Forward Work LLC Information

Forward Work is a design practice that focuses on creating projects in the built realm that aspire to define the human experience. We employ alternative strategies through the use of various materials and technologies that explore a range of scales from the tactility of the physical realm to the virtues of space. Our work is made by many hands unified toward a common purpose: to engage work that is of use, endures, and is loved. Our mission is constantly evolving, but founded upon a deep commitment to be of service and to assist others in realizing their goals. The direction of the studio begins with the fundamentals, an ability to solve problems through making, and the desire to develop an identity that transcends style. It is an ever optimistic approach that strives to provide solutions and offers opportunity for invention. We specialize on the exterior to make a better interior experience working from inside out. Carlyle received his Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University and a Bachelors of Architecture from the Pratt Institute School of Architecture. While attending Pratt he received the David C. Singler Award, the World Studio Foundation Award, and an American Institute of Architecture Scholarship. Before founding the studio, Carlyle worked in the New York offices of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects and Polshek Partnership Architects in design and management capacities. His design and detailing experience was wide-ranging on projects including the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center and most notably the design of the American Institute of Architecture Honor Award winning Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Working with Tod Williams & Billie Tsien provided him with a heightened sensibility in the use of materials and how to put things together thoughtfully while at Polshek Partnership Architects he was exposed to the methodology of practice- two experiences integral to the ethos of his work. At PPA Carlyles technical detailing experience was developed and ...