Architecture As Response：Preserving the Past, Designing for the Future : Einhorn Yaffee Prescott

Architecture as Response is the guiding principle behind the work of Einhorn Yaffee Prescott. For rover twenty-five years, EYP has creatd unique architectural solutions that seamlessly meld the aesthetic and the pragmatic and, at the same time, graciously meet the client's user needs. For EYP, the making or remaking of architecture cannot be accomplished in a void. Such work must take into account the character of existing form, regardless of the type of project. In fact, the firm's work falls into these three categories.

‧ RESPECTFUL RESPONSE, which involves renewing and reshaping historic buildings. Success can only come when the architect respectfully reconciles what the building was and what it is becoming.
‧ HARMONIOUS RESPONSE, which relates to the addition of a large component or components to an existing building. Once again, the prevailing palette may be already determined; the challenge is to update and upgrade the old through the introduction of new elements in a supportive manner.
‧ CONGENIAL RESPONSE, which involves inserting new buildings into an existing environment; new buildings that are great works of architecture in themselves hut that do not visually or physically interrupt the context of the existing community.

Architecture as Response illustrates the evolution of the firm's philosophy and proves why Einhorn Yaffee Prescott is among the leading architecture/engineering firms in the United States.

NORA RICHTER GREER is a freelance writer living in Washington, D.C. Previously, she was senior editor of Architecture magazine and editor of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Forum Publications. She is author of two books on housing the homeless: The Search for Shelter and The Creation of Shelter, both published by the American Institute of Architects. She is currently working on a novel.