Stephen Cassell | Architecture Research Office

About Stephen Cassell, FAIA

Stephen Cassell, FAIA, is Principal of Architecture Research Office (ARO), a New York City firm united by their collaborative process, commitment to accountable action, and social and environmental responsibility. ARO’s diverse body of work has earned the firm over a hundred design awards including the 2020 National AIA Architecture Firm Award. He is a lecturer at MIT, and has taught at Columbia University, Princeton University, the University of Virginia, the University of California at Berkeley, Harvard University, and other institutions. Stephen has lectured throughout the United States and is the former Chair of the Board of the Van Alen Institute. He was a Fall/Winter 2023 Resident at the American Academy in Rome. Stephen holds an undergraduate degree in architecture from Princeton University and received his Master of Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.