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T. J. Gottesdiener is an architect and managing partner of the New York office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). A graduate of Cooper Union’s Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, Gottesdiener joined SOM in 1980 and was made Partner in 1994. He lives with his wife in
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; they have one son. Gottesdiener is a
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.


Career

Gottesdiener is committed to enhancing the built environment of New York City and has been responsible for some of SOM’s most complex and challenging projects in Manhattan. Closely involved in the revitalization of Lower Manhattan and the redevelopment of the
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, he has played a major role in the planning and phasing for the design and construction of 13 million square feet of commercial construction in cooperation with agencies responsible for the memorial, cultural, and transportation functions. He was Managing Partner for 7 World Trade Center, which was completed in 2006, and One World Trade Center (“the
Freedom Tower One World Trade Center (also known as One World Trade, One WTC, and formerly Freedom Tower) is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & M ...
”), which was completed in July 2013.


Summary of work

Other important New York City projects include the
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Development; the headquarters of the
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in Battery Park City; the 44-story
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Headquarters Building in midtown Manhattan; Times Square Site 1, a office building in the heart of Times Square; and the renovation of the landmark
Lever House Lever House is a office building at 390 Park Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The building was designed in the International Style by Gordon Bunshaft and Natalie de Blois of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) as ...
building. He is currently working on two of Manhattan’s most high-profile projects: the One World Trade Center and the new Moynihan Station. Along with his project responsibilities, Gottesdiener is also responsible for management and operations for SOM’s New York office. Internationally, he has worked extensively in Brazil (five projects totaling 5 million square feet) and The Philippines (five projects totaling more than 4 million square feet), and current projects in Asia. Other international projects include: the 112-story, -tall mixed-use Lotte Super Tower in Seoul, South Korea; a hotel and residential project in Mexico City featuring two towers totaling ; the 36-story AIG office tower in Hong Kong; and the recently opened Tokyo Midtown project in Japan, a mixed-use master plan and development with office, retail, residential, a Ritz-Carlton hotel and museum components totaling over . He has also been involved in a range of architecture and interiors projects for financial and corporate clients including the
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,
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, Alcoa,
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, and Citibank.


Projects


New York

*One World Trade Center, the
Freedom Tower One World Trade Center (also known as One World Trade, One WTC, and formerly Freedom Tower) is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & M ...
* 7 World Trade Center *
Time Warner Center Deutsche Bank Center (also One Columbus Circle and formerly Time Warner Center) is a mixed-use building on Columbus Circle in Manhattan, New York City. The building occupies the western side of Columbus Circle and straddles the border between ...
*
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Headquarters *Times Square Tower *
Lever House Lever House is a office building at 390 Park Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The building was designed in the International Style by Gordon Bunshaft and Natalie de Blois of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) as ...
Renovation *New York Mercantile Exchange *
Random House Tower The Random House Tower, also known as the Park Imperial Apartments, is a 52-story mixed-use tower in Manhattan, New York City. It is owned by real estate companies SL Green Realty and Ivanhoé Cambridge, with the office portion leased as the hea ...
Headquarters *101 Warren Street * Moynihan Station Redevelopment


International

*
Tokyo Midtown is a 569,000-square-meter (6.1 million sq ft) mixed-use development in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan. Completed in March 2007, the $3 billion (¥370 billion) project includes office, residential, commercial, hotel, and leisure space, and the new quarte ...
, Tokyo, Japan *
AIG Tower The AIA Central (), formerly called AIG Tower (), in Hong Kong is a 185-metre (607 ft.), 37-storey skyscraper that was completed in 2005 and serves as the headquarters of AIA Group. It is located in Central, not far from the landmark Bank ...
, Hong Kong *
Ben Gurion International Airport Ben Gurion International Airport, ; ar, مطار بن غوريون الدولي , commonly known by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the main international airport of Israel. Situated on the northern outskirts of the city of Lod, it is th ...
, Terminal 3 (landside terminal), Tel Aviv, Israel *PhilAm Life Headquarters, Manila, Philippines * Lotte Super Tower, Seoul, Korea *Esentai Park, Esentai, Kazakhstan *Almaty Financial District, Almaty, Kazakhstan


Civic involvement

Gottesdiener is also involved in some of the city’s most important real estate and design organizations, such as the Real Estate Board of New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art where he acts as the Vice Chairman of the Real Estate Council, and at his alma mater, The Cooper Union, where he is an advisor for the Dean Search Committee, among many other community initiatives. *Fellow, American Institute of Architects *Vice Chairman, Metropolitan Museum of Art Real Estate Council *Council for Urban Development Mixed Use, Urban Land Institute *Board member, International Center of Photography *President’s Advisory Board, Cooper Union *Member, Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat *Member, Real Estate Board of New York *Member, Skyscraper Museum *Honorary Fellow, Philippine Institute of Architects


Education

*Bachelor of Architecture, 1979, Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union *Trinity College, 1973–1975 *Pomfret School, 1971-1973


Awards

Presidents Citation in Architecture, Cooper Union


External links


SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)T.J. Gottesdiener - SOM Biography


See also

* Skidmore, Owings & Merrill *
David Childs David Magie Childs (born April 1, 1941) is an American architect and chairman emeritus of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. He is the architect of the new One World Trade Center in New York City. Early life and education Chil ...
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Roger Duffy Roger Duffy is an American architect, known for rigorous and unconventional approach to design. Now retired, he worked as a partner at the firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. He was a design partner in the New York office from 1995 until 2018, an ...
* William F. Baker (engineer) *
Ross Wimer Ross Wimer, FAIA is an American architect, known for integrating the rigor and logic of engineering into his designs. Until October 2013, he was a design director in the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP. During his tenure at SOM ...
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Craig W. Hartman Craig W. Hartman, FAIA, is an architect and Design Partner in Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's San Francisco, California, office. His most prominent work includes the Cathedral of Christ the Light for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland. It is the fi ...
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Philip Enquist Philip Enquist, FAIA is a partner in the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in charge of Urban Design & Planning. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Since joining SOM in 1981, Enquist has focused on strengthening ...


References

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