A S D F is the shared architectural practice of Aurélie Frolet and David Shanks, founded in 2020 in Syracuse, NY.
Together, we pursue select projects that serve the public interest by integrating diverse criteria of sustainability, from the environmental to the socio-economic. We assert the agency of architects to intervene in the exigencies of the contemporary world at a local, intensive scale. Along with commissioned work and design competitions, we routinely work with non-profit organizations in the Syracuse area on small projects that have large impacts for social and environmental justice in the local community.
Aurélie Frolet
b. 1986, Paris, France
afrolet@syr.edu
Aurélie Frolet is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Syracuse University’s School of Architecture, where she teaches courses in design and drawing. Aurélie has previously worked as an architectural designer in the offices of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), Morris Adjmi, and Halard Halard. She received her M.Arch degree from Cornell, where she was awarded the Richmond Harold Shreve Thesis Prize, and her B.A. in Comparative Literature and Chinese Language from the University of Georgia, where she received a full-tuition academic merit scholarship. Aurélie also studied Chinese literature and language at the Tsinghua University in Beijing, China for one year.
David R. Shanks
b. 1982, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
drshanks@syr.edu
David Shanks is a registered architect in the State of New York. He is an Assistant Professor at Syracuse University’s School of Architecture, where he teaches courses in building technology and design fundamentals. From 2018-2020, David was the Director of the Architecture Program for Syracuse University in Florence, Italy. He has previously worked as an architectural designer for Preston Scott Cohen, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM), and Gluckman Tang. He received his M.Arch from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and his B.A. in Urban Design Studies and Economics from New York University.
Clients:
American Legion - https://www.legion.org/
Cape Cod Modern House Trust - https://www.ccmht.org
Cazenovia Area Community Development Association - https://www.cacda.net/
Salt City Harvest Farm - https://www.saltcityharvest.farm
Team members:
Matthew DiRado
Yücel Güven
Lindsey Brown
Jerry Yan
Sravya Sirigi
Shaan Lakshmanan