Alex Nizhikhovskiy has been a member of The Turett Collaborative since 2013, beginning his tenure as a junior designer and eventually growing to Partner. Alex manages the firm’s numerous private residential projects, building long-lasting relationships that have spanned multiple homes and projects with repeat clients. He fosters a collaborative design practice, building on the shared expertise and individual experiences of the staff, clients, and the great builders and artisans the firm works with. Alex enjoys leading projects while mentoring junior staff and helping them grow into leadership roles of their own. Outside of the practice, Alex mentors students and sits on design juries at his alma mater, the Spitzer School of Architecture.

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Alex is a licensed architect in the state of New York, with a Master in Architecture from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Architecture from the Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York.

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While working toward his B.Arch, he studied abroad in Italy and Greece and was nationally recognized with the AIA Henry Adams Medal upon graduation. He previously spent five years as a Junior Designer at Montoya-Rodriguez Architects + Planners, where he focused on public projects, primarily public schools for the NYC School Construction Authority, facilities for The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and educational buildings for the State University of New York.

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Raised in New York City, Alex has a deep connection with and passion for the city, preserving and celebrating its past while designing for its ever-evolving future. He is interested in architecture composed of three essential qualities: light, space, and material tectonics; rooted in its sense of place and identity; and creating a dialogue with visitors and inhabitants. His approach recognizes the importance of “taking cognizance of both subtle and powerful patterns of inhabitation that have been inscribed into and built onto the earth over time” (Robert McCarter).