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

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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


Architectural Competitions Management

Press Interview, 2000


The Emirates Palace Hotel - Marina and Health Club, Abu Dhabi


Master and Urban Planning


Design and Development Management  

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.

Abu Dhabi Commercial
Commercial, Retail and Hospitality Projects: Executive Level Management

 
 
RE property search - Development Management
Saadiyat Island Development

Architectural Competitions
Architectural Competitions Organization and Management

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,  .... "

Vice President
The BQ Office Towers with Retail, KSA

Design Management
Architectural and PM supervision - Development + Design Management

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