
SHANEEKUA HENRY
SLM Architecture, P.C.
Design Solutions, Inc.
SAY IT LOUD - NOW Exhibitor​
New York/ USA Designer
Who or what inspires you professionally?
I am admiring young people right now. They are informed, engaged and fearless. I think they are graduating with an understanding of the importance of being environmentally conscious.
SHANEEKUA HENRY
Bio:
Shaneekua Henry is a co-founder and Principal, alongside her husband Andrew Henry, who together own SLM Architecture P.C. She leads and partners with a multifaceted team of talented designers and engineers. She oversees all projects from conceptual design, construction documentation through completion of their multi-agency approval phases. Shaneekua’s beliefs are that quality design is not only based on knowledge and expertise but also the ability to evoke human emotion.
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How did you first learn about architecture and when did you decide that built environment profession was an area of interest for you?
My father, who is an entrepreneur as a mechanical subcontractor that planted the seed and encouraged me to use my interests to major in architecture while I was in high school.
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What do you do?
Architecture and Design
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What excites you in the work you do?
I am most excited by the lives I influence with the decisions I make. In creating architecture, we provide the environment in which people live. Every individual has their own perspective and the walls we create provide the extent of those views.
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Who or what inspires you professionally?
I am admiring young people right now. They are informed, engaged and fearless. I think they are graduating with an understanding of the importance of being environmentally conscious.
What is your proudest professional accomplishment or achievement?
I am most proud of our firm’s body of work and its impact on the city’s residents. Some of my highlights have been the personal stories from residents.
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Featured Project Name:
New Brooklyn Manor
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Featured Project Location:
799 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11221
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Featured Project Completion Date:
May 2019
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Role in Featured Project:
Principal Architect
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Featured Project Description:
The New Brooklyn Manor Project is a New Construction 5 Story 38 residential unit building located in Brooklyn, NY. The project parameters and criteria included Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, and construction Administrative Services.
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