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Concordia selected as Architect for The Building Block at North Carrollton
Concordia, along with its partner William McDonough + Partners of Charlottesville, Virgina, was selected as Architect of Record for The Building Block at North Carrollton in New Orleans. The building…
Posted June 4th, 2011
Schools as Centers of Community, Principal Author, Steven Bingler
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Dollars & Sense, Steven Bingler & Bobbie Hill Contributing Authors
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Nexus Planning Concept Paper
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Times Picayune Article on 43 Neron Residence
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Dollars and Sense II
Download The Report Overview from the report: This report deepens the argument for small schools in three important ways. First, analysis of more than three thousand construction projects shows…
Lagniappe House on cover of Architectural Digest
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Baker-Ripley Neighborhood Center Article
An article about the Baker-Ripley Neighborhood Center appeared recently in Cite, a publication by the Rice Design Group in Houston. A copy of the article can be downloaded here
Bingler and Hill at Coalition for Community Schools
Steven Bingler and Bobbie Hill conducted a plenary session entitled Planning and Design: Integrating Schools and Our Neighborhoods at the annual Coalition for Community Schools’ 2010 National Forum held in…
Posted March 3rd, 2010
Steven Bingler Panelist: Community Built Association Conference
Steven Bingler will be a panelist at a session entitled Overview of New Orleans Rebuilding & Planning Effort at the Community Built Association’s conference – Transforming Communities through Collective Action,…
Posted March 3rd, 2010
Steven Bingler Panelist: AIA National Convention
Steven will join co-panelists Mike Evans, Vice President of Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas; Bill Hellmuth, President HOK; Kim Tanzer, Dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia;…
Posted June 11th, 2010
Jeff Hébert Appointed to Board
Jeff Hébert has been appointed to serve on the board for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana. The mission of Second Harvest Food Bank of…
Posted March 17th, 2010
What If
What If, a report written in 1999 by Steven Bingler for New Schools, Better Neighborhoods in Los Angeles, was underwritten by the James Irvine Foundation’s Sustainable Communities Program. New Schools…
Posted March 17th, 2010
Brittney Everett Paper Published
Brittney Everett’s paper was published in Re.Building Proceedings of the 2010 98th Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA. A copy of the paper can…
Posted April 21st, 2010
What Next by Steven Bingler
Ten years after he wrote “What If,” Steven Bingler follows up with his monograph “What Next” which was released by New Schools, Better Neighborhoods in Los Angeles. As reported on…
Posted January 1st, 2011
Building Nexus Communities
To learn more about Nexus planning, download our publication “Building Nexus Communities” here: Building_Nexus_Communities.pdf
Posted June 25th, 2014
Bingler article in Louisiana Landmarks Society newsletter
“Building on the Common Edge” article by Steven Bingler was recently published in Louisiana Landmarks Society’s Spring newsletter. A copy can be viewed here: Springnewsletter.pdf
Posted June 18th, 2010
Current Projects
ARCHITECTURE Baker Ripley Neighborhood Center Houston, TX Latter Library Renovations New Orleans, LA Hubbell Library Renovations New Orleans, LA Office of Inspector General Baton Rouge, LA Lagniappe Academies New Orleans,…
Architecture
Baker Ripley Neighborhood Center Houston, TX Ursuline Academy Early Learning Center New Orleans, LA Jefferson Economic Development Commission (JEDCO) Headquarters Westwego, LA Orange Beach Residence Orange Beach, AL The Groves…
Planning
Louisiana Institute for Civil Rights & Social Justice Strategic Plan New Orleans, LA United Way – Plaquemines Parish Housing Plan New Orleans, LA United Way – Council for Early Childhood…
The Unified New Orleans Plan
New Orleans, LA 2007 The Unified New Orleans Plan, coordinated by Concordia, LLC, was created to unite the disparate recovery planning processes in New Orleans in the hopes of presenting…
Upper 9th Ward Community Plan
New Orleans, LA 2009 Following Hurricane Katrina, the heavily damaged Desire Area neighborhood experienced slower rates of return and growth in comparison to other New Orleans neighborhoods. Through working session…
Fayetteville Arkansas High School Master Plan
Fayetteville, Arkansas 2009 Concordia developed the campus master plan for Fayetteville High School in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The 40-acre site is located in the center of town adjacent to the campus…
New Orleans School Facilities Master Plan
New Orleans, LA 2008 Concordia was a lead partner of a major multi-disciplinary team that was selected by the State of Louisiana Department of Education to develop a Master Plan…
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Foundation
New Orleans, LA 2008 Concordia along with project partners Artistic Logistics and Economic Research Associates led the foundation’s board through a long-range strategic planning process. The objective was to strengthen…
Community Planning in Central City
New Orleans, LA The Central City Renaissance Alliance is a community planning initiative commissioned by the City of New Orleans and the Ford Foundation to create a comprehensive community plan…
Community Planning in Littleton, New Hampshire
Littleton is a rural community of 7,500 people located in northern New Hampshire. Concordia facilitated a planning process to assist the community in identifying its resources and needs. More than…
Santa Monica | Malibu California Schools Master Plan
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) Facilities Master Plan Community Planning Project was recently completed. Its was exciting opportunity for parents, students, educators and community members to assist in…
Los Angeles: Educational Facility Planning in the Cahuenga Neighborhood
LOS ANGELES The one square mile district served by the Cahuenga Elementary School includes a culturally diverse community of 50,000 residents. At present, more than 1,600 elementary students are bussed…
Philadelphia Neighborhood School Planning
West Philadelphia & Kensington Neighborhoods Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Funded by the William Penn Foundation, Concordia led the West Philadelphia and Kensington communities in a seven month community planning process. Using a…
Ursuline Academy Master Plan
New Orleans, LA 2008 The Ursuline Academy Master Plan was created to guide the institution in the development of the north end of its campus, including the programming of the…
Project Management for Lagniappe Project and Academies
New Orleans, LA Concordia is serving both project management and master planning roles for the Lagniappe Project of New Orleans – a comprehensive community development focused around a charter school,…
Ursuline Academy Early Learning Center
New Orleans, LA 2010 The oldest continuously operating Catholic school in the United States, Ursuline Academy identified the addition of an Early Learning Center in the campus Master Plan completed…
Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO)
Westwego, LA 2011 The new Jefferson Economic Development Corporation (JEDCO) headquarters is a center for business development and growth in the parish neighboring New Orleans. Within this center three separate…
The Groves at Mile Branch Creek
Covington, LA 2011 The Groves at Mile Branch Creek is a single and multi family affordable housing development in Covington, Louisiana. When complete, it will comprise 22 buildings with 94…
Emeryville Center for Community Life
Emeryville, CA Concordia, along with its partners MKThink and dsk architects, has been selected to design and oversee the construction of the Emeryville Center for Community Life (ECCL) project in…
The Lagniappe House
Make It Right Foundation, Lower 9th Ward New Orleans, LA 2008 A lagniappe, in southern Louisiana culture, is an unexpected gift or benefit – a little something extra thrown in…
The Baker-Ripley Neighborhood Center
Houston, TX 2010 The campus of the Baker Ripley Center supports a large under served population in the Gulfton neighborhood of southwest Houston, Texas. The master planning process included six…
Neron Place Residence
New Orleans, LA 2008 The Neron Place residence is designed to conform to best practices in environmental and sustainable design for tropical climates. Building materials include ash based concrete, bamboo…
Liberian Renaissance Education Complex
Monrovia, Liberia In the West African nation of Liberia, The Liberian Renaissance Education Complex will be a centerpiece for redevelopment of educational and workforce infrastructure for a war torn country.…
Henry Ford Academy
Dearborn, Michigan 2001 CEFPI MacConnell Award, 2001 The Henry Ford Academy is located completely within the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Rather than build a new facility on the…
Newman School Cafeteria
New Orleans, LA 2000 An addition to an existing K-12 campus, the Newman School Cafeteria is a contemporary, light filled space with an outdoor courtyard for student socializing.
The Metropolitan Center
Providence, Rhode Island 1995 “The Met puts into action everything that we know works for kids. It will be a catalyst for a statewide effort to strengthen secondary education.” –…
Contemporary Arts Center
New Orleans, LA 1990 Developed through a process of interdisciplinary collaboration, Concordia’s renovation of the Contemporary Arts Center creates a richly layered building that integrates sculptural work to compliment the…
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
New Orleans, LA 1990 Concordia was a major partner in the Bienville Group, a joint venture of five New Orleans architectural firms commissioned to design the $40 million Aquarium of…
Tulane University School of Business
New Orleans, LA 1987 The 75,000 square foot Goldring Woldenberg Hall represents the state of the art in business education facilities. The first floor is used exclusively for teaching, with…
Tuskegee Airmen Memorial
Tuskegee Airmen Memorial for Equity and Social Justice Tuskegee, AL The Tuskegee Airmen Memorial will be a monument to the team of African American fighter pilots and crew who served…
Tishomingo County Educational Complex
Iuka, Mississippi 1991 Through broad community participation involving a steering committee of 100 constituents, the needs of this low income, rural Mississippi county were analyzed to design a new high…
The Bakery Apartments
New Orleans, LA 1992 The Bakery building, originally constructed in 1920 as the Consumer’s Biscuit Company factory, is located in the historic Warehouse District. This area of New Orleans dramatically…
Jackson Brewery Development
New Orleans, LA 1983-89 Jackson Brewery Development: Master Plan A specialty retail festival marketplace receiving broad national attention, the Jackson Brewery Development reestablished the old Jackson Brewery as a landmark…
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Mission
concord (kon• kord) n. 1. agreement between persons; accord. 2. agreement between things; mutual fitness; harmony. 3. Gram. agreement (def.6). 4. peace or amity. 5. a treaty, compact or covenant.…
Inspiration
BUILDING ON THE COMMON EDGE Understanding and respecting the imaginative and aesthetic needs of everyday people are some of the most formidable challenges facing architects and community planners today. Many…
Common Edge
BUILDING ON THE COMMON EDGE Understanding and respecting the imaginative and aesthetic needs of everyday people are some of the most formidable challenges facing architects and community planners today. Many…
Nexus
A NEXUS FOR CHANGE Over the past twenty-five years Concordia has been focused on the development of an integrated community planning and design strategy. We have come to call this…
Engagement
At Concordia, community engagement involves extensive levels of partnership and collaboration with community stakeholders through all aspects of the decision-making process. We invite large groups of participants, representing a cross-section…
Steven B. Bingler, AIA, REFP, NCARB, Founder
Contact: sbingler@concordia.com Steven Bingler is the founder and President of Concordia. Under his leadership, Concordia’s projects span a wide range of building types including the Jackson Brewery Festival Marketplace,…
Bobbie Hill, Principal
Contact: bhill@concordia.com Through the application of the Concordia Nexus Planning Model, Ms. Hill works with communities to help them realize their potential through consensus building and exploring learning opportunities…
Bayne Dickinson, AIA, NCARB, Director of Architecture
bdickinson@concordia.com Bayne is Director of Architecture at Concordia LLC and oversees Concordia’s architecture portfolio. Over the past two decades, Bayne has designed and managed projects that have won numerous…
Jeff Hébert, Director of Planning
Contact: jhebert@concordia.com In his role at Concordia, Jeff is the Director of Planning and manages the firm’s planning portfolio. Currently, he is spending the bulk of his time managing…
Jacqueline Newman, Office Manager
Contact: jnewman@concordia.com Jacqueline Newman (Jackie) has been working with Concordia for eleven years. Jackie received a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Southern University in Baton Rouge in 1974.…
Ximena San Vicente, LEED AP, Senior Project Manager
Contact: xsanvicente@concordia.com After finishing her Bachelor Degree in Architecture in the State University in Uruguay, Ximena traveled to the United States where she was granted the Koch Fellowship to…
Ray Zabala, Intern Architect III
Contact: rzabala@concordia.com Since joining the firm in 2007, Ray Zabala has worked on a variety of projects that include renovations to the Ashe Cultural Center in New Orleans; a…
Asante Salaam, Community Engagement
Contact: asalaam@concordia.com Through Concordia, Asante Salaam manages community community engagement for the firm’s wide range of architecture and planning projects. Projects include Lagniappe Project New Orleans’ charter school development;…
Brittney Everett, LEED AP, Intern Architect
Contact: beverett@concordia.com Brittney is incredibly passionate about the city of New Orleans. At Concordia, Brittney is working on a number of projects including the Lagniappe Academies Temporary Site, the…
Thom Smith, Intern Architect/Urban Designer
Contact: tsmith@concordia.com Thom is an Intern Architect and Urban Designer at Concordia. He is currently working on educational and residential architecture projects. Other projects on which he has worked…
Philip Denning, Planner I
Philip is the most recent addition to Concordia. He received his Bachelor of Urban Planning from the School of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning at the University of Cincinnati. During…
Employment at Concordia
There are no openings at this time at Concordia, however, if you feel Concordia is the right match for you, we encourage you to send in your resume and portfolio…
Times-Picayune, Lolis Eric Elie, Advocating jazzy plan for schools
Steven Bingler’s muse is Concordia, the little-known Roman goddess of agreement, understanding and marital harmony. When he founded his New Orleans architectural firm 22 years ago, he named it after…
Posted January 26th, 2010
Steven Bingler Presented Keynote in Perth, Australia
May, 2010: Steven Bingler was invited to present the keynote address at the annual meeting of the Council of Education Facilities Planners in Perth, Australia.
Posted May 28th, 2010
Brittney Everett Presented Paper
Brittney presented her paper entitled Katrina the Seam[STRESS]: Rebuilding Through Flood Architecture at the ACSA Annual Meeting at Tulane University March 4-7, 2010. The paper explores flood architecture as a…
Posted January 29th, 2010

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