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Since 1977

Founded in 1977, TRM Architect is a Western New York architecture and engineering firm with strong local ties and a broad spectrum of clients. As strategic partners and collaborators, we are committed to creative, buildable and sustainable designs, high standards of technical accuracy, and accountability to budget.

448 Delaware Avenue
448 Delaware Avenue, our office since 1999

Leadership

Matthew P. Moscati

AIA, OAA, NCARB, LEED AP, CBCP

Principal. Joined the firm full-time in 1996 and leads it today.

m.moscati@trmarchitect.com

Thomas R. Moscati

Founder

Incorporated TRM in the Ellicott Square Building in 1977, with a first Tops Market and a first Wilson Farms store that same year.

The studio

Architects, designers, estimators and an in-house civil P.E.

Many of us have been here for decades. That continuity is a large part of why clients keep calling us back.

Restored Corinthian capital at 448 Delaware

We restored 448 Delaware down to its column capitals, then fitted it with zoned heating and cooling and replica windows. The Preservation Board recognized it in 2002.

History

From a first Tops Market in 1977 to The Cheesecake Factory’s first LEED certified restaurant.

  1. 1977
    • Firm incorporated in the Ellicott Square Building, Buffalo. Thomas R. Moscati, Principal
    • First Tops Market, Lockport, NY
    • First Wilson Farms convenience store, West Seneca, NY
  2. 1983
    • First CADD system
  3. 1989
    • Castellani Art Gallery, Niagara University
  4. 1990
    • District Architect for the North Tonawanda City School District
    • Staff of 8, relocates to Amherst, NY
  5. 1994
    • First virtual building, in ArchiCAD
  6. 1995
    • Hospitality and entertainment design team formed
    • Marvel Mania, Los Angeles
  7. 1996
    • Matthew Moscati joins the firm full-time
  8. 1997
    • 100th Wilson Farms store
    • Licensed in a 10th state
    • First Planet Hollywood, Gurnee Mills, IL
  9. 1998
    • Commissioned to modernize seven Buffalo City Schools
  10. 1999
    • Gallagher Center, Niagara University
    • Staff of 20, relocates to the Allentown Historic District
  11. 2000
    • ESPN Zone design team leader for Disney Regional Entertainment
  12. 2001
    • First ESPN Zone, Las Vegas
    • First U.S. government commission, USPS term contract
    • 125th Tops Market, Ithaca, NY
  13. 2002
    • First LEED registered project in Western New York
    • Erie County Medical Center term contract
  14. 2003
    • First Cheesecake Factory, Kansas City, MO
    • Lexington Co-op designed for Elmwood Avenue
  15. 2005
    • First international commission, Bridgetown, Barbados
    • Licensed in a 30th state
    • Veterans Affairs Healthcare Network term contract
  16. 2008
    • ESPN Zone at L.A. Live
  17. 2009
    • Preservation Board Award for 591 Delaware
  18. 2010
    • First Max Brenner, Forum Shops at Caesars Palace
  19. 2012
    • Taps Galleria
    • Houghton College PACE Center
  20. 2013
    • The Cheesecake Factory’s first LEED certified restaurant
    • Two Brick by Brick Awards
  21. 2014
    • Crosby’s convenience store prototype and rollout
    • Duty Free Americas, Rainbow Bridge crossing

Recognition

YearAwardProgramProject
2013Best RetailBrick by Brick AwardsNOCO Express, Genesee & Holtz
2013Best Multi-ResidentialBrick by Brick AwardsFirst Baptist Church Loft Apartments
2013Best Interior DesignBrick by Brick AwardsNOCO Express, Genesee & Holtz
2013Best Original Store DesignConvenience Store News Design ContestNOCO Express, Lancaster, NY
2009RehabilitationCity of Buffalo Preservation Board Awards591 Delaware Avenue
2002Corinthian ColumnCity of Buffalo Preservation Board Awards448 Delaware Avenue
2000Best New BuildingIrondequoit Chamber of CommerceWilson Farms, Irondequoit
1996A Lesson in ExcellenceCrystal AppleNTCSD Meadow Educational Campus
Best Visual Store Design, 2nd PrizeInternational InspirationTops Market

Clients

A selection from the client list on file.

Hospitality

  • The Cheesecake Factory
  • Disney Regional Entertainment
  • Planet Hollywood International
  • Hooters, Inc.
  • Houlihan’s Restaurants
  • Jack Astor’s
  • Swiss Chalet
  • O’Tooles Restaurants
  • Arby’s
  • Buffalo Zoological Society
  • Niagara Falls Country Club
  • Marinescape

Retail & food service

  • Tops Markets
  • Wilson Farms
  • NOCO Energy
  • Duty Free Americas
  • Benderson Development
  • Ellicott Development Co.
  • Lexington Real Foods Co-op
  • American Airlines
  • Broadway Market
  • NY Telephone Company
  • Pyramid Mall
  • Reid Petroleum

Academic

  • Niagara University
  • SUCF – Buffalo State College
  • SUCF – The College at Brockport
  • Buffalo Public Schools
  • North Tonawanda City School District
  • Wilson Central School
  • St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute
  • Attica School District
  • Buffalo Academy of Science Charter

Healthcare & civic

  • WNY Veterans Affairs
  • Erie County Medical Center
  • Mount St. Mary’s Hospital
  • United States Postal Service
  • Niagara County
  • Town of Grand Island
  • Salvation Army
  • N.T. Public Library
  • Fairfax County

Industrial

  • Fisher-Price
  • Georgia-Pacific
  • Trico
  • US Sugar
  • Tarantino Foods
  • Lake Steel
  • Pepco

Careers

We expose staff to every part of the profession, with mentors, IDP support, project manager training and continuing education, and we let people grow as far as their abilities and interests take them.

Send a cover letter, CV and a few images of your work, as one PDF under 5 MB, to Matthew Moscati at m.moscati@trmarchitect.com.