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J.C. Calderón is a Yale trained licensed architect with 20 years experience in the construction field. A registered architect in New York and New Jersey, he is recognized as an Accredited Professional for LEED, the green building certification system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). His work in residential and commercial construction is focused on sustainable design practices for home owners and companies to improve energy and environmental design. J.C.'s specialty credential as administered by the USGBC is in Building Design & Construction (BD+C).Founder and CEO of J.C. CALDERON ARCHITECT PC in New York, J.C. has designed buildings in both North and South America and has spoken at forums in Europe and the Caribbean. He recently lectured in a graduate seminar at Yale. The studio seeks to improve public and private space in both sustainable and poetic ways. We view improving the built environment not only as a cultural expression of art and values but as a fundamental strategy to decrease our dependency on fossil fuels. We listen to our clients to respond with architecture that embodies design excellence, energy efficiency and spirit.J.C. Calderón received his Master of Architecture from the Yale School of Architecture and a Bachelor of Arts from Williams College. He lives in Beacon, NY with his wife and daughter.Services:•Professional Architectural Services: Master Planning, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, Cost Estimates •Expediting Services•Planning & Interior Design •Construction Management •Building Condition Assessment•Forensic Consultation•Feasibility studies•Site Development•Urban designTeam:John C. Calderón, CEO & PresidentElizabeth Casasnovas, Business DevelopmentJacinto Velazco, Senior Project ManagerTony Grullon, Intern ArchitectRecent Projects:The Boys Club of New YorkArchitectural services for an amended certificate of occupancy and place of assembly permits. Private ResidenceInterior design and construction management services. Hunter CollegePlayground and fence design for the Hunter College Childrens Learning Center
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John Cortés Calderón, AIA, LEED AP (BD +C)
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EDUCATION:Master of Architecture, May 1992Yale School of Architecture, New Haven, ConnecticutAlpha Rho Chi Award, 1992Graham Foundation Publication Grant, 1992American Institute of Architects Scholarship, 1991Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art, June 1987Williams College, Williamstown, MassachusettsBeatrice Stone Art Scholarship, 1987PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:Certified MBE firm with NYC Small Business Solutions, NYS Empire State Development, MTA & PANYNJLicensed Architect, Registered in New York & New JerseyLEED Accredited Professional, BD+C Building Design & Construction SpecialtyMember Firm, US Green Building CouncilMember, American Institute of ArchitectsMember, Urban Green Council, NY Chapter of US Green Building CouncilMember, Executive Committee, Society of Alumni, Williams College: 2011 - 2014Member, Buildings & Grounds Committee, Louis August Jonas FoundationMember, Carnegie Hill Neighbors, NYMember, Architecture for Humanity, NYPROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:President & CEO J.C. Calderón Architect PC2001 - present New York, NYArchitecture Services including high end design and construction management consulting. Projects include residential & commercial alterations and forensic consultation. * Alterations: Hunter College Childrens Learning Center Roof Playground & Fence, in progress * Alterations: Boys Club of NY: New C/O and 3 Place of Assembly Permits, DOB approved * Alterations: Columbia Grammar & Prep School: Mechanical Alterations, DOB Signoff * Alterations: General Consulate of Ecuador, Queens: New Flagpole Installation, DOB approved * Alterations: United Nations Foreign Mission: New sidewalk, DOT & DOB approved; rooftop alterations at school roof playground, new skylight, terraces; minor mechanical alterations * Alterations: New façade at top section of Bretton Hall, 2350 Broadway, DOB Signoff * Alterations: New three-story commercial Restaurant & Lounge, Vertigo, Nyack NY, New C/O * Alterations: Legalization of renovated restaurant & new addition: International Restaurant, DOB approved, New C/O in progress * Consultant to developer selection process for new building for Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Brooklyn, NY * Building condition assessment: SeventhDay Adventist Church, forensic consultation, Staten Island, NY * Expert Witness: Forensic consultations on material safety for Bronx Litigation case * Design of three level open theater for Camp Rising Sun-Clinton campgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY * Residential Homes, Additions & Alterations: New York City and New Yorks Hudson Valley1997- 2001 Project Architect / Tesoro ArchitectsNew York, NY1995 - 1997 Architectural Designer / Calvin Klein Inc.New York, NY1994 Architectural Designer / Body Lawson AssociatesNew York, NY1992 - 1994 Architectural Designer / Simmons Architects Brooklyn, NY1988 - 1989 Architectural Designer / Cornerstone Architects New York, NY1990 Spring Architectural Designer / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC1986 Summer New York, New York 1001TEACHING EXPERIENCEWilliams College Internship Program: Summer and Winter Study session: 2006 PresentYale School of Architecture: Dean Sakamoto: Invited Lecturer to speak on the work of Rogelio Salmona Architect, 2009Yale School of Architecture: Co-presented Freehand Drawing Workshop with Benedict OLooney: Professor Turner Brooks, 2005Guest Lecturer on Antonio Gaudis work: Williams College Continuing Education Travel Program in Barcelona, October 2002Yale Undergraduate Unit Leader Architecture Program under Professor Alec Purves, 1991 Invited Critic to review Student Midterm and Finals work:New York Institute of Technology, Yale University, Yale School of Architecture, The City College School of Architecture, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Pratt InstituteEXHIBITIONS:U.S. Liaison for Curators of Architecture exhibit: "Rogelio Salmona: Open Spaces / Collective Spaces" July 2009: Assisted with curatorial efforts to bring traveling exhibit of Rogelio Salmona Architect to United States. Exhibit shown at OAS Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC 2009Firms Work exhibited with Society of Colombian Architects NY biennial exhibits:2003: NYC Colombian National Coffee Growers Association Gallery2005, 2007, 2009: NYC Colombian Consulate GalleryIN THE MEDIA:WABC TV Eyewitness 7 News, Special Report Outrage over WTC tower plans in trash April 21st, 2008Designer of Bretton Hall façade redesign, featured in The New York Times Along Broadway, Jettisoned Cornices are Being Rebuilt January 7th, 2007 Commentator featured in New York Construction magazine Minority Contractor Programs on the Rise July 2006Yale Constructs publication: When More is More: A Look Back at the 1991 Yale Symposium People of Color in Architecture 2004Commentator on Security Concerns Surrounding the Freedom Towers, featured in The New York Times Police Terrorism Officials Are Satisfied With Security Changes in Freedom Towers Design June 8th, 2005COMMUNITY WORK:Pro Bono architectural services: preliminary design concepts for The Connecticut Memorial to the Victims of Suicide sponsored by the Mental Health Association of Connecticut.Pro bono architectural services to The Park Slope Womens Shelter Project for Architecture for Humanity, New York, 2010-PresentLead Architectural Consultant to Skyscraper Safety Campaign Technical Advisory Panel 2002- PresentMember of Board of Directors of Society of Colombian Architects in NY 2002 PresentInterviewed for Skyscraper Projects Designing for Safety April 25th, 2008Speaker at NYC Council Hearing: Meeting by the Committee on: Housing & Buildings, Chairperson Madeline Provenzano Statement of Support for Intro. 478A June 24th, 2005Speaker at NYC Council Hearing: Joint Meeting by the Committees on: Housing & Buildings, Chairperson Madeline Provenzano and Public Safety, Chairperson Peter Vallone Jr. on Security Concerns Surrounding the Freedom Towers, June 7th 2005 Speaker at NYC Public Forum: Model Building Code NYC Model Code Program January 28th, 2004Speaker at NYC Mayoral Code Commission Why Architects Need to Support Adoption of the International Building Code February 14th, 2003 Presenter at World Trade Center Building Code Task Force Public Forum Why Architects Need to Support Changes to the Building Codes August 13th, 2002
