers, dot-coms, as well as commercial interiors (offices, restaurants and cultural facilities) and residential spaces (modular, single-family and multi-family apartments). Other aspects of his practice include a cultural center, educational facilities and recording studios.
Professional Organizations
Tony is an active member of the American Institute of Architects as well as the National Association of Cuban Architects. He also represents the firm in professional broadcasting organizations, such as the National Association of Broadcasters.
Research & Publications
In pursuing his interest in the design and construction of the Creative Economy workplace, Tony frequently presents papers and authors articles on the subject. At the 2009 National Association of Broadcasters he participated in a panel on how to make the broadcast workplace ever more sustainable. At the 1996 NAB Conference he presented a paper entitled “A Broadcaster’s Guide to Managing Facility Design and Construction.” In 1993 he delivered "The Architect's Role in the Design and Construction of Television Broadcast Facilities.” He often contributes to TV y Video and Broadcast Engineering magazines, and has been featured in articles in the New York Times, the Daily News, Real Estate Weekly, Today's Facility Manager Magazine and Broadcasting and Cable magazine.
Bios
Bice C. Wilson, AIA
Education:
Bachelor of Architecture, Pratt Institute, 1978
Registration:
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland and Michigan
Principal
Bice has been described as a “practical visionary.” On one hand, he has an unusual ability to articulate the visionary possibilities in the projects he takes on. On the other hand, architecture is about making new structures happen, and Bice has a long track record of skillfully managing the realization of challenging undertakings.One key role Bice plays on many projects is to assist his clients in finding the simple and powerful concepts which express the synthesis of their needs, abilities and the places they seek to adapt for their use. With these concepts in hand, the process of making architecture can be much easier than many expect, and will serve the client’s interests in the most comprehensive possible way.
Project Experience
Bice possesses a broad range of design experience, including single and multi-family housing, adaptive re-use of existing buildings, community planning, office buildings, restaurants, retail complexes and public art projects. His most recent residential projects are The Prime, a luxury condominium located in the Meat Packing district of Manhattan, and Horton’s Mill Village, a work-force housing community on a historically significant and environ- mentally sensitive site in White Plains.He is also recognized for his expertise in the design of the Creative Economy workplace, having served clients such as CBS, Martha Stewart, WWE and many others.
Professional Organizations
Bice represents the firm in its mem- bership on the Implementation Sub- committee of the Advanced Television Systems Committee and in the National Association of Broadcasters. He is also an active member of the American Institute of Architects. He is a member of the Westchester County Advisory Committee on Technology and Public Access and an Associate of the Westchester Land Trust.Exhibitions and Awards
Bice was a leader in devising the Mianus River Watershed project and other practical applications of bioregionalism. His work in this area has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design. He was awarded an Urban Design Award of Excellence by the American Institute of Architects for his achievements in this field.At the 1996 NAB Conference he presented a paper entitled "A Broadcaster's Guide to Managing Facility Design and Construction,” co-authored by his partner Antonio Argibay.
His sculpture "Sun, Radiants and Shadows" has been exhibited at the Philadelphia Art Alliance. Bice has also built several site-specific sculptures throughout the country in the traditions of geomancy and archeo-astronomy.
His paper "Archeo-Astronomy as a Living Aesthetic in Western Art and Architecture" was presented at a conference at the National Academy of Sciences in 1983.
Clients
540 AM WLUX
19 Mercer Street
ABC / Disney
Ad.com
Adelphia Communications
Advalue
African Services Committee
Alarcon Residence
Alexander & Associates
American Beer Distribution
American Federation of Musicians & Employers’ Pension Fund
AOL
Association of Independent Commercial Producers
Athens Entertainment Center
Bater Residence Alterations
Blue Dolphin Studio
Cablevision
Care Clinics
CBS Inc.
Central Studios
Chancellor Marketing Group
Citadel Broadcasting
Clear Channel Radio
CNN
David Horowitz Music Associates
DeGraff Residence
Deli-O Restaurant
Devachan Hair & Spa
Digital FX
Ed Sullivan Theatre
Edward Bilous Productions Inc.
Emmis Communications
Empire Management
ESPN
eYada.com
G.S.F. Sports LTD
Greentree Condominium
Hadera’s Restaurant
Helene Fuld College of Nursing
Hudson River Productions
IATSE National Benefit Funds
Inner City Broadcasting Corp.
Interscope Records
Kampo Cultural Center
Kaufman Astoria Studios
Lake Street Housing
Lifetime Entertainment Television
Living Earth Realty Corp
Local 52 Offices
Loral Corp.
Lutnick Residence
Macrose Music
Martha Stewart Living TV
Merck-Medco Willingboro Distribution Center
Miami Atlantic Studios
Milberg Financial
Mitchell’s News Service
Moerdler Apartment
MTVA
New York City, City Hall Media Facility
Northern Lights
Paragon Sporting Goods
Passaic School #10
Plourde Residence
Post Perfect
Procter & Gamble
Rachael Ray
RiskMetrics
Rossi Residence
Scholastic Entertainment
Scott Peterson Residence
Sean Hannity
Seaview Hospital
Sirius Satellite Radio
Smith Barney
Southhampton College
Spanish Broadcasting System SBS
Standard Screen Supply Corp.
Staten Island Community Television
Technicolor Telemundo
Telemundo
The Prime
TheFeedroom.com
Time Warner
Tolchin House
Tribune Broadcasting
Trutone Recording Studios
Twenty Six Realty Associates
Viebeke Hirsch
Waterman Residence
WCBS-TV
Westchester Parks
Westwood One Radio Networks
Wetlands Inc.
White Plains Park
Willingboro Town Center
Witkoff Group
World Wrestling Entertainment
Yampolsky
YES Network
Zuma Digital Expansion