RE PROPERTY
DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
ARCHITECTURE - URBAN PLANNING - PM
DESIGN & COMPETITIONS MANAGEMENT
arch. J. J. Gruzewski,
MA
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I have studied at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
Master Degree, MIT'92 - The Compton Prize Awarded
Professor Assistant of Advanced
Planning / Development courses, MIT
Visiting Lecturer - Scola de Belas Artes, Arquitectura,
Lisbon
Proposed Prof. Assistant
position by the Kuwait University, 1998
Proposed Prof Assistant position by the FRESS School of
Design, EU, 1994
In 1988, 1992-93, Project
Architect / Urban Planner of known MYA,
US
My
project, design and development management service
advantages are based on my international work
experience (USA, Germany, Kuwait, Oman, UAE, Portugal,
Greece, KSA and Hungary), the best technical American, and
Bauhaus-based, European education. I have worked on
developments up to $27 billion USD (Saadiyat Island,
Porto Jumeirah, Bawadi, Schutow, Palm Jumeirah, LSM Housing
Redevelopment, Abu Dhabi Mangroves, Abu Shum Um, Ajman
Marina, Dubai-Land Tennis Community, Untergohren, the Greek
Olympia Beach Resort, Al-Qurum in Oman, Hawaii West Beach,
just to mention a few).
I have 24+ year
hands-on international work experience (PM,
design+development management, project supervision,
administration).
I am recognized as an accomplished senior manager,
architect, urban planner, and development consultant with
broad GCC experience in projects of diverse scale. I manage
for, and assist the Real Estate Investors and
Developers in the RE property search, conceptual
design, architectural competitions organization, design
and development management. I
have directed developments in the Emirates
and in Europe.
I have held most
positions, from an Architect, Urban Planner, Project Manager
(in the 80's-90's) up to a VP,
Project, Design,
Operations and Managing Director including. I had a pleasure
of being involved with the iconic mixed use $1.1 to
$27
Billion dollar developments,
and high-end , mass media acclaimed projects. Among them:
the Saadiyat Island, Bawadi, Abu Dhabi Mangroves, Dubai
Land, Saudi Arabian King
Abdulaziz Centre for Knowledge and
Culture, Dubai
Tennis and Golf developments.
In 1989-90, I was a Chief Architect of the $124
miilion USD BM Estate in
Princeton.
This one of a kind $12 million reconstruction project has
been directed by me for Mrs. (Baroness) B. P. Johnson , wife
of Mr John Seward Johnson (of the Johnson & Johnson
Corporation). This pearl of projects is known as the TPC
Jasna Polana, PGA Tour Golf Resort today (Princeton,
NJ).
My commercial projects include: hotels, office towers,
shopping center, marinas, golf clubs, health center, an
airport, universitiy bldg., and museums.
- PROFESSIONAL
STANDINGS in 1984-2009:
- Operations
Director, and Vice President of Design -
UAE
- Vice
President of Development proposal - Puerta V.,
Mexico
- RE
Property Development Director -
Dubai
- Project
Director (development management) -
Dubai
- Managing
Director, Studio ABC International -
EU
- General
Director, Gruzewski & Associates -
Boston
- Project
Architect and Sr. Urban Planner -
Germany
- Chief
Architect / Construction Supervisor -
Princeton, NJ
- Architect
and Urban Planner, Minoru Yamasaki -
USA
- Visiting
Lecturer, 3rd EASA, Scola da Belas Artes,
Arquitectura
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Architectural
Competitions
Management
Press Interview,
2000
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The Emirates
Palace Hotel - Marina and Health Club, Abu Dhabi
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Master
and Urban Planning
Design
and Development Management
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You
are the most under rated, decent and honourable
professional I have met in my whole life. Knowing
you have been a treasure, I mean it in all
proportion. We are shooting high, and with you,
Jerry ! Yours always. Saleh A.Y., Managing
Director, Saudi Arabia.
arch.
Gruzewski has provided me with high quality
management services throughout ... improving the
design to meet our budget constraints. He was
responsive to our needs and sensitive to our
financial realities. Boston, Mass.
Dear
Mr. Gruzewski, Our Architectural Magazine has
special pages about leading architects in the
world. We wrote about Piero Fornasetti and Alvar
Aalto, Artemide and Zanotta, Haworth and Ligne
Roset. I am very impressed by yours projects. What
do you think about publishing some of your projects
in our magazine ? Sincerely yours, O. Genin.
TABURET Magazine, Moscow.
Dear
Jerry, I must mention that not many professionals
have achieved what you have. Best Regards, Project
Consultancy Services Limited - Peter P., London,
UK.
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Commercial, Retail and Hospitality Projects: Executive
Level Management
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RE
property search - Development
Management
Architectural
Competitions Organization and Management
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Dear
Arq. Gruzewski, We would very much like to publish
your projects in our magazine. I would be
interested in knowing what the conditions are.
........ . Yours truly P. Protásio (Casa
Decoração), Portugal
...
arch. Gruzewski is one of the finest managers we
have worked with. His professionalism and
outstanding planning abilities place him among the
most talented professionals we have met ... without
hesitation, I would use his assistance again ...
Bloomfield Hills, USA
Dear
Jerry:. We are currently in the process of seeking
high-end architects for a book. The concept behind
it is to showcase the finest architecture from
across the nation. I'd welcome the time to speak
with you. Mike, Publisher, The Perfect Homes, Boca
Raton, Florida
The
Architect Magazine wrote: " ... arch. Gruzewski's
projects are compared to the creations of
world's leading architects, ....
"
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The BQ Office Towers with Retail, KSA
Architectural
and PM supervision
- Development
+ Design Management
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