TED AGOOS CO-FOUNDED AGOOS/LOVERA ARCHITECTS, NOW STUDIO AGOOS LOVERA, WITH JORGE LOVERA IN 1983. OVER THE PAST FORTY YEARS HE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF AWARD-WINNING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, CIVIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS, AND BEEN INVOLVED WITH NUMEROUS NON-PROFIT BOARDS, TASK FORCES, AND OTHER CIVIC INITIATIVES.
IN 2013, TED COMPLETED THE PHASED TRANSITION OF STUDIO AGOOS LOVERA TO SECOND-GENERATION PARTNERS AND FORMED AGOOS ARCHITECTURE+DESIGN. SINCE THEN, TED HAS TAKEN ON PROJECTS INDEPENDENTLY, AND HAS ALSO FORMED STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WITH VARIOUS COLLEAGUES TO TACKLE LARGER ASSIGNMENTS.
HE CAN BE REACHED AT TED@TEDAGOOS.COM AND 215.760.6373.
TED'S CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDE:
SCHUYKILL RIVER PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE: A NEW PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE BRIDGE HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ALLOW THE SCHUYKILL BANKS TRAIL TO CROSS THE SCHUYKILL RIVER TO CONNECT CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA TO BARTRAM'S GARDEN AND BEYOND ON THE WEST BANK. AMMANN & WHITNEY (WSP USA) IS THE PRIME CONSULTANT. TED ALSO COLLABORATED WITH LIGHTING DESIGNER CLAUDIA LIBRETT OF 521 ATELIER ON A DRAMATIC LIGHTING DESIGN WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE NEW STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS. CONSTRUCTION IS WELL UNDERWAY AND WILL BE COMPLETE IN 2024.
AFRICA CENTER: TED WORKED WITH JNA CAPITAL ON A PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR A NEW 36,000SF MULTI-USE FACILITY IN SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA FOR ACANA (AFRICAN CULTURAL ALLIANCE OF NORTH AMERICA), A NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WHICH PROVIDES A RANGE OF SERVICES TO AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN IMMIGRANTS IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT WAS FUNDED AND TED COLLABORATED WITH KMA ARCHITECTS ON THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT. THE BUILDING INCLUDES THE ADAPTIVE RE-USE OF 10,000SF IN EXISTING 2 AND 3 STORY BUILDINGS AND 26,000SF IN A 4 STORY ADDITION. THE AFRICA CENTER WILL INCLUDE A COMMUNITY CENTER, DAYCARE, HEALTHCARE, RETAIL, AND ACANA’S OFFICES. A SIGNIFICANT FEATURE OF THE NEW BUILDING WILL BE 54 CUT METAL ART SCREENS MOUNTED IN FRONT OF THE UPPER FLOOR WINDOWS ON THE PRIMARY FACADE, EACH OF WHICH WILL HAVE A UNIQUE DESIGN SELECTED FROM ENTRIES FROM AFRICAN ARTISTS LIVING IN AFRICA OR THE AFRICAN DIASPORA IN AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION. PHOTOS OF A PROTOTYPE ARE INCLUDED BELOW. CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN IN SPRING 2024.
PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF BUILDING STANDARDS: TED HAS SERVED ON THE BOARD SINCE 2001, REVIEWING BUILDING CODE VARIANCES.
ASSIGNMENTS TED HAS COMPLETED SINCE ESTABLISHING AGOOS ARCHITECTURE+DESIGN INCLUDE:
MILES STUDIO, MALVERN, PA: TED WORKED WITH ARTIST TOM MILES ON A NEW STUDIO ON HIS PROPERTY IN MALVERN. CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN 2023.
ADDITION, CHERRY HILL NJ: TED DESIGNED A ONE-STORY MASTER BEDROOM SUITE ADDITION, CONNECTED BY A NEW SOLARIUM LINK TO AN EXISTING ONE-STORY MID-CENTURY HOUSE. CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN 2021.
HOUSE ADDITION/RENOVATION, LOWER MERION, PA: TED DESIGNED A TWO-STORY ADDITION AND RENOVATIONS TO THE EXISTING HOUSE. CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN 2023.
SOUTHWEST LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL: TED AND CB DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (CBDSI) COLLABORATED ON AN EVALUATION OF FOUR POTENTIAL SITES FOR A NEW 80,000 SF, 1,000 STUDENT K-8 SCHOOL FOR THE CHARTER SCHOOL, WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 500 STUDENTS IN A LEASED FACILITY. FOLLOWING THE EVALUATION, TED AND METCALFE ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN WERE SELECTED TO DESIGN THE NEW SCHOOL ON THE SELECTED SITE ADJACENT TO COBBS CREEK PARK IN SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA. DEMOLITION AND SITE PREPARATION ARE COMPLETE, BUT CONSTRUCTION IS ON HOLD. CBDSI IS THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE.
HOUSE ADDITION/RENOVATION, ARDMORE, PA: TED DESIGNED A TWO-STORY ADDITION AND RENOVATIONS TO THE EXISTING HOUSE. CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN 2020.
HOUSE RENOVATIONS, HAVERFORD, PA: TED DESIGNED EXTENSIVE RENOVATIONS TO AN EXISTING TWO-STORY HOUSE. CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN 2020.
MARKET SQUARE VILLAGE: TED WORKED WITH DEVELOPER PAUL SINGH ON A NEW 25,000 SF SHOPPING CENTER WITH OFFICE SPACE ON THE SECOND FLOOR IN MILLBOURNE, PA. CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN 2020.
THE FIREHOUSE AT BRANDYWINE WORKSHOP AND ARCHIVES: TED WAS THE ARCHITECT FOR THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF A FOUR-STORY HISTORIC FIREHOUSE HOUSING A RETAIL SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR, AN ART GALLERY AND EVENT SPACE ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND 1,800SF LIVE/WORK APARTMENTS ON THE TWO UPPER FLOORS. JEFFREY CRUSE OF CATALYST CONSULTING WAS THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE AND SB CONRAD WAS THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR. CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN 2017.
J2 DESIGN AND EXIT DESIGN STUDIOS: TED WAS THE ARCHITECT FOR THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF A FOUR-STORY, 15,000SF VACANT WAREHOUSE IN NORTHERN LIBERTIES FOR OFFICE SPACE FOR TWO AFFILIATED DESIGN FIRMS. JACKIE SWEENEY OF HARRISON STREET ADVISORS WAS THE OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE. CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN 2018.
THE CRANE: TED ADVISED PHILADELPHIA CHINATOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (PCDC) AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT PARTNER JNA CAPITAL (JNA) DURING GMP NEGOTIATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW TWENTY-ONE STORY 150 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING WITH A COMMUNITY CENTER AND RETAIL AT 10TH AND VINE STREET IN PHILADELPHIA. HUNTER ROBERTS CONSTRUCTION GROUP WAS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER. CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN 2019.
DOWELL RESIDENCE AND STUDIO: THE NEW 5,000SF STRUCTURE IN THE LOWER KENSINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD OF PHILADELPHIA INCLUDES A TWO-STORY RESIDENCE, AND A DOUBLE-HEIGHT ART STUDIO FOR A PROFESSOR EMERITUS AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY'S TYLER SCHOOL OF ART. CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN 2016. AN ADDITION TO THE STUDIO WAS ALSO COMPLETED IN 2020
LYNNEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANNING STUDY: TED WORKED WITH CBDSI TO DEVELOP OPTIONS FOR EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING 600 STUDENT K THRU 5 SCHOOL FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP, INCLUDING A NEW CONSTRUCTION OPTION AND A RENOVATION/ADDITIONS OPTION. THE STUDY WAS COMPLETED IN 2017.
HUB3939 CONSTRUCTION PHASE CONSULTING: TED ADVISED JNA CAPITAL DURING THE FIFTEEN MONTH CONSTRUCTION PHASE FOR A NEW SEVEN-STORY 65 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING WITH TWO FLOORS OF RETAIL IN UNIVERSITY CITY. INTECH CONSTRUCTION WAS THE DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTOR. CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN 2017.
TED'S CURRENT AND FORMER CLIENTS INCLUDE:
ACANA…JNA CAPITAL…RED TETTEMER ADVERTISING...WISSAHICKON CHARTER SCHOOL…BRITISH AIR...ELECTRONICINK...COMCAST... THE PHILADELPHIA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY...AKER SHIPBUILDING...DIBRUNO BROTHERS...THE RESTAURANT SCHOOL...REINHOLD RESIDENTIAL...PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION..ISTAR FINANCIAL...BRANDYWINE GRAPHIC WORKSHOP AND ARCHIVES...AGS/EX:IT/J2... ST JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY...FEDERAL CAPITAL PARTNERS...PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT...160 OVER 90 ADVERTISING...UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE...PHILADELPHIANS CONCERNED ABOUT HOUSING...SCHUYKILL RIVER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION...PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES...PHILADELPHIA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION...SCHOOL DISTRICT OF HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP...SEPTA...ALTERRA PROPERTY GROUP...WALLINGFORD-SWARTHMORE SCHOOL DISTRICT...HISTORIC LANDMARKS FOR LIVING...PHILADELPHIA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (PIDC)...PENN STATE UNIVERSITY...LOWER MERION SCHOOL DISTRICT…and NUMEROUS SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CLIENTS