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Ralph Appelbaum Associates – Key Projects

Key Buildings

Culloden Battlefield Visitors Centre, near Inverness, Scotland
Date built: –
Design: Gareth Hoskins Architects with Ralph Appelbaum Associates

photograph © Andrew Lee
Ralph Applebaum Associates : Scottish building

Holocaust Museum, Washington DC, USA
Date built: –

Museum of Scotland redevelopment, Edinburgh, Scotland
Date built: 2011
Architect: Gareth Hoskins Architects ; Exhibition Designer: Ralph Appelbaum Associates

photo © Adrian Welch
Ralph Appelbaum – Museum of Scotland
Essentially this is a major Victorian building in Edinburgh’s Old Town that has been completely refurbished. With its old exhibits and huge bank of steps outside it had been eclipsed when Benson + Forsyth’s ‘extension’ building opened immediately to the west.

New York Museum of Natural History, USA
Date built: –

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Location: 88 Pine Street, New York, NY 10005, United States of America.

New York City Design Practice Information

Design studio based in Manhattan (New York City), London and Beijing, Berlin, Moscow, and Dubai.

This company is the world’s largest museum exhibition design firm.

Headquarters: New York City, New York, United States

Founder: Ralph Appelbaum

Founded: 1978

Contact details:

Address: 88 Pine Street, New York, NY 10005, United States

Phone +1 212 334 8200

email: contact(at)raai.com

RAA is a multidisciplinary firm specializing in the planning and design of museums, exhibits, educational environments and visitor attractions, according to the company. A family-owned company founded in 1978, its portfolio includes many of the world’s most recognizable public learning institutions across 700 completed commissions in more than 50 countries.

Headquartered in New York City, with branch offices in London, Moscow, Berlin, Beijing and Dubai, RAA has a staff of over two hundred practitioners including designers, architects, historians, educators, media specialists, technologists, and researchers. RAA is known for its work for national governments, leading institutions, and major corporations.
source: company about us page

Website: www.raany.com

RAA, New York City

Ralph Appelbaum Associates (often referred to as RAA) is a globally recognized design practice headquartered in New York City, United States, known especially for its leadership in museum, exhibition, and narrative environment design.

Overview:

Founded in 1978 by Ralph Appelbaum, the firm has grown into one of the world’s largest and longest‑established specialists in designing museum and cultural experiences, combining architecture, exhibition design, storytelling, interpretation, and spatial communication. RAA’s interdisciplinary teams include designers, architects, historians, educators, media specialists, technologists, and writers who collaborate to create immersive and educational environments.