Amenta/Emma Architects adds several key professionals to its staff

Amenta/Emma Architects, P.C., is creating growth ripples by increasing new business and adding several key professionals to its staff during some of the toughest economic conditions in decades. The firm opened a third office in Stamford in October 2010 during its 25th year in business. They're keeping pace in 2011 with continued growth and have added three new full-time architects while appointing five staff members to associate and senior associate positions within the firm. Firm principal Tony Amenta is delighted by what he sees in his growing company. "We are very excited about this group of new employees and of the staff we are promoting. They are a critical part of the next chapter of Amenta/Emma, one that promises to create more exciting and well designed projects to serve clients who appreciate the importance of the built environment." Amenta/Emma welcomes three new architects to its growing team. Rachana Ky began his architectural career while still attending high school in Bethel. There he remained working for an architectureal firm for eight years focusing on upscale residential designs. Ky received his degree in architecture from Syracuse University and later worked for a San Francisco firm focusing on wineries and mixed use developments. Ky returned to school to study large scale urban planning at the University of Michigan and received his Master of Urban Design degree. He then worked for a Michigan design firm and the City of Istanbul, Turkey on a master plan for a city of over 3.5 million people. Marc Moura brings an artistic background to Amenta/Emma with his Bachelor of Architecture degree and a dual minor in Visual Arts and Sculpture from Roger Williams University. Moura started his apprenticeship immediately upon graduation. He also attended the Ecoles D'Art Americaines De Fontainebleau to study architecture and fine arts where he had the opportunity to study under French Architect Jean-Marie Charpentier. Moura's experience encompasses a number of building typologies including mixed-use, high rise office towers, high end residential buildings, artist's lofts, store fronts, restaurants, master planning, educational facilities and libraries. Archana Pai received her Architecture degree in India where she practiced the profession for several years before migrating to the U.S. Here she has worked as an architect for over six years. Pai's experience with buildings in diverse climate zones gives her a keen understanding of how buildings "breathe" and function under different conditions. Her depth of experience includes working on such varied projects as hospitals, urgent care centers, data centers, multi-story residential buildings, gymnasiums, public libraries and resort complexes. Pai is a LEED Accredited Professional with a LEED BD+C Primary Specialty. Amenta/Emma bestows professional distinctions to key staff; Associate and Senior Associate. A senior associate is a licensed professional who, by demonstrating exceptional competence and achievement and a high level of managerial or other specialized capabilities over a sustained period, has achieved a level of recognition both inside and outside the firm as a leader. An associate is an employee who, by demonstrating a wide range of skills or a special set of skills of value to the company, has achieved a level of recognition for their contributions both inside and outside the firm as an authority or has demonstrated a high level of professional capabilities. Myles Brown, Senior Associate Jenna McClure, Associate Edward Widofsky, Associate Craig Battisto, Associate Robert Adams, Associate