Daniel Kaplan, RA, AIA
Principal /Founder

Dan was born in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and grew up watching his father renovate the neighborhood and beyond. He studied art and art history in undergrad, and after a lot of international travel and years being a web and graphic designer, returned to school for a Masters in Architecture.

Dan has worked on numerous renovations and new construction, for a multitude of programs and uses. He was the job captain for a new public school in the Bronx, landscape design for several schools in NYC, a renovation of Terminal A at Newark airport, a new office building in landmarked Soho, and numerous housing and school projects throughout the boroughs. Additionally, he has also spent many years working on renovations and new construction of both townhouses and ground-up residences, apartment buildings, country homes, and offices, throughout the New York City area, and upstate New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. 

Curriculum Vitae:

• Principal /Founder - Bowerbird Architects, Park Slope, Brooklyn

• Job Captain - RKT&B Architects, NYC, NY

• Intern Architect - Murdock Young Architects, NYC, NY

• Intern Architect - Wood and Zapata Architects, NYC, NY

• Masters of Architecture, Rhode Island School of Design

Daniel Craven, RA, AIA
Principal

Dan has over 15 years experience working on a diverse range of large scale domestic and international building projects, while also exploring small scale craft-making, as a woodworker and furniture maker.

At Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, he collaborated on and spearheaded key portions of the design and execution of the award-winning Fordham Law School and Bank of China headquarters in NYC, the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte NC, and Lodha Place in Mumbai India, as well as several mixed use development projects in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

He is skilled at delivering a range of design services, from conceptual design through construction administration. Dan has a strong interest and deep understanding of building technologies, sustainability, detailing, and the construction process. 

Curriculum Vitae:

• Senior Associate - Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects, NYC, NY.

• Mancini Duffy, NYC, NY.

• Frank Falino Architect, LI, NY.

• Ellerbe Becket, Washington, DC

• Ennead Architects, NYC, NY

• Bill Massie Design, Troy, NY

• Masters of Architecture, Rhode Island School of Design

• Bachelors of Science, Catholic University of America

Nam Joo Kim, RA
Associate Architect

Nam Joo was born in Seoul, South Korea. He came to study Architecture at Pratt Institute and has been living in Brooklyn for more than ten years. He has a total of 12 years of architectural experience in New York, Seoul, and Rotterdam, with projects ranging from a small apartment renovation to a large-scale project like an airport. He is a licensed architect in New York state.

Curriculum Vitae:

• Architect - Grimshaw, New York

• Project Manager - KPA Studio, New York

• Architectural Designer - PBDW Architects, New York

• Architectural Designer - Mark Gould Architect, New York

• Partner - AbCT Architects, Seoul, South Korea

• Trainee Architect - OMA(Office for Metropolitan Architecture), Rotterdam, NL

• Masters of Architecture, Pratt Institute, New York

• Bachelors of Architectural Engineering, Ajou University, South Korea

Hans Maarten Wikkerink, RA
Associate architect

Dutch native, Hans Maarten Wikkerink, has a background in Project and Construction Management, and a degree in Art and Architectural History. His 15 years of experience in the field had a remarkable start as co-founder and CEO of a large multi-functional cultural venue in Amsterdam, founded in an abandoned school building. It was remodeled under his leadership and went on to win the first prize for excellence in adaptive reuse in a competition issued by the city of Amsterdam.

Hans Maarten continued his career by attending the Masters of Architecture program of the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam. In Amsterdam, he worked for a number of high profile Architecture firms before he relocated to Brooklyn in 2012. His career in the US has mainly focused on residential projects, both for private clients and for the city of New York..

Curriculum Vitae:

• Partner, Sparc Office INC, Brooklyn, NY

• Interim Branch Manager, Perez APC, Brooklyn, NY

• Project Architect, Mark Koehler Architects, Amsterdam (NL)

• Project Architect, Powerhouse Company, Rotterdam (NL)

• Project Manager, VASD Architecture & Interior, Amsterdam (NL)

• Founder and CEO - Studio/K, Amsterdam (NL)

• Master of Architecture, Academy of Architecture, Amsterdam

• Bachelor of Arts in Art and Architectural History, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam

James Schwartz, RA
Project Architect

Born in New York and currently living in Brooklyn, James applies his background in sculpture to his architectural practice. He has a diverse portfolio of experience including work on commercial office spaces, cultural institutions, and private residences. He received his Master in Architecture from Yale University.

Curriculum Vitae:

• Architectural Designer - Selldorf Architects, NYC

• Master of Architecture - Yale University

• Bachelor of Fine Arts - New York University

Ruchika Shah
Architectural Intern

Ruchika was born in Mumbai, India where she began her career in Architecture. She obtained her bachelors degree in Mumbai and then worked in a multi-disciplinary firm for two years after which she decided to return to College. Ruchika then did her masters in Interior Architecture with a focus on Adaptive Reuse at Rhode Island School of Design. Over the span of the years, she's had the opportunity to work on architecture, interiors, set design as well as furniture design.

Curriculum Vitae:

• Architect at Rooshad Shroff A + D; Mumbai

• Architect at The Architectural Corner; Mumbai

• Masters in Interior Architecture with a focus on Adaptive Reuse at Rhode Island School of Design; Providence, RI

• Bachelors of Architecture, Kamla Raheja Vidhyanidhi Institute of Architecture, Mumbai

Jocelyn (Josie) Triana

Originally from Miami, Florida, Josie earned her Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Florida, graduating Summa Cum Laude with minors in Sustainability & the Built Environment, Urban Planning, and Mathematics. She went on to obtain a Master of Architecture from Yale University under the M. Arch 1 Program. She moved to New York City to pursue her professional architecture career with interests in architecture, interiors, furniture design, and set production.

Curriculum Vitae:

• Architectural Designer, Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) - New York, NY

• Architectural Intern, R + O Studio - Miami, FL

• Master of Architecture, Yale University

• Bachelor of Architecture, University of Florida

Elif Su Uyar
Architectural Intern

Elif is from Istanbul, Turkey. She moved to New York to pursue her passion for architecture. She obtained her Bachelor's degree from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, graduating with highest honors. Her thesis was awarded one of the Best Thesis Projects of 2023. Elif also holds minors in Morphology and Sustainability.

Curriculum Vitae:

• Bachelor of Architecture, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York

• Intern, Barbo Design - Istanbul, Turkey

• Intern, Emir Drahsan Architects - Istanbul, Turkey

Matthew Kaplan, RA
Partner Emeritus

Matthew Kaplan was educated at the University of Pennsylvania under the tutelage of Louis Kahn, Robert Venturi, Robert Geddes, and Aldo Giurgola, among many other outstanding faculty members of the time. After working in Hartford, Connecticut, becoming the head architect on underwater archaeology digs in Cyprus and Turkey, working for an architect in Tel Aviv, Israel, and various firms in NYC, Matthew settled in Park Slope, Brooklyn in 1972.

Between 1975 and 1995 he established himself in architectural partnerships and then decided to strike out on his own. His own work has varied from entire apartment buildings, to renovations of townhouse apartments, total gut renovations of houses and yards, to retail stores, bakeries, and doctor's offices. Now working with his son Dan, Matthew's career has become a collaboration, imparting his wisdom from experience, and drawing from the technological innovations of a new generation of architects.

Curriculum Vitae: 

• Partner Emeritus - Bowerbird Architects, Park Slope, Brooklyn

• Owner - Matthew L Kaplan Architect Park Slope, Brooklyn

• Partner - Kaplan/Price Associates Architects, Park Slope, Brooklyn

• Partner - Einhorn & Kaplan Associates Architects, Park Slope, Brooklyn

• Associate - Smotrich & Platt Architects, NYC, NY

• Head Architect of Underwater Archaeology in Turkey and Cyprus - University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology

• Bachelor of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania