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Jordan L. Gruzen
EducationMIT School of Architecture and Planning, University of Pennsylvania
OccupationArchitect
PracticeGruzen & Partners
Galaxy Towers, Guttenberg, New Jersey, designed by Gruzen & Partners in 1976.

Jordan L. Gruzen (1934–2015) was an American architect.

Education and career

Gruzen was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, to B. Sumner Gruzen, an architect. He graduated from the MIT School of Architecture and Planning in 1957. He then attended the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a Master of Architecture degree in 1961. He worked on projects around New York City. In 1962 he joined his father's firm, Kelly & Gruzen. In 1967 he and another associate, Peter Samton, became partners, and the firm was renamed Gruzen & Partners. After the death of the elder Gruzen it became the Gruzen Partnership, and later Gruzen Samton. The firm was acquired by IBI Group in 2009.

Gruzen died of bladder cancer in New York on January 27, 2015.

References

  1. Samton, Peter (June 3, 2015). "Jordan Gruzen, 1934-2015". The Architect's Newspaper.
  2. Speiser, Matthew (February 2, 2015). "Famous architect, Jersey City native Jordan Gruzen dies at 80". NJ.com.
  3. Dunlap, David (February 4, 2015). "An Architect's Legacy of Solid Design and Optimism". The New York Times.
  4. * Peter Samton (BArch'57) And Jordan Gruzen (BArch'57)
  5. Suzanne Stephens, "Obituary: Jordan L. Gruzen, FAIA, 1934-2015," architecturalrecord.com, Architectural Record, February 3 1915. Accessed August 25 1921.
  6. "Obituary: Jordan L. Gruzen, FAIA, 1934-2015 | 2015-02-03 | Architectural Record". www.architecturalrecord.com. Retrieved 30 July 2024.


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