LICENSES AND ACCREDITATIONS

• LEED Accredited Professional, US Green Building Council  2008
• Member, American Institute of Architects  1997-Present
• Licensed Architect, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut  1996-Present

EDUCATION

• Master of Architecture, Yale University School of Architecture 1989-1992
  • Recipient of the Charles O. Matchum Scholarship for Excellence in Architectural Design
• Bachelor of Arts, Columbia College, Columbia University 1985-1989
  • Major: Architecture

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Principal of Ed Kopel, Architect, P.C.,  2001-Present
  • Founded full-service architectural and interior design firm specializing in design-intensive projects that demand imaginative solutions
• Senior Project Manager, Loews Hotel Corporation, NY, NY  1999-2000
  • Designed and implemented multiple renovations at Morris Lapidus' Summit Hotel in midtown Manhattan
• Project Manager, Gotham Hospitality, Inc., NY, NY  1997-1999
  • Managed hotel renovations and conversions at the Roger Williams, Mansfield and Shoreham Hotels
• Architect, Horowitz Immerman Architects, P.C., NY, NY  1994-1997
• Intern Architect, Fox & Fowle Architects, P.C., NY, NY

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Lecturer, New York University School of Hospitality and Tourism
  • Co-taught a required graduate level course in Hotel Design and Development
• Head Teaching Assistant, Yale School of Architecture
  • Coordinated and administered Philip Grausman's required graduate level drawing class

SELECTED AWARDS AND EXHIBITS

• Winner, Palm Springs California Bike Rack Competition, 2013

• “Arts in Transit.” Winner, Juried Competition for Subway Station Artwork, Metropolitan Transit Authority, April 2007.
• “New Practice Showcase.” Exhibition at the Center for Architecture, NYC, NY. July 2006.
• “Depicting Design.” Juried Exhibition at the Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn, NY. May 2006.
• Charles O. Matchum Scholarship for Excellence in Architectural Design. Yale University, May 1992.