Michael Moran is a New York–based architectural photographer whose work emphasizes spatial composition, light, and the materiality of built environments. After earning a Master of Architecture and working in Gehry’s studio, he discovered photography and has since developed a distinctive visual voice that blends precision with atmosphere.
His portfolio includes cultural, institutional, residential, and commercial projects, with imagery featured in leading architectural publications and platforms. He is acclaimed for photographing contemporary architecture in ways that balance technical clarity and emotional presence.
LOCATION: New York, USA
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Located on a scenic 13-acre lot that straddles the boundary between a dense forest and an open field, the House Between Forest and Field by nArchitects offers a unique blend of architectural styles and natural interactions.
To integrate the indoor and outdoor spaces of a Miami Beach tropical ocean front apartment residence in an elegant and rigorously designed curvilinear building by Renzo Piano.
The design of this weekend family retreat on Shelter Island, NY responds to the location’s wistful beauty. Mature trees, hedgerows and rolling lawns extend to a narrow sandy beach and the water beyond.
Perched slope-side at a Vermont mountain resort, Vermont Chalet by Birdseye Design reimagines a mold-riddled 1960s ski house into a sleek, contemporary haven. By preserving the original foundation and first-floor framing, the architects tightly wove new additions…
At the end of the 19th Century a private beach community was established from over 100 acres of coastal farmland. It was here that a family with a passion for art decided to build a home for…
For the client, a South African high-tech software entrepreneur and Astronaut (the second civilian to go to outerspace with the Russian Cosmonauts), create a low-tech architectural solution for Think Tank research and conference space
Terrapin House is a single-family private residence for a large extended family located in Woodstock, Vermont. The project straddles the edge of a forest and open mountain meadow on a steep rock band that delineates the two…
A modest single story L-shaped cottage on a bay side site in Sag Harbor was converted into a single two-story building volume. A key intent of the design was to create a sense of privacy from the…
Lathhouse is a regionally inspired home conceptually influenced by the local agricultural history combined with contemporary programming, modernist convention, sustainable building systems and materials, and a reverence for vernacular form.
