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Earl S BellHypertechton

Design, technology, and craftsmanship — buildings, cities, and territories where structure, landscape, and public life converge.

40.8509° N / 73.9713° W
NEW YORK METRO · NY–NJ
Position

A building is a piece of the city before it is an object. Every project begins with the section — where ground, structure, and light negotiate — and ends only when the public realm is better than we found it.

Selected Work
01AVIATION

JFK Terminal 4

With Skidmore, Owings & Merrill — design and coordination across architecture, structure, and MEP. Redesigned the undulating perforations of the acoustic ceiling panels for manufacturability, and worked with Arup's engineers on control tower visualization and systems conflict resolution.

LocationQueens, NY
WithSOM
RoleArch · Structure · MEP
02TOWERS

XI Towers

With Woods Bagot — advanced BIM methodologies to optimize design workflows on Manhattan's twisting twin towers. Precision modeling and point cloud data kept structural, architectural, and MEP systems in seamless coordination.

LocationManhattan, NY
WithWoods Bagot
RoleBIM · Coordination
03MASTERPLAN

Assembly Square

With Street Works Developers — conceptual design and detailed urban site plans for a 45-acre, $1.75B transformation of a former industrial site: roughly 5 million square feet spanning 2,100 residences, offices, retail, and a hotel.

LocationSomerville, MA
Area45 acres · 5M sf
Value$1.75B
04MASTERPLAN

Atlanta Heights

A 25-acre mixed-use development designed and planned by Earl S. Bell — cultural heritage, green technology, and urban innovation drawn from Native American and African American design motifs, organized around a public plaza of art, performance, and dining.

LocationAtlanta, GA
Area25 acres
RoleDesign · Masterplan
05CULTURAL

Clinton Presidential Library

With Ralph Appelbaum Associates — design and visualization of key architectural elements including the iconic entry lobby sculpture, developed into precise construction details in collaboration with engineers and manufacturers.

LocationLittle Rock, AR
WithRalph Appelbaum
RoleDesign · Visualization
06HOSPITALITY

Addis Ababa Hotel

Designed by Earl S. Bell on the ancestral land of the Gile family — modern luxury woven with Ethiopian heritage, bridging history and innovation as a destination for global travelers and international events.

LocationAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
SectorHospitality
RoleDesign
07TERRITORY

Bell Estate

A 400-acre self-contained village on ancestral land in Georgia — producing its own energy, food, and goods, with dedicated facilities for inventors, patents, and prototypes, and a central plaza for trade and cultural exchange.

LocationGeorgia
Area400 acres
RoleGreen town planning
08ENTERPRISE

Digital Transformation

With Wipro, consulting for Levi Strauss & Co. — BIM360 and Autodesk Construction Cloud integrated into global operations, with custom workflows and design automation across a fleet of 3,000 retail stores on multiple continents.

ClientLevi Strauss & Co.
Scale3,000 stores
RoleEnterprise architecture
Studio

Founded by Earl S. Bell — architect, inventor, Pratt Institute — with experience earned at SOM, Woods Bagot, Ralph Appelbaum Associates, Costas Kondylis, and Wipro. Design, technology, and craftsmanship under one roof, from the New York metro to Africa.

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