Brooklyn Heights Interim Library detail of the “book worm” wall that incorporates a poem by Walt Whitman titled Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, 1856_©Gregg Richards ) Philosophy The studio has designed many buildings and written many books including “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a House” – A feature of 13 residences and 13 topics related to domestic spaces that is all set to be published in the Fall of 2021.

The architect currently serves on the board of the Architectural League of New York.Ī brainchild of Stella Betts and David Leven, LEVENBETTS within the first ten years of establishment has been notably published in a monograph called Pattern Recognition that highlights the first ten years of the firm’s practice. She then co-founded her organization ‘LEVENBETTS’ along with David Leven and bagged various fellowships and awards including Architectural League of New York for the Emerging Voices, Architectural Record’s Design Vanguard, and Young Architects Forum. Some of the prestigious universities she has taught at include Parsons School for Design, Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, The Cooper Union, and Syracuse University School of Architecture. She stepped into the architecture industry after completing her Master of Architecture from Harvard GSD.

Stella Betts started her journey in architecture at Connecticut College where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree. Square House by Leven Betts_©Vietnam Architecture Magazine Stella Betts and David Leven_©Photograph by Michael Moran Life She has served in many architectural juries, taught at various universities, and is a member of the Board of the Architectural League of New York. Her domain of design mainly includes public spaces, housing, residences, furniture, and exhibitions.

She is well recognized internationally, through awards, publications, and exhibitions. An award-winning architect from New York City and a founding partner at LEVENBETTS, Stella Betts has made a mark on the architectural industry with her designs at a range of scales.

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