Caples Jefferson Architects
@caplesjefferson.bsky.social
Creating architecture at the intersection of social justice, education and culture since 1987.
https://www.capjeff.com/
https://www.capjeff.com/
Everardo Jefferson, Co-Principal and Co-Founder of Caples Jefferson Architects, joins the distinguished jury for the 2026 MASterworks Design Awards, which honor excellence in architecture and urban design.
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Everardo Jefferson, Co-Principal and Co-Founder of Caples Jefferson Architects, joins the distinguished jury for the 2026 MASterworks Design Awards, which honor excellence in architecture and urban design.
Principals Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson are featured in “Behind the Design: The Louis Armstrong Center” on Archtober. Read more about it here: www.archtober.org/.../behind-t....
October 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Principals Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson are featured in “Behind the Design: The Louis Armstrong Center” on Archtober. Read more about it here: www.archtober.org/.../behind-t....
For its 15th anniversary, Archtober celebrates Shared Spaces—inviting us to reimagine how we move, connect, and live together in New York City. An illustration of Louis Armstrong Center, by Greater Studio, is featured alongside other iconic NYC sites.
Visit www.archtober.org
Visit www.archtober.org
October 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
For its 15th anniversary, Archtober celebrates Shared Spaces—inviting us to reimagine how we move, connect, and live together in New York City. An illustration of Louis Armstrong Center, by Greater Studio, is featured alongside other iconic NYC sites.
Visit www.archtober.org
Visit www.archtober.org
The Africa Center—designed by CJA—will be the largest publicly accessible museum lobby in NYC upon completion. It connects views of Central Park with galleries, performance spaces, café, studios, and more.
October 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Africa Center—designed by CJA—will be the largest publicly accessible museum lobby in NYC upon completion. It connects views of Central Park with galleries, performance spaces, café, studios, and more.
Rural Studio’s Andrew Freear talks about staying put, building trust, and letting architecture grow over time.
To order Many Voices, visit: www.routledge.com/Many-Voices-...
To order Many Voices, visit: www.routledge.com/Many-Voices-...
September 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Rural Studio’s Andrew Freear talks about staying put, building trust, and letting architecture grow over time.
To order Many Voices, visit: www.routledge.com/Many-Voices-...
To order Many Voices, visit: www.routledge.com/Many-Voices-...
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Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, NYC
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September 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, NYC
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Just one more week left to experience Kinetic Traces at the National Academy of Design. Don’t miss the chance to see work by the newly inducted Academicians—including Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson—alongside 26 extraordinary artists and architects. Exhibition closes September 13.
September 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Just one more week left to experience Kinetic Traces at the National Academy of Design. Don’t miss the chance to see work by the newly inducted Academicians—including Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson—alongside 26 extraordinary artists and architects. Exhibition closes September 13.
Reposted by Caples Jefferson Architects
WT-G1 Radi Table and Chairs by Willett
August 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
WT-G1 Radi Table and Chairs by Willett
At Columbia University’s Starr East Asian Library, historic Beaux Arts grandeur meets modern flexibility. CJA's renovation restores original spatial clarity while seamlessly integrating new technologies, creating a luminous, efficient, and timeless space for learning.
Photography: Jan Yang
Photography: Jan Yang
August 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
At Columbia University’s Starr East Asian Library, historic Beaux Arts grandeur meets modern flexibility. CJA's renovation restores original spatial clarity while seamlessly integrating new technologies, creating a luminous, efficient, and timeless space for learning.
Photography: Jan Yang
Photography: Jan Yang
Reposted by Caples Jefferson Architects
240 Centre Street, NYC
(Old Police Headquarters)
Copyright Liza Dey Photography.
#nyclandmarks #littleitaly #lowermanhattan #beauxarts #architecturalphotography #newyorkcity #landmarks #blackandwhitephotography #photography #lizadeyphoto #picoftheday #PhotographersofBlueSky #EastCoastKin
(Old Police Headquarters)
Copyright Liza Dey Photography.
#nyclandmarks #littleitaly #lowermanhattan #beauxarts #architecturalphotography #newyorkcity #landmarks #blackandwhitephotography #photography #lizadeyphoto #picoftheday #PhotographersofBlueSky #EastCoastKin
August 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
240 Centre Street, NYC
(Old Police Headquarters)
Copyright Liza Dey Photography.
#nyclandmarks #littleitaly #lowermanhattan #beauxarts #architecturalphotography #newyorkcity #landmarks #blackandwhitephotography #photography #lizadeyphoto #picoftheday #PhotographersofBlueSky #EastCoastKin
(Old Police Headquarters)
Copyright Liza Dey Photography.
#nyclandmarks #littleitaly #lowermanhattan #beauxarts #architecturalphotography #newyorkcity #landmarks #blackandwhitephotography #photography #lizadeyphoto #picoftheday #PhotographersofBlueSky #EastCoastKin
Architect Flora Samuel reminds us: well-being is measurable & beautiful. Designed as a health-focused space for people in recovery, CJA’s Heritage Health & Housing Headquarters emphasizes dignity, light, & beauty, often denied in institutional healthcare settings: www.ribabooks.com/many-voices-...
August 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Architect Flora Samuel reminds us: well-being is measurable & beautiful. Designed as a health-focused space for people in recovery, CJA’s Heritage Health & Housing Headquarters emphasizes dignity, light, & beauty, often denied in institutional healthcare settings: www.ribabooks.com/many-voices-...
“Kinetic Traces,” a group exhibition at the National Academy of Design spotlights the work of the educational society’s recently inducted National Academicians, including Everardo Jefferson & Sara Caples: nationalacademy.org/calendar/Kin...
August 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“Kinetic Traces,” a group exhibition at the National Academy of Design spotlights the work of the educational society’s recently inducted National Academicians, including Everardo Jefferson & Sara Caples: nationalacademy.org/calendar/Kin...
A rose that grew from concrete—10 Bouck Court transforms an industrial site into a luminous, imaginative world for Pre-K learners. Designed by Caples Jefferson Architects, the school offers serenity, light, and wonder in the heart of Gravesend.
July 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A rose that grew from concrete—10 Bouck Court transforms an industrial site into a luminous, imaginative world for Pre-K learners. Designed by Caples Jefferson Architects, the school offers serenity, light, and wonder in the heart of Gravesend.
CAUKIN Studio blends global design education with deep local partnership. The result? Buildings that breathe, adapt, and belong.
To order Many Voices, click here: www.routledge.com/Many-Voices-...
To order Many Voices, click here: www.routledge.com/Many-Voices-...
July 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
CAUKIN Studio blends global design education with deep local partnership. The result? Buildings that breathe, adapt, and belong.
To order Many Voices, click here: www.routledge.com/Many-Voices-...
To order Many Voices, click here: www.routledge.com/Many-Voices-...
Urbanist and designer Justin Garrett Moore reframes the equity conversation, moving beyond access, toward agency and joy.
July 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Urbanist and designer Justin Garrett Moore reframes the equity conversation, moving beyond access, toward agency and joy.
Opening night of Kinetic Traces at the National Academy of Design celebrated the induction of Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson—visionary architects whose work centers community, joy, and justice. Make sure to stop by before it closes! The exhibition runs through September 13, 2025.
June 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Opening night of Kinetic Traces at the National Academy of Design celebrated the induction of Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson—visionary architects whose work centers community, joy, and justice. Make sure to stop by before it closes! The exhibition runs through September 13, 2025.
A luminous beacon within Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Theatre in the Park by CJA honors the circular form of the 1964 World’s Fair while welcoming today’s diverse communities. Light, transparency, and movement define this transformation of a historic site into a dynamic cultural hub.
June 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A luminous beacon within Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Theatre in the Park by CJA honors the circular form of the 1964 World’s Fair while welcoming today’s diverse communities. Light, transparency, and movement define this transformation of a historic site into a dynamic cultural hub.
Featured Many Voices contributor and Indigenous architect Wanda Dalla Costa shares her approach: listening first, designing with—not for—communities.
To order Many Voices visit: www.routledge.com/Many-Voices-...
To order Many Voices visit: www.routledge.com/Many-Voices-...
June 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Featured Many Voices contributor and Indigenous architect Wanda Dalla Costa shares her approach: listening first, designing with—not for—communities.
To order Many Voices visit: www.routledge.com/Many-Voices-...
To order Many Voices visit: www.routledge.com/Many-Voices-...
Kinetic Traces opens June 12 at The National Academy of Design bringing together the work of newly elected National Academicians, including Everardo Jefferson & Sara Caples, showcasing a dynamic range of artistic and architectural vision across disciplines.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/exhibition...
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/exhibition...
June 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Kinetic Traces opens June 12 at The National Academy of Design bringing together the work of newly elected National Academicians, including Everardo Jefferson & Sara Caples, showcasing a dynamic range of artistic and architectural vision across disciplines.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/exhibition...
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/exhibition...
For Sara Caples & Everardo Jefferson, architecture is a practice of care, equity, and joy. Their work reminds us that design thrives when it’s rooted in relationships.
To order Many Voices, click here: www.routledge.com/Many-Voices-...
To order Many Voices, click here: www.routledge.com/Many-Voices-...
May 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
For Sara Caples & Everardo Jefferson, architecture is a practice of care, equity, and joy. Their work reminds us that design thrives when it’s rooted in relationships.
To order Many Voices, click here: www.routledge.com/Many-Voices-...
To order Many Voices, click here: www.routledge.com/Many-Voices-...
The National Academy of Design presents “Kinetic Traces”, a group exhibition showcasing the work of the newly elected 2024 Academicians including CJA Principals, Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson.
Opening June 12, you can RSVP for the opening reception here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/exhibition...
Opening June 12, you can RSVP for the opening reception here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/exhibition...
May 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The National Academy of Design presents “Kinetic Traces”, a group exhibition showcasing the work of the newly elected 2024 Academicians including CJA Principals, Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson.
Opening June 12, you can RSVP for the opening reception here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/exhibition...
Opening June 12, you can RSVP for the opening reception here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/exhibition...
Principals Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson share how listening, not just to needs but to culture, emotion, and aspiration, transforms design into something more powerful than form-making.
To order Many Voices, click the following link: www.routledge.com/.../Caples/p....
To order Many Voices, click the following link: www.routledge.com/.../Caples/p....
May 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Principals Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson share how listening, not just to needs but to culture, emotion, and aspiration, transforms design into something more powerful than form-making.
To order Many Voices, click the following link: www.routledge.com/.../Caples/p....
To order Many Voices, click the following link: www.routledge.com/.../Caples/p....
Thank you to Head Hi and the @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social for hosting our conversation on Many Voices by Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson. We’re grateful for the space to reflect together and look forward to seeing how the conversation grows.
You can purchase the book here: tr.ee/ZA9T6f
You can purchase the book here: tr.ee/ZA9T6f
April 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Thank you to Head Hi and the @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social for hosting our conversation on Many Voices by Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson. We’re grateful for the space to reflect together and look forward to seeing how the conversation grows.
You can purchase the book here: tr.ee/ZA9T6f
You can purchase the book here: tr.ee/ZA9T6f
Watch @pratt.edu's trip to Queens to visit the Louis Armstrong Center, a gem that celebrates the life of the legendary jazz musician. Pratt alumnus Everardo Jefferson and Sara Caples of Caples Jefferson Architects, completed the extension in 2023.
April 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Watch @pratt.edu's trip to Queens to visit the Louis Armstrong Center, a gem that celebrates the life of the legendary jazz musician. Pratt alumnus Everardo Jefferson and Sara Caples of Caples Jefferson Architects, completed the extension in 2023.
Join us tonight at Head Hi with @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social for a talk with Sara Caples & Everardo Jefferson, authors of the book, Many Voices, Architecture For Social Equity and MASS Design Principal Katie Swenson.
Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/erasing-in...
Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/erasing-in...
April 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Join us tonight at Head Hi with @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social for a talk with Sara Caples & Everardo Jefferson, authors of the book, Many Voices, Architecture For Social Equity and MASS Design Principal Katie Swenson.
Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/erasing-in...
Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/erasing-in...