Allied Works Architecture Inc Allied Works

City-funded organization

Allied Works Architecture Inc. is an architecture firm founded in Portland, Oregon in 1994 by Brad Cloepfil, with a second office opened in New York City in 2003; its own website lists current offices in Portland, Oregon and Brooklyn, New York. The firm is known for museum and cultural building work, including the Museum of Arts and Design in Manhattan and an expansion of the Seattle Art Museum. Its NYC government work is entirely with the Department of Design and Construction (DDC). It holds $12.1 million in active city contracts as of August 2026 across three lines: a $5 million renewal of an "Architectural Design Requirements" task order contract, a $4.0 million contract for design of the Eastern Parkway Library renovation and expansion, and a $3.1 million contract for a new Emergency Medical Service Station 17 (the latter two awarded as multiple award contracts). Since 2013 it has been awarded $49 million across nine DDC contracts, mostly recurring citywide "Architectural & Engineering Design Requirements" task order contracts awarded through RFP, with $15 million paid to date. About 18% of its contract value ($9 million across two contracts) was awarded without a fresh

Industry (per city contracts)
Professional Services
City contracts (active)
$12,116,482 · 3 contracts
Awarded all-time
$51,158,702 · 10 since 2013, incl. expired
Registered to start later
$2,337,112 · 1 contract
Paid to date
$15,268,272
Won without a fresh bid
18% of contract value · $9,000,000 · 2 contracts

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City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

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