AARRIS Architects President

Nicole Hollant-Denis

President of AARRIS Architects

R.A., A.I.A., N.O.M.A.

Nicole Hollant-Denis, President, is an award winning designer practicing as an architect in New York City. In her 20 years of practice, Ms. Hollant-Denis has orchestrated the completion of a variety of developments and building types. She has received design recognition for large transportation, commercial, educational, residential and museum design. Noteworthy designs include Met Life 5 Avenue and 16 Street offices in, NY, Beautification of the Van Wyck Expressway, and the completion of the African Burial Ground National Monument, in downtown Manhattan.

Throughout the development of her career Ms. Hollant-Denis has always maintained a strong commitment and delivery to struggling communities. She has given her architectural expertise to Habitat for Humanity and the United Way organization on several occasions. Ms. Hollant-Denis has been awarded the Robert Eidlitz Fellowship, a design study of afro-centric design in West African nations; Ghana, Mali and Senegal, from her undergraduate Alma Marta, Cornell University. Her focus on Afro-centricity in Architecture allows her to create inspiring work for culturally specific projects such as the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center in Spring Valley, NY. Ms. Hollant-Denis has studied architecture in Japan, Italy, France, and England through university travel programs.

As a strong proponent of property ownership and development, Ms. Hollant-Denis has earned a Master Degree in Design Studies, concentration in Urban Planning Real Estate Financing, from Harvard University.

Current as of 2012

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