Jordan Gruzen Explained

Jordan L. Gruzen
Practice:	Gruzen & Partners
Education:	MIT School of Architecture and Planning, University of Pennsylvania

Jordan L. Gruzen (1934–2015) was an American architect.^{[1] [2] [3]}

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.^[4] 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.^[5] The firm was acquired by IBI Group in 2009.

Gruzen died of bladder cancer in New York on January 27, 2015.^[6]

References

1. News: Samton . Peter . June 3, 2015 . Jordan Gruzen, 1934-2015 . .
2. News: Speiser . Matthew . February 2, 2015 . Famous architect, Jersey City native Jordan Gruzen dies at 80 . .
3. News: Dunlap . David . February 4, 2015 . An Architect's Legacy of Solid Design and Optimism . .
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. Web site: Obituary: Jordan L. Gruzen, FAIA, 1934-2015 2015-02-03 Architectural Record . www.architecturalrecord.com . 30 July 2024 . en.