Michael Koehler
110 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217 | 718.809.0633 | mkales.com | mkoehler6@gmail.com
Education
1989: The City College of New York, NY; B.S. Degree in Architecture (summa cum laude)
1974 – 1979: The Cooper Union, New York, NY; School of Architecture
Experience in Architecture in the offices of:
2002 – Present: Cosmo Veneziale, Architect, P.L.L.C., New York, NY, CosmoArchitect.com; Project Architect/Designer; schematic design through construction on new, renovation and historic preservation of residential, commercial, institutional and landmark projects, including:
The McGraw-Hill Building, New York, NY; Raymond Hood’s 1931, 35-story office tower, National Register of Historic Places: repairs & restoration of the entire exterior & selected interior parts; various adaptive reuse designs; all work per permit & consultation with US NPS, NY SHPO & NYC agencies; received the 2020 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award, NY Landmarks Conservancy; and other projects, including:
The Apthorp Apartments, New York, NY; The First Battery Armory, New York, NY; YWCA of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY; The Clocktower (Gair No. 5), Brooklyn, NY; The Plaza Hotel; and various historic & contemporary houses, carriage houses, townhouses & apartments, New York & vicinity
2000 – 2001: Antonelli Architects, New York, NY; Project Architect/Designer; schematic design through construction on new and renovations of residential and community projects, including a major residential waterfront project, Whitestone, NY
1998 – 1999: Jarvis Architects, Oakland, CA; Project Architect/Designer; schematic design through construction on new, renovation and historic preservation projects, including: restoration, additions & landscaping at Julia Morgan’s Hadfield House, Berkeley, CA; and other new & renovated residential structures in the Oakland & Berkeley Hills
1989 – 1998: City College Architectural Center (CCAC), New York, NY; Associate Director; supervisor of staff & student of interns on all aspects of residential rehabilitation, historic preservation, urban design and research projects; the CCNY School of Architecture-based community design center
1994 – 1998: The CUNY Facilities Database Project, City College of New York, School of Architecture; Project Manager, system designer, supervisor of staff & student interns developing a field-verified, CAD-based space management system for the 19 campuses, 270 Buildings of the City University of New York
Self-Employed in Architecture
1982 – Present:, New York and California; Architectural Designer, Drafter, Renderer, Modelmaker & Building Conditions Surveyor; including with:
FM Design Associates, with Robert W. Halgreen, Middlebury, CT; Building Conditions Surveys and remedial actions, including: The Letchworth Apts. Tenants Association, New York, NY; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Westfield, NJ; and numerous area buildings
Steven Winter Associates, Inc., Norwalk, CT; Housing Accessibility Study for the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); Supervisor of CCNY Interns on field survey & reporting on multi-family residential developments, region-wide, for compliance with the U.S. Fair Housing Act
Leonard Colchamiro PC, Architects & Planners, Brooklyn, NY; Field survey & drawings of McKim, Mead & White’s 19 Gramercy Park, New York, NY
Martin Holub Architects & Planners, New York, NY; Construction documents for the Czech Republic’s Bohemian National Hall, New York, NY
Juniper Cottage, Berkeley, CA; Project Architect/Designer of a new residence
Stephen Potters Architects, New York, NY; Commercial & residential projects
Alvin Knoll, Architect, New York, NY, including: Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island; Wave Hill Restoration, The Bronx; alterations to Veterans Administration Buildings; and complete residential rehabilitation of several buildings in Harlem and The Bronx
S.P. Associates, Architects, New York, NY; Residential projects.
Pilat-Davis Architects, New York, NY; Residential & commercial projects, including: a new residential “Gatehouse”, East Hampton, NY; and the Orpheum Theater, New York, NY
Tek Pe, Engineers, Albany, CA; Structural engineering working drawings on residential & commercial projects, including: establishing a typical structural & seismic details library
Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA; Facilities Department, Architectural Office
Kaplan-Jackson Residence, Berkeley, CA; Designer, drafter of a residential renovation & addition
Sady Hayashida, Architect, Berkeley, CA; Commercial & residential projects including: new restaurant prototype constructions, adapted region-wide
Experience in Architecture previously, in the offices of:
1981: Takuo Kanno, Architect, Berkeley, CA; Designer & drafter; new residential projects
1980: Bond and Brown (later: Brown-Munselle Partnership), Architects, San Francisco, CA; Drafter, renderer and modelmaker; commercial interior design projects
1979: Perry, Dean, Stahl & Rogers, Boston, MA; Designer, drafter and modelmaker; Commercial & institutional projects including: nation-wide retail store interior constructions
1977 – 1978: Architectural Models Inc., San Francisco, CA; modelmaker; Commercial presentation models
1976: Victoria Station Restaurants, Architecture Department, San Francisco, CA; Drafter & reprographics manager; Production of construction documents with a pin-registered, layered drawing system
1973 – 1976: Richmond-Paley (later: Paley-Minervino) Associates, Cambridge, MA; Drafter, modelmaker & reprographics manager; Residential, institutional, commercial, health care facilities
Teaching Experience in Architecture, with curriculum development
1989 – 1998: The City College of New York, NY (CCNY), School of Architecture; Adjunct Instructor in Architecture; Design Communications Studio, Independent Study & Internship programs, with the CCAC & CUNY Facilities Database Project
1985 – 1995: Institute of Design & Construction (IDC), Brooklyn, NY; Instructor in Working Drawing & Modelmaking
1984 – 1985: Lehigh Technical School, Jamaica, NY; Instructor; Instructor in Drafting and Blue Print Reading
Exhibitions & Public Art
2021: Group exhibition (Dec.): Gowanus Crossing: fictional drawings, photographs, calendar & poetry; Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2021: Solo exhibition (Nov.): Gowanus Crossing; fictional drawings, photographs, calendar & poetry; Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2010 – Present: Gowanus Open Studios, sponsored by Arts Gowanus, Brooklyn; at one|one|zero, Brooklyn, NY; Annual group exhibitions; presented works include: historical / fictional / technical architectural drawings & models; calendars, collage books & photographs
2018 – Present: Gateway Center Murals; by Artist Abby Goldstein; Gateway Mall, Brooklyn; sponsored by Access Art, Brooklyn; drawings of overall & detailed layouts for 11-10’x15’ printed panels
2010 – 2013: Gowanus Crossing; fictional drawings; Proteus Gowanus Gallery, Brooklyn
2012: Imaginary Landscape, by Artist Abby Goldstein; mural for the Manhattan Bridge Bicycle Path, Brooklyn; commissioned by the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), Urban Murals Program; 630 ft. of painted concrete wall along the bridge approach; stencil painting coordinated with the artist & volunteers
2009: Mapping Staten Island, by Artist Abby Goldstein; temporary mural for St. George Ferry Terminal, Staten Island, commissioned by DOT, Urban Murals Program; 126 ft., exterior canvas at station approach; collage & banner production coordinated with the artist
2009: Gowanus Crossing; fictional drawings; group exhibition, The Soul the Size of Elsewhere: Brooklyn and Development: Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn
2006 – 2007: Blast, and Black & White; group exhibitions, Holland Tunnel Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; fictional drawings
2002: 9/11 Brooklyn Bridge; Akron Art Museum; photograph from 9/11/2001, part of the permanent collection
2001: Here Is New York, A Democracy of Photographs; 116 Prince Street Gallery, New York; group exhibit of photographs from 9/11/2001
1995: Faculty/Alumni of City College, School of Architecture; Shepard Hall Gallery, New York; group exhibit of current and past projects, built and unbuilt
1988: Housing the Homeless; City Without Walls Gallery, Newark; sponsored by Architects for Social Responsibility; fictional drawings and models
Publications
2019: The Cooper Union Archives; online collection of the School of Architecture, selected student work; see https://archswc.cooper.edu
1996: HUD Energy Guidelines for Rehabilitation; 4 volumes of illustrations; published by the U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD); 40 freehand architectural & mechanical drawings, in collaboration with William Bobenhausen & Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
1994: Simplified Design of HVAC Systems; illustrations; published by John Wiley & Sons; 52 freehand architectural & mechanical drawings, in collaboration with William Bobenhausen
1992 & 1994: Landmarks of Harlem, and At Home in Harlem, Architectural Walking Tours, maps & guides; published by the City College Architectural Center (CCAC); Graphic Design & Director of Production
1989: Media Matters; writer of 4 newspaper columns; published in Justice, the newspaper of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU)
1980: Interior Design Magazine; illustration; published work of Bond & Brown, Architects, San Francisco
Academic & Professional Honors
2020: NY Landmarks Conservancy;,Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award for restoration of Raymond Hood’s McGraw-Hill Building, New York, NY; with Cosmo Veneziale, Architect, P.L.L.C.; see www.nylandmarks.org
1999: Berkeley Architectural Heritage Preservation Award, with Jarvis Architects for preservation, restoration & additions Julia Morgan’s Hadfield House, Berkeley, CA
1988: American Institute of Architects Merit Award, in Architectural Studies, from the New York Chapter
1988: Goodman Fund Short Story Award, First Prize in Fiction; from The City College of New York, Department of English
Graphics, Renderings & Communications
1976 – Present: Calendars; individual designs; printed & distributed each year; posters, books & other formats
1987 – Present: Collage Books; sketchbooks, journals, travel logs, visual stories in drawings, photographs & collected materials, hand-made & digitally composed
1984 – 1988: Design Presentations & promotional materials; Alvin Knoll, Architect, New York; prismacolor & ink renderings
1985: Architectural Renderings; Mona Brown, Renderer, Whitestone, NY; perspective layouts with prismacolor finishing
1974 – 1999: Architectural Models; study & presentation models for several clients, in various materials
1983: Radio Broadcasts, KALX, Berkeley, CA; producer/editor/announcer of music & public affairs programming
1975: Jazz New England Magazine, Boston, MA; graphic design & mechanicals layout