MICHAEL CASEY APPOINTED DESIGN DIRECTOR AT ARGO NEW YORK

Leading architect Michael Casey has been appointed Design Director of ARGO’s New York Studio following the announcement that the Irish owned, award-winning international architectural practice ARGO Development Studio www.argodevelopmentstudio.com , (which specialises in digital construction and climate intelligence), has expanded into the U.S. market with the opening of a new office based in New York.

With a B.Arch Honors, Bachelor of Architecture and Urban Studies from the University of Glasgow. 2000 and a BSc. Architectural Technology, 1995 Diploma Architectural Technology, Technological University Dublin, Michael is a licensed Architect in New York and has over 20 years of experience working on high profile US, European, Middle Eastern, Asian and Caribbean projects. During his time in the US, he has worked in highly innovative firms, beginning at Skidmore Owings Merrill (SOM) New York where he worked on international residential, mixed-use, commercial, hospitality and educational projects for 12 years. He then moved to Woods Bagot and Rockwell Group.

Michael Casey said: “The New York and US market is like no other and I’m delighted to lead the ARGO New York Studio here as Design Director. Having been for years immersed in the local architecture community and the wider developer and investor commercial life of the city, I’m looking forward to introducing clients to our work and capabilities in the Caribbean and Ireland and how our expertise in design, digital construction and climate intelligence will make a big impact on major Hospitality, Residential and Transport projects.”

ARGO Founder David Campion said: “With offices in Barbados, Jamaica, Dominica, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Dublin, the move into the US is of prime strategic importance for ARGO. Having worked with Michael when we both started our architecture careers in Ireland, I have followed his progress in the US and around the world, so I’m delighted that he has joined to lead our New York Studio. There’s no one better to help us with our ambition of tapping into the €12 billion annual construction investment by US firms in the Caribbean and Ireland.”

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