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Posted: December 23, 2025
2025 Year in Review: Alexander Zilberman, AIA, Alexander Zilberman Architecture
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Alexander Zilberman Architecture
What accomplishment, milestone, project or transaction stood out for you or your firm in 2025?
Our firm has a longstanding relationship with Michael Kors, but 2025 was a particularly standout year for our ongoing collaboration as we complete three major retail venue designs for the global luxury brand, each a prototype concept launch. In addition to an in-mall prototype in Toronto and a premium outlet concept for Jersey Gardens, here in New York we completed a flagship location at Rockefeller Center that includes an exciting new amenity for guests: the Jet Set Lounge, an in-store destination where guests can sit and relax in style.
What emerging trends or shifts will shape opportunities for you, your firm, or market sector in 2026?
2025 has seen the acceleration of an ongoing trend in which luxury brands compete to create destination locations with new construction of freestanding flagship venues strategically located along busy suburban shopping corridors, which are popular with guests who don’t always want to make the arduous trip to Madison Ave. or Soho. We expect to see this trend continue, and we’re excited to work with our brand partners on creating unique, memorable, immersive experiences in new standalone buildings that we design.
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