Elga Killinger AIA

Principal

Elga Killinger AIA is a Principal at Handel Architects serving dual roles as Project Architect and Project Interior Designer for some of the firm’s most high-profile work including the Dream Downtown Hotel, an award winning 316-room boutique hotel near New York’s Meatpacking District and the flagship for the Dream Hotels brand.  Elga joined the New York City office in 2004 after working for two years in the San Francisco office. 

Elga is currently leading Handel Architects' architectural and interior design teams on the design and construction administration of Inspir Manhattan, a new luxury senior living development on the Upper East Side.  She also oversees the construction of 12 East 48th Street, a high-rise timeshare hotel in the Special Midtown District.  Other recently completed projects include The Enclave at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, a 430-unit multifamily residential building in New York’s Morningside Heights.  Elga was also responsible for the interior design and furnishings of the amenity spaces and two model apartments at 170 Amsterdam Avenue a multi-family residential building on New York’s Upper West Side.  

Before joining Handel Architects, Elga worked as a designer and Project Architect at Davis Brody Bond on a variety of institutional projects. 

Elga holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and a Master of Architecture with a Certificate in Historic Preservation both from the University of Pennsylvania.  A registered architect in the State of New York, Elga is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the American Society of Interior Designers, and on the Board of Directors of the Society of American Registered Architects New York Council.