Pratt Institute - Prattonia Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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A R Paul Heyer, Dean Sidney Shelov, Associate Dean Donald Cromley, Chairperson Michael Zisser, Chairperson Stuart Pertz, Chairperson Dennis Bator Bill Bedford Christine Bevington Francoise Bollack Dan Bucsescu Barbara Carr Roberto Castaneda Christopher Compton Norman Cox Daniel Cuoco | T Rex Curry Theo David, Chairperson Frank Degiovanni Samuel Desanto Michael! Dexter Ronald Didonno Liviu Dimitriu Juan Downey Jack Esterson Guiliano Fiorenzoli Stephen Friedman James Gainfort Deborah Gans Vittorio Giorgini Alex Goldfine Michael Goodman Warren Gran i | Christopher Guerra Tobias Guggenheimer Cindy Harden Michael Hollander Paola lacucci Tian-Fang Jing John Johansen Constantine Karalis William Katavolos Nicholas Koutsomitis Haresh Lalvani Yaw Shuin Lee Emanuel Levy Hans Christian Lischewski Leonard Lizak E John Lobell Albert Lorenz Jim Maeda Paul Mankiewicz Felix Martorano Katherine Mathews Robert Mayers John McNanie Larry Mersel Nancy Miao Barbara Neski Signe Nielsen Taeg Nishimoto Robert Pelosi Anne Perkins Richard Pollack Benedetto Puccio R Pascal Quintard-Hofstein Susan Reynolds Michael Rubenstein Stanley Salzman Theodore Sherman Ronald Shiffman William Shopsin John Shuttleworth Harry Simmons Stephen Swaney John Szto Joe] Weinstein Christopher Welsh Andrew Wright Hantord Yang Robert Zaccone

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Right from Pratt | went to Harvard and got my master’s degree in one year, then went to work for Edward, Laraby, Barnes in the city for six or seven years. With Charles Gwathmey, my friend from high school, who was also an architect, there came an opportunity to break off and form a partnership. We were lucky that our first commissions were great ones— State University campus at Purchase and buildings at Princeton. Since then we've done urban develop- ments in many cities, like the New York City Housing Authority. We've done corporate architecture for IBM, AT T, and Hyatt International. Also we have done private residences for people like Philip Johnson and Steven Spielberg. We run the Pratt Internship Program and we get young people who come in on one level and return to school completely recycled. They do better work and are demanding of their professors and their peers. It is uplifting for the school. As for graduating students of archi- tecture, | think that their first job ex- perience is most important. Maybe even more important than their education, How has Pratt affected me? Well it was the place to be in the late ’50s and early ‘60s and | believe it still is today. It’s a great environment, it exposes you to all fields of the arts and it instills a sense of commitment and determination in everything. Robert Siegel Architect Robert Siegel graduated from the School of Architecture in 1962 with a bachelor’s degree and then from Har- vard in 1963 with a master’s degree. His first job was for Edward, Laraby, Barnes, Incorporated in New York City. He worked there for six years. He is now partners in one of the most successful architectural practices in the world, Gwathmey, Siegel and Associates.

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Michael D. Ross V.P. Tishma n Construction Corp. of New York V.P. Tishman Construction (U.K.) Ltd. ry = Q | Michael! VD. Koss took his Bachelor of Scence dearee (Monors) in Lonsit A — ron Ma in 1IQA4 s currently Executive Vice President of Tishman Construction Corporotion s United Kingdom office in London, within the Wimpey Tishman organization, responsibie for the inte- gration of American methodol DY, systems, and resources into the United Kingdom projects After two years of designing and drafting laboratory fumiture and equipment he joined the architectural firm of Hamby, Kennely, Sloamson, and Smith; five years later he joined Cauldwell- Wingate; in his seven years with Tishman he has worked on various projects ranging from the Tower 49 office building, to the landmarkea f of Carnegie Hall mayor restoration o Before | went to Pratt | attended City thousands of people who were reg- I’m not quite sure how I'd summarize College in the Bronx. Pratt had a to- istering. There was a lot of communi- Pratt Institute, tor it’s very hard. ltwo tally different atmosphere, because cation at Pratt. It was tor me a very, a good experience, which | thoroughly when you drove onto the campus very good experience. | still see enjoyed. It left me with comfortable you were in your own little enclave, a some oft the friends | made in my fond memories. The campus wa: little community which formed a classes there, and | bump into many inique, with its blend of architectura world of its own. Construction Man- of my tea hers trom Pratt in my pro styles, and | suppose that archite agement was in its infancy then, and fessional career tural uniqueness was symbolic of my everything was on a first name The only advice that | could give experiences there basis, one-to-one There was the to anyone entering the construction feeling that the professors cared management field now is to tell them about YOU; there was a warmth in what | look for when | hire someone the school. Pratt was friendly; you look good, and handle yourself with en oyed going there because every- contidence. Get out into the fie a one took time to work with you The work on the job sites. Learn how a department heads got to know you buliding goes up, what | call learning gs i dividu rE you did not get the nuts and bolt: I'd give the same herded into ab Qg qymnasium ai req vice to arcnitects and enaineer istration time where the only interes! Ind pr ably t invone interested was in handing out class cards to the n the building industry 20