MBE CERTIFIED FIRM
J.C. CALDERON ARCHITECT PC
USGBC MEMBER FIRM
LEED ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL
is an independent architectural services firm established on 10-10-01 and founded by J.C. Calderón. We have experience in residential, commercial and institutional designs and construction. A 1992 graduate of the Yale School of Architecture, John Cortés Calderón is a licensed architect and LEED AP. He is a practicing architect registered in New York.
Mr. Calderón is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the NY Urban Green Council and is the leading architectural consultant to the Skyscraper Safety Campaign. The firm is a member of the US Green Building Council.
We seek to supercede the clients aspirations with architecture that responds to the site, program and budget. We value excellence in design and actively pursue public space projects that are both sustainable and poetic. We view architecture as a cumulative expression of art and values.
Skyscraper Safety Campaign
FIRM
J.C. CALDERON ARCHITECT PC is a full service multi-discipline architecture, interior design and construction management firm with a LEED AP principal. We value excellence in architectural design and actively pursue public space projects that are both sustainable and poetic.
Services:
•Professional Architectural Services: Master Planning, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, Cost Estimates
•Planning & Interior Design
•Construction Management
•Building Condition Assessment
•Forensic Consultation
•Feasibility studies
•Site Development
•Urban design
Team:
John C. Calderón, CEO & President
Elizabeth Casasnovas, Business Development
Jacinto Velazco, Project Manager
Francisco Bisono, Intern Architect
Carol Tsoi, Intern Architect
Martin Linnane, Intern Architect
David Flecha, Intern Architect
Recent Projects:
The Boys Club of New York
Architectural services for an amended certificate of occupancy and place of assembly permits.
Private Residence
Interior design and construction management services.
Hunter College
Playground and fence design for the Hunter College Childrens Learning Center
INTERIOR
New York, NY Alteration of main entrance of firm using different samples of wood.
Upper West Side, New York, NY Living Room Alteration (Part of Unit Alteration)
Upper West Side, New York, NY Kitchen Alteration (Part of Unit Alteration)
Upper West Side, New York, NY Bathroom Alteration (Part of Unit Alteration)
Greenville, DE: Alteration with Shan Jayakumar, Designer
Upper East Side, New York, NY Architect of Record
Brooklyn, NY Kitchen Alteration
Nyack, NY Interior Renovation
Upper West Side, New York, NY Full Service Renovation with Tesoro Architects
Macy's Herald Square, New York, NY Display Design
ARCHITECTURE
New York, NY Storefront Alteration
Nyack, NY Restaurant Design
Upper West Side, New York, NY Cornice Alteration
Pearl River, NY 1 Family Alteration
Brooklyn, NY Balcony Addition
Bronx, NY 1 Family Alteration
Fusagasugá, Colombia New One Family Home - In Progress
Rhinebeck, NY
ARTWORK
Rogelio Salmona,Architect Bogotá - Colombia Travel Drawings by J.C. Calderón
Santiago, Chile Travel Drawings by J.C. Calderón
Seville, Spain Travel Drawings by J.C. Calderón
Brooklyn, NY Travel Drawings by J.C. Calderón
Travel Drawings by J.C. Calderón
Pre-Columbian Inca City, Peru Travel Drawings by J.C. Calderón
Antoni Gaudi Barcelona, Spain Travel Drawings by J.C. Calderón
Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol Barcelona, Spain Travel Drawings by J.C. Calderón
Hand Drawing of proposed work with Tesoro Architects. Drawing by J.C. Calderón
Proposal sketch for amphitheater Drawing by J.C. Calderón
Drawing by J.C. Calderón
CV
John Cortés Calderón, AIA, LEED AP
Principal/CEO
EDUCATION:
M. Arch. May 1992
Yale School of Architecture, New Haven, Connecticut
Alpha Rho Chi Award, 1992
Graham Foundation Publication Grant, 1992
American Institute of Architects Scholarship, 1991
B.A. Studio Art, June 1987
Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Beatrice Stone Art Scholarship, 1987
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Licensed Architect, New York
Member of the American Institute of Architects
LEED Accredited Professional (BD+C Credential)
Urban Green Council New York Chapter Member
US Green Building Council Member Firm
NY City & State MBE Certification
U.S. SBA - 8(a) Certification (Pending)
Board Member, Society of Colombian Architects in New York
Chair, Williams College Latino Alumni Network
Lead Architectural Consultant, Skyscraper Safety Campaign
PROFESSIONAL HONORS:
WABC TV Eyewitness 7 News, Special Report Outrage over WTC tower plans in trash April 21st, 2008
Designer of Bretton Hall façade redesign, featured in "The New York Times Along Broadway, Jettisoned Cornices are Being Rebuilt" January 7, 2007
Speaker 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 7, 2005
Commentator 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 8, 2005
Lead Architectural Consultant to "Skyscraper Safety Campaign" Technical Advisory Panel 2002- Present
Speaker at "NYC Council Hearing: Meeting by the Committee on: Housing & Buildings", Chairperson Madeline ProvenzanoStatement of Support for Intro. 478A June 24, 2005
Speaker at "NYC Public Forum: Model Building Code NYC Model Code Program" January 28, 2004
Speaker at "NYC Mayoral Code Commission Why Architects Need to Support Adoption of the International Building Code" February 14, 2003
Presenter at "World Trade Center Building Code Task Force Public Forum Why Architects Need to Support Changes to the Building Codes" August 13, 2002
U.S. Liaison for "Curators of Architecture exhibit: "Rogelio Salmona: Open Spaces / Collective Spaces" July 2009
Member of Board of Directors of Society of Colombian Architects in NY 2002 -Present
Intern Host for Williams College Students 2006 -Present
Commentator featured in New York Construction Minority Contractor Programs on the Rise July 2006
WORK EXPERIENCE:
2001 to present PRINCIPAL _ J.C. CALDERON ARCHITECT PC
Principal of an architecture firm that specializes in high end design and construction services.
Projects include:
* Alteration of The Childrens Learning Center Roof Playground at Hunter College
* Alteration of General Consulate of Ecuador
* New façade at top section of Bretton Hall
* Alteration of three-story commercial Vertigo Bar & Restaurant Café
* Alteration of two-story International Restaurant,
* Design of three-story open theater at Camp Rising Sun-Clinton
* Alteration of Brion-Fernandez Residence
* Alteration of Feldhusen Residence
* Alteration of private residence in Pearl River
* Coordination of selection of developer at Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center
* Building condition assessment of Staten Island Seventh Day Adventist Church, forensic consultation
1997- 2001 PROJECT ARCHITECT _ TESORO ARCHITECTS
Responsible for residential/commercial work, including Hebrew Hospital Home Adult Day Health Care facility, Westchester, NY
1995 -1997 DESIGNER for CALVIN KLEIN INC.
Designed and developed Calvin Klein Inc. showrooms, shop concepts and fixtures.
1994 DESIGNER _ BODY LAWSON ASSOCIATES
Interior alterations to the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Brooklyn, and residential brownstone renovations, New York City.
1992 - 1994 ARCHITECT INTERN _ Simmons Architects
Construction documents for housing and institutional projects including the Carver Bank Headquarters, Bridge Street Church and the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, New York City.
1988 - 1989 ARCHITECT INTERN _ Cornerstone Architects
Assisted with the planning and design of various residential and commercial renovations including the International Center for Photography, Midtown branch, New York City
1986, 1990 ARCHITECT INTERN _ Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC
Led organization of office materials library; assistance with drawings & models on several projects.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
J.C. has been an invited guest critic at the Yale School of Architecture, the City College School of Architecture, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Pratt Institute & the New York Institute of Technology.
CONTACT
U.S. Office:
1432 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10128
U.S.A.
Tel: 1 (212) 369 2766
Fax: 1 (212) 369 2763
International Office:
AK 7 No. 60-51
Und. 1802
Bogotá, DC
Colombia
Tel: 011 571 255 1281
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