BRUCE J. LEVY, AIA RESUME
Fields of Expertise:
- Architectural Planning & Design for Residential Renovation and New Construction
- Medical and Health Facilities Programming, Planning and Design
- Commercial, Recreational Facilities, Waterfront Planning, Design & Construction
Education:
- B.Sc., B. Arch, City College of New York, The School of Architecture and Environmental Design, 1970
- MS, Arch, Health Services Planning and Design, Columbia University, School of Architecture + Planning, 1981
- Sculpture Studio Studies, Westchester Arts Workshop, 2002-present
Professional Registration/Membership:
- Registered Architect, New York, New Jersey
- Member - American Institute of Architects
Professional Experience:
- BJLA Architecture & Planning, PLLC/Principal
- The Hastings Design Group, Architects & Planners/Partner
- SMP Architects, P.C.
- Russo & Sonder, P.C. Architects & Planners
- NYC Department of Parks and Recreation/Construction & Capital Projects
Major Project Involvement:
Mr. Levy has over 35 years of experience as an architect and planner with city government, private concerns and as a partner and principal of his own firms. His past experience has covered all facets of the architectural and planning professions including expertise in space programming and planning, residential and health facilities planning and design, restoration and rehabilitation projects, and construction supervision and administration.
Mr. Levy has also been involved with non-profit arts organizations, promoting the arts in the community and local schools. He has been a curator of several exhibitions, teaches an architecture workshop for children at Caramoor, and continues his sculpture studies at the Westchester Arts Workshop.
Honors & Awards:
- Research and travel grant for the study of a "Ghetto Medicine Program" for the Virgin Islands Government
- Research grant from the US Department of Health, Education and Welfare
- Design Award, Westchester/Mid Hudson Chapter, American Institute of Architects and The Waterfront Center
- Group Sculpture Exhibition: Westchester Arts Workshop Gallery, 2004; Exhibited work – "Hanging Out," (cardboard, paper, spray paint and rope)
- Group Sculpture Exhibition: "Works On Paper" Reno Rivertown Realty Gallery, Irvington , NY, May-Sept 2004
- Group Sculpture Exhibition: Westchester Arts Workshop Gallery, 2005; Exhibited work - "Wanting," (fired clay with gun metal glaze)
- Sculpture Exhibition: Reno Rivertown Realty Gallery, Irvington , NY, May 2006-present - Exhibited work – "From the Ground Up," (wood, metal, construction site debris)
- Sculpture Design Competition winner for an exhibition for the Stonefly Shoe company
Teaching:
- Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Columbia University, 1981
- Architecture Mentorship Program, Hillside School, Hastings-on-Hudson, 1994-2000
- Education Program, Caramoor Center for Music & Art, 2000-present; teaching and running architecture workshops for middle school students
Additional Information:
- AIA Conference on ADA Accessibility Standards & Code Compliance
- AIA Conference on Roof Systems Design & Selection
- AIA Conference on the International Building Code
- Coordinator, "Reuse, Retrofit & Reconfiguration" Conference, Columbia University
- UHF Conferences/Surgical Suite Design/Prenatal Facilities Planning & Design
- Board Member/Vice President - The Gallery on the Hudson
- Curator – 1998 "Grass Roots" Exhibition at the Gallery on Hudson
- Co Curator – 2003 "Only in America" Photography Exhibition at the Hastings Library
- Chairperson Hastings-on-Hudson Village Arts Commission
