Bob (Robert) F. Fox, Jr. (born 1941) is an American architect.

Education

Fox received his Bachelor of Architecture from

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

in 1965. It was there that he met Associate Professor Werner Seligmann, who would have a lasting impact on his architectural career. Fox later received his

Master of Architecture The Master of Architecture (M.Arch. or MArch) is a graduate professional degree in architecture qualifying the graduate to move through the various stages of professional accreditation (internship, exams) that result in receiving a license. Ove ...

from

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

in 1972.

Career

In 1978, Fox co-founded Fox & Fowle Architects (now

FXCollaborative FXCollaborative is an American architecture, planning, and interior design firm founded in 1978 by Bob Fox and Bruce Fowle as Fox & Fowle Architects. The firm merged with Jambhekar Strauss in 2000 and was renamed to FXFOWLE Architects in 2005 f ...

) with

Bruce Fowle Bruce Fowle is an American architect. He co-founded Fox & Fowle Architects in 1978 and is now Founding Principal Emeritus at FXCollaborative. Fowle's work ranges from high-rise, multi-use complexes to cultural institutions and private homes. Fow ...

. Fox & Fowle completed more than 30 major projects in New York City under Fox's direction. Among them was the influential

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– also formerly known as the Condé Nast Building – which set new standards for energy-efficient skyscrapers. 4 Times Square received numerous design awards, including the prestigious National Honor Award and the Excellence in Design Award from the American Institute of Architects. In 2002, after a 25-year partnership, Fox left Fox & Fowle Architects to open Robert Fox Architects. In 2003, Fox teamed with Rick Cook to form Cook + Fox Architects (now COOKFOX Architects). The firm is best known for the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park, a 2,100,000-square-foot (200,000 m2) skyscraper that is the first commercial high rise to receive the United States Green Building Council's

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(LEED) Platinum Certification. In 2006, Fox co-founded Terrapin Bright Green, a

sustainable design Environmentally sustainable design (also called environmentally conscious design, eco-design, etc.) is the philosophy of designing physical objects, the built environment, and services to comply with the principles of ecological sustainability ...

consultancy firm committed to creating a healthier world through research and solutions that reconnect people with nature. That same year, Fox was named as the only architect to serve on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Advisory Council for the Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability. Fox is the founding chairman of Urban Green Council, was the first recipient of the Cooper Hewitt's “Urban Visionary” Award for the Advancement of Science and Art, and was awarded the U.S. Green Building Council's highest honor, the Leadership Award for service to the green building community. Fox has exhibited work and lectured internationally on sustainable design and environmental stewardship. He has also taught courses at Cornell University, Yale University, and the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.

References

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