The Firm

Founded in New York in 1983, Radu Architects brings four decades of experience across architecture, development, planning, and construction. Principal Mihai Radu’s career includes work with I.M. Pei, Swanke Hayden Connell, and Richard Meier, informing a practice that combines rigorous design with practical expertise in complex projects.

The team at Radu Architects has a long history of working with esteemed institutions such as the United Nations, UNICEF, WMF, and UNJSPF; our principal has years of experience working on international institutional projects including the Grand Louvre Museum in Paris, France, and the Javits Convention Center in New York City, among many others.

Services

Our architectural work includes commercial, residential, institutional, urban planning, and restoration projects. We combine architectural design with the technical, planning, and development expertise required to take complex projects from concept to construction.

Mihai Radu's Profile

Mihai Radu immigrated to the United States from Romania in the early eighties. He left his home and family, interrupting his university education, at the early age of 21 in order to freely express his ideas and practice the profession he embraced from an early age -- Architecture and Design.
While still completing his Architecture studies at Pratt Institute, Mihai joined the prestigious I.M.Pei and Partners, where he spent seven years working on projects such as the Javitz Center in New York and Le Louvre Museum in Paris. Next, he joined Swanke Hayden Connell as an Associate Partner and led design teams on projects such as the Spitalfield Market Development and the New York Law School Library. He returned to Paris in 1990 as a Senior Designer, associated with Richard Meier Architects, to direct the completion of the Canal Project, a complex building for the largest private TV station in Europe.
Mihai's design credo incorporates sophisticated simplicity, complemented by a keen sense of understanding of the complexities involved in the creations of humane spaces. Having an all-encompassing practice has been one of Mihai's priorities from the beginning because of his deep belief in the fact that creativity is always stimulated by diversity and complexity. Mihai Radu's projects have won many awards and have received recognition in a number of publications including Europa Nostra, Willo von Moltke Honor Award, and his work has been published in Architecture Magazine, Blueprint Magazine, New York Times and others.

Mihai is also an advisory board member of the Low-Income Housing Fund, Pro Patrimonio Foundation and Infinity Foundation. He is also a professor of architecture and interior design at the School of Visual Art in New York.

Testimonials

"No matter how small or large a job, they completed it with enthusiasm and the highest level of professional care. I would strongly recommend Mihai Radu Architects to any organization that seeks responsible job administration and sound architecture."
Florin M. Ionescu, Senior Project Coordination Officer, United Nations

"I cannot say enough about the dedication of your firm’s staff to support these goals and the results speak for themselves."
Chris Galassini, Director of Facilities, Dow Jones

"Mr. Radu, who has extensive experience in the field, has performed with exceptional professionalism and insight."
Thomas A. Blinkhorn, Senior Advisor for Europe, World Bank

"They took responsibility for meeting budget limitations and ensuring that jobs came in on schedule. They also created environments that improved the working lives of our staff."
Bruce Raynor, President, UNITE!

"We are pleased to recommend them most highly."
Michael Lloyd, President, Baneasa Development

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