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Michael Hirsch

Michael Hirsch

Allentown, PA, US

 

About 

Award-winning design architect / preservation planner with over 25 years of broad experience in all aspects of architecture, urban design, and preservation planning.  Design principal providing quality service to clients who wish to add value to their real estate portfolio.

 In my spare time, I became recognized for my leadership of the oldest national organization devoted to America’s commercial-built environment with a particular emphasis on the impact of the automobile in shaping our culture. 

 

Education 

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US, Master of City and Regional Planning

Master of Science in City and Regional Planning, Pratt Institute, NY, 2006
Concentration: Historic Preservation Planning (certification)
Thesis: “Affordable Housing for Seasonal Workers in Wildwood, NJ”

GCPE Summer Course in Halle, Germany, Pratt Institute, NY, 2005
Program: Sustainable Design in Germany

Sep 2004 - May 2006
 

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US, BArch, Architecture

Sep 1981 - May 1986
 

Awards 

Honor Award, Award

Honor Award, Historic Preservation Planning, AIA Pennsylvania
(American Institute of Architects) 2008, “How to Doo Wop; Wildwoods by-the-Sea Handbook of Design Guidelines”

2008
 

Honor Award, Award

Honor Award, Urban Planning / Community Design, AIA Philadelphia
(American Institute of Architects) 2007, “How to Doo Wop; Wildwoods by-the-Sea Handbook of Design Guidelines”

2007
 

Carole R. Bloom Award, Award

Carole R. Bloom Award. The Resort + Tourism Division of the APA
(American Planning Association), 2007, “Affordable Housing for Seasonal Workers in Wildwood, NJ”

2007
 

Areas of Specialization