SLCE Architects is an American
architecture
Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...
firm which provides architectural services in both the public and private sector. Between 2010 and 2015, the firm received the most commissions for residential developments in
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
. The firm is best known for being the
architect of record
Architect of record is the architect or architecture firm whose name appears on a building permit issued for a specific project on which that architect or firm performed services.
Issuance of building permits
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on many of the projects it is involved in.
The firm was founded in 1941 as Schuman Lichtenstein Architects, a partnership between
Bell Telephone Company
The Bell Telephone Company was the initial corporate entity from which the Bell System originated to build a continental conglomerate and monopoly in telecommunication services in the United States and Canada.
The company was organized in Bost ...
draftsmen Sidney Schuman and Samuel Lichtenstein. In 1952, Peter Claman was hired as a draftsman; he subsequently became a partner. The firm promoted Al Efron as a partner in 1970 and promoted Jerold Clark and Enzo DePol as partners in 1984.
Projects
Buildings designed by SLCE or on which it has served as the architect of record include
Jewelers Row Tower,
(with
Robert A.M. Stern Architects),
252 East 57th Street, and
712 Fifth Avenue (with
Kohn Pedersen Fox
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) is an American architectural firm based in New York City that provides architecture, interior, programming and master planning services. They engineer different projects including civic and cultural spaces, com ...
).
References
Architecture firms based in New York City
1941 establishments in New York City
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