American Museum of Natural History

SPR represented the American Museum of Natural History with respect to the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation. An approximately 190,000 square-foot addition to the Museum, the Gilder Center houses new and modernized classrooms, stores and displays more of the Museum’s unparalleled collections, and provides innovative exhibition spaces. The firm represented the Museum during the preparation of the project’s Final Environmental Impact Statement and successfully defended the Project in New York State Supreme Court. The Appellate Division, First Department unanimously affirmed the Supreme Court’s decision. The Gilder Center opened in 2023.