SAMUEL ANDERSON
Principal Samuel Anderson is a skilled architect whose practice is internationally recognized as a leader in the design of conservation and collection facilities for major museums, libraries, and archives. Mr. Anderson’s engaging approach fosters strong collaborations with clients and engineers alike, with many clients returning for subsequent projects. A LEED accredited professional, Mr. Anderson has a lifelong commitment to approaching elegance through the efficient use of space, materials, and energy. This passion has fostered his research into, presentations and articles about sustainable design for museums and libraries. Several of his projects have received awards for design excellence. Anderson’s contributions to the conservation and museum field have been recognized by the American Institute for Conservation in his receipt of their Allied Professionals Award. He received a B.A. from Harvard College and a B. Arch. From the Cooper Union. An Adjunct Professor at The Cooper Union for over 20 years, he teaches building technology and the third-year integrated design studio.
EDWARD GORMLEY
Edward Gormley is a Senior Associate who has been with Samuel Anderson Architects since 1995. He has over 35 years of design experience and has been the project executive or project manager on many of the firm’s cultural projects including the Barnes Foundation, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg Expansion, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Yale University West Campus Center for Conservation and Preservation, and the Princeton University Art Museum. For the past 10 years Edward has also been the SAA lead for 9 Smithsonian Institution IDIQ projects in New York and the Washington DC area, dealing with gallery renovations, collections care spaces, and infrastructure improvements.
Prior to joining SAA Edward worked in residential design, exterior restoration and envelope design in New York City. He has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from The Cooper Union, is a LEED-accredited professional and is a registered architect in New York.
MANDI LEW
Mandi Lew is a Senior Associate who has been with Samuel Anderson Architects since 2007. In her time with SAA, she has led numerous projects for museums and libraries, with collections care and sustainability being principal foci of every project. Her cultural project expertise includes conservation laboratories, galleries, and collection storage & support facilities, including spaces related to the study, processing, imaging, and preparation (matting & framing, mount making) of collections. Clients include the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum (New York), the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston, the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, and the Getty Conservation Institute. She has 30 years of experience, and prior to joining SAA had her own firm where she worked with residential, commercial and non-profit clients. She received a Bachelor of Arts with honors in Mathematics from Queens College, CUNY, and a Master of Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She is a LEED-accredited professional and a licensed architect in New York and California.
KAYT BRUMDER
Associate Kayt Brumder has been with Samuel Anderson Architects since 2010. Kayt’s focus on museum and library projects has included design and construction of galleries, collection storage, event spaces, lecture halls, art conservation studios, support spaces, offices and board rooms. She has worked closely with directors, deputy directors, chief operating officers, conservators, archivists, teachers, registrars, preparators, building engineers, and security, AV & IT departments. Kayt has successfully completed projects for the Guggenheim Museum, the Penn Museum, the Fashion Institute of Technology, the Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Frick Collection, the Cooper Union, Museum of Nebraska Art, the Hispanic Society of America, and the Brooklyn Museum. Kayt is a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition to a B.Arch. from the Cooper Union, Kayt has a degree in Southwestern Literature and Art from Colorado College. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. When not in the office, Kayt enjoys skiing (cross country, downhill, and water skiing), going on adventures and making art with her son and young daughter.