Faculty

Jacob Alspector
Distinguished Lecturer
Phone: 212-650-5406
Email: jalspector@ccny.cuny.edu
Office: SSA3M07
http://www.alspectorarchitecture.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobalspector/
Educational Credentials :
- The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, 1973
- B.Arch., The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 1972
Teaching Experience :
- Distinguished Lecturer, City College of New York, CUNY, 2017-present
- Associate Professor, City College of New York, CUNY, 2008-2017
- Adjunct Professor, City College of New York, CUNY, 2003-2008
- T. David Fitzgibbon Visiting Professor Chair in Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University, Fall 2002
Professional Experience :
- Principal, Alspector Architecture, NYC, February 2006-present
- Partner, Alspector Anderson Architects, NYC, January 2003-January 2006
- Associate Partner, Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, NYC, August 1977-August 2002
- Project Architect, The Ehrenkrantz Group, PC, NYC, May 1973-August 1977
- Junior Architect, Giorgio Cavaglieri, FAIA, Architect, NYC, Feb-August 1971; November 1972-April 1973
- Junior Architect, Richard G. Stein & Associates, FAIA, Architects, NYC, June 1970-January 1971
- Junior Architect, Pisani & Falco, Architects, NYC, June-September 1969
- Drafter/Detailer/Coordinator, Paul P. Valerio, PE, Structural engineer, NYC, June 1966-August 1968
Licenses/Registration :
- Architecture License, New York State, 1976
Selected Publications and Recent Research :
- “Grace Church School Gymnasium,” At Cooper Union, Winter, 2008
- “Charles Gwathmey, Architect, Teacher, Mentor, Benefactor and Trustee,” At Cooper Union, Winter, 2009
- “Light Filled Spaces at GCS HS,” American School and University Magazine
- “High School Raises the Bar,” Oculus AIA Newsletter
- “Schoolhouse Architecture Gets Hip,” The Wall Street Journal
- “Bobst Library Renovation Transforms Flrs 4 & 5 into a 21st Century Research Commons,” NYU Alumni
- Jake Alspector Interview on NYU Bobst Renovation 2010, NYU, YouTube
- NYU Bobst Library Phase II Renovations: Architect Jake Alspector, NYU, YouTube
- “NYU Right On with Bobst Renovations,” Washington Square News
- “Utah Valley University Library, Orem,” American Libraries
- “Utah Valley University Library: Preparing Students to Become Stewards of a Globally Interdependent
- Community,” Green Business Quarterly
- Intermountain Construction’s Best of 2008 Awards, Mountain States Construction, McGraw Hill
- “How to Look at the Guggenheim,” The San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal
- “Architecture View; The Liberation of the Guggenheim,” The New York Times
- “Grandeur and Modernity in New Library,” The New York Times
- “Architecture View; From Sound Stage to Strong, Silent Museum,” The New York Times
Professional Memberships :
- The American Institute of Architects
- The American Library Association
- The Society of College and University Planners
- The Architectural League of New York