{"id":8,"date":"2014-06-29T23:28:06","date_gmt":"2014-06-29T23:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amgtemplate.wpengine.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-04-22T00:19:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T00:19:22","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jbacollective.com\/?page_id=8","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wi-fullwidth has_bg\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-bottom:50px;\">\n<div class=\"wi-fullwidth-content\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<h3>About JBA Collective<\/h3>\n<p><strong>J<\/strong>acob <strong>B<\/strong>ek <strong>A<\/strong>rchitects\u00a0<strong>Collective<\/strong>, or JBA Collective, is a design intensive architecture and design studio based in New York City. The studio aims to approach each individual project as a new question, redefining conventions and pushing the boundaries of architecture and design culture today. Regardless of scale, program, or budget, the team at JBA is constantly critically rethinking standards to discover groundbreaking design solutions. Through the design process, JBA translates the core of each design problem into the realization of architecture, interiors, product design, as well as speculative research proposals.<\/p>\n<h3>Working with JBA Collective<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #444444;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wi-column column-2-3\"><\/div>\n<p>Our job is to turn your ideas and aspirations into imaginative, workable solutions \u2013 and it\u2019s what we love to do. When you contact us, we will run through a \u201creality check\u201d with you on the phone to establish the approximate size of the project to make sure we can help you. If that conversation is positive, we arrange to meet to discuss what you and any others involved (often your family) want to achieve both now, and in the future. We\u2019ll walk around your building or plot, talk about your own ideas, and often come up with some that you may not have thought of. We\u2019ll give you our outline thoughts on planning, design, budget and timescale, although budget and timescale can only be indicative at this stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #444444;\">We know that selecting the right architect for your project is one of the biggest decisions you will make. To help you decide whether we might be right for you, here are a few reasons past clients have given for choosing &#8211; and recommending &#8211; us.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our modern, energy-saving designs are tailored to each client\u2019s current and future needs, lifestyle, aspirations, budget and site<\/li>\n<li>We communicate well, give peace of mind and are easy to work with<\/li>\n<li>Our Principal is involved\u00a0at every stage of every project\u00a0to ensure that\u00a0the\u00a0design will not\u00a0get \u2018diluted\u2019\u00a0during construction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We hope the above gives you the confidence to consider contacting us about your project. We will happily discuss your requirements with you and, if we feel we can help, will arrange to come and see you. If however we feel that we are not best placed to meet your brief we will recommend someone who is.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wi-column column-1-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wi-member\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/jB-photSQ-SM-e1420671150124.jpg\" alt=\"Jacob Bek, RA LEED AP\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Jacob Bek, RA LEED AP<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">Architect+Principal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"social\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/jacob-bek-ra-leed-ap\/17\/715\/782\" title=\"LinkedIn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hastip\"><i class=\"icon-linkedin\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jacob Bek is an architect, educator, and founding partner at <strong>J<\/strong>acob <strong>B<\/strong>ek <strong>A<\/strong>rchitects\u00a0Collective. \u00a0Prior to forming JBA, Bek was a founding partner at studioMADOUHBEK New York | Kuwait. \u00a0In addition, Bek has worked with a number of international architecture offices including Foster + Partners and Reiser + Umemoto, RUR Architecture. \u00a0He began his professional career working primarily on residential and institutional renovations, and went on to develop large scale built projects in the US and Middle East. \u00a0Bek has been involved in numerous symposiums, exhibitions, and has shown work across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Bek\u00a0received his Associate of the Arts from Bard College at Simon\u2019s Rock, Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt Institute, and Master of Science in Emergent Technologies and Design from the Architectural Association School of Architecture. \u00a0Bek is a Visiting Professor at Pratt Institute, an Adjunct Faculty member at\u00a0Fashion Institute of Technology, a certified LEED AP (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional), a certified member of NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards), a member of the Architectural Association in London, and a Registered Architect in the State of New York and Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wi-fullwidth-overlay\" style=\"opacity:0;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbacollective.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbacollective.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbacollective.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbacollective.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbacollective.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jbacollective.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6408,"href":"https:\/\/jbacollective.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/6408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbacollective.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}