That, and the fact that Marino has made his name designing and building some of the most crazy-cool concept stores in the world. Think: leather on leather on leather (pretty much) meets straps on straps on straps. If you’re not immediately all OMG-no-way with just the mention of his name alone, then we sincerely hope you’ll catch on with his profile. Ones where the team all kind of looks at each other, mouths slightly agape, eyes wide, expressions all “ how did we get here again?!” That exact scenario happened more than once on a recent gray morning on the Upper East Side, when we found ourselves 30-some-odd stories up (yeah, the views were good up there), in the offices of Peter Marino, architect.
Pei/Cossutta & Ponte.There are some moments for us here at TC that can only be described as “pinch yourself ”-worthy. He holds an architecture degree from Cornell University and began his career at Skidmore Owings & Merrill, George Nelson and I.M. Marino is a member of the board of directors of the Venetian Heritage Foundation and the International Committee of L’Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs. Marino purchased and intends to restore the former Rogers Memorial Library at 11 Jobs Lane. 23rd), ‘Fire and Water’ an exhibition of his sculptural bronze boxes at Gagosian Gallery in London (June 25th-August 11th, 2017), ‘Memento Mori: Robert Mapplethorpe Photographs from the Peter Marino Collection’ in Tokyo (March 14th – April 9th, 2017) and Kyoto (March 14th –April 9th, 2017), 'One Way: Peter Marino’ at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami (December 3rd, 2014-May 17th, 2015), and ’Beauty & Power’ an exhibition of his Renaissance and Baroque bronze collection at the Wallace Collection in London (April 29th – July 25th, 2010). In July of 2018 Marino announced his plans to open Peter Marino Arts Foundation in Southampton. Cultural design projects include 'Counterpoint: Selections from The Peter Marino Collection' at Southampton Arts Center (July 27th-Sept. In 2012 the French Ministry of Culture named him a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for furthering art and culture France and Marino was named an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2017. Marino has received numerous prestigious industry awards including 22 citations from the American Institute of Architects for architectural design excellence. (2015), ‘Boontheshop’ in Seoul (2014), 170 East End Avenue in NYC (2009), the Chanel Ginza Tower in Tokyo (2005), the Armani building in NYC (1995), and Barneys flagships in L.A.
Significant completed architectural projects include Hublot in NYC (2016), Louis Vuitton in L.A. Well known for integrating art within his architectural designs, Marino has commissioned more than 300 site-specific works of art.Ĭurrent and recently completed projects include 'The Getty' an 11-story condominium and art gallery adjacent to The High Line in NYC, a high rise tower for Chanel in Tokyo’s Namiki district and Chanel flagships in Seoul, Paris, and NYC, Chicago, and Istanbul, 'The Lobster Club' restaurant in NYC’s Seagram Building, a new flagship for Louis Vuitton at Place Vendome in Paris, Bulgari and Ermenegildo Zegna flagships on 57th Street in NYC, a Cheval Blanc hotel in the historic ‘La Samaritaine’ in Paris, Dior flagships in Seoul and Beijing, and numerous private residences worldwide. Widely credited with redefining modern luxury through equal emphasis on architecture and interior design, Marino’s work includes award-winning residential, retail, cultural, and hospitality projects worldwide. Peter Marino, FAIA, is the principal of Peter Marino Architect PLLC, a 160-person, New York–based architecture firm founded in 1978.