JEFFREY JORDAN, Architect

EDUCATION

Fulbright Scholar, Krakow, Poland: Researched vernacular wooden churches.

Masters of Architecture, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture & Planning, New York, NY. 

Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa., 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Jeffrey Jordan, Architect: In 20+ years practice, see website: www.jjordanarchitect.com.

Emphasis on high level of design, sustainable and green architectural practice.

Some Architectural Projects:

1. Approx. 110 high-end residential house & apartment renovations. Clients include: Hedge Fund owners, Partners at Proskauer, real estate mogul Arnold Penner; Saks Fifth Avenue General Manager Suzanne Stemper Johnson; ex-wife of billionaire, Dale McDonald.
2. Commercial Projects: Hoss Intropia Boutiques, Bloomingdales, Soho & Tyson Corners, Dun & Bradstreet Office, NYC; Indigo Chic Boutiques; Lesco & John Deer Warehouse; Film editing, Broadway Video; The Book Revue bookstore; Fireworks Store, Seattle, Wa.; Offices for Nova Promotion Group, for Frankfurt Balkind Graphic Design, for Pentagram Design, and for Biologique Recherche.

            Exhibition designs:

MCI (now Worldcom) trade show exhibition ($1.2 million competition winning design)

Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch International Reading Fair exhibition

Mitsui Fudosan 1051 Ave of Americas exhibition, Aesop’s Fables Exhibition

Stars & Stripes Exhibition (Japan)

Tibet House, Inc. New York, N.Y.

            Director of Exhibitions:                      

Produced tour of 200 masterpieces of Tibetan art from the 9th to the 19th Century, Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet, Curators: Robert Thurman and Marilyn Rhie. Created Exhibitions Dept at Tibet House. Borrowed the art works from 34 museums and private lenders. Found, marketed, negotiated and contracted five museums on an international tour to Germany, Spain and Japan (The National Museum of Germany Bonn, the Fundacio “la Caixa” Barcelona, the Tobu Museum Tokyo, the Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum and the Chiba City Museum of Art). Worked with museum directors and curators to implement tour worth $10 million. Contracted the American Federation of Arts (NY) to registrar and insure the exhibition. Monitored budgets and finances creating $500,000.00 profit. 480 page catalog published in English, German, Spanish, Catalan and Japanese. Exhibition, Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment, co-jointly with the Asia Society, New York.

Owner’s Representative

Found 7,000 sq.ft. space for new cultural center at 22 W. 15th Street for $300,000. Negotiated price, contracted architects and oversaw project implementation. Obtained tax-exempt status from NY City.

Naomi Leff and Associates, New York, N.Y.

            Project Architect:

First position in the U.S. after living abroad for nine years. Supervised architect teams, design and working drawings, construction administration. Met with CEO, Peter Cohen, Lehman Brothers on:  Executive Retreat in Beaver Creek, Co (21,000 sq. ft.)

                        Interiors of four Gulfstream III and IV jets. ($21 million each)

                        Also, cabinetwork Holt Renfrew stores and Ralph Lauren stores.

I.M. Pei and Partners, Paris, France

            Architect: 

Responsible for one-quarter of the first phase of the Louvre Museum addition, “the pyramid project”. Design and working drawings for the book store, some shops and painting reserves. Carried out all wood working details. Met with French officials, coordinated with structural, electrical and mechanical engineers. Semi-finalist Grand Louvre Planning Competition, 1983, before was engaged by I.M. Pei..

 

International Council of Museums (ICOM) / UNESCO, Paris, France

            Director of Projects:

Engaged by the Executive Council to create a management consulting practice offering technical assistance to museums. Met, negotiated and contracted with clients for $100 million (1984 dollars) in projects. Found, assigned, contracted and coordinated experts in museum management, finance, architecture and exhibit planning, conservation and restoration, museum security, training and inventory systems. Created briefs for architectural and exhibition projects. Ran international architectural competition and supervised project staff in Paris and Cairo. Ran Cairo office for one year. 

            Renovation and addition of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Nubia Museum, Aswan, Egypt

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo

            King Faisal Cultural Center, Riyadh

            The National Museum of Kuwait, Kuwait

            The National Museum of Libya, Libya

            Conservation study, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.

Represented UNESCO as member of Committee, under the Minister of Culture of Egypt, for the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo.

 

Andrault Cacaut et Parat Architects, Paris France

            Architect: 

Wrote 120 page report, A Comparative Analysis of University Planning Types, in the context of planning for the King Faisal University in Dammam. Met with Deans of all universities in Saudi Arabia.