As founder and principal of Open Atelier Architects, a New York-based architecture, planning and design firm, I take an innovative research approach towards the investigation of critical issues in the built environment. For the past 40 years I have worked with many architecture & technology firms designing energy conscious buildings for a variety of commercial and residential project types, including large-scale government centers, mixed-used commercial, retail, academic and institutional work, art galleries, high tech office buildings, multi-family developments to single family custom high end homes. I even spent time as a full time employee of the idustry standard Autodesk Inc. as user interface designs and software analysist for AutoCAD and related products, while living in San Rafael, CA in the early 1990’s. Most recently my work has included urban scale projects that take into consideration the impacts that the historic buildings can have on the vitality and vibrancy of a community. Through good design and restoration with a respect for tradition and a look toward the latest tech and design trends. I am most interested in architectural design and technology which help lessen our dependence on fossil fuels, I have published on such topics as double skin glass facade and mass timber high rise buildings and apply my knowledge to every scale of project I design I received my Bachelor of Architecture degree from Pratt Institute and my Masters of Architecture degree from Syracuse University. I have published several articles on architecture and technology that have appeared in numerous trade and online publications.