Lee Jablin
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Lee Jablin is an architect of projects nationally and internationally. Assembling and leading teams of engineers and specialty consultants, he designs and constructs buildings that become notable destinations, memorable interiors, and widely referred to standards of their type.
His practice of architecture is broad, providing innovative design for the hospitality industry, high-rise office and apartment houses, and integration of structural, mechanical and exterior wall systems. Jablin's designs incorporate historic preservation, building reimagination and best sustainable methods.
Jablin's clients include Hilton Hotels & Resorts
, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, The Peninsula
, Retirement Systems of Alabama
, Taconic Investment Partners
and Amedeo Limited.
Projects include the Waldorf=Astoria
, The New York Palace
, the Harvard Club of New York City
, 3 Lincoln Center, Bouley International, Le Cirque
, The Mercer, Soho House
, and 55 Water Street
.
Lee Jablin is founding partner of Harman Jablin Architects, in continuous business since 1985. He has planned, designed, budgeted, scheduled and construction administered in excess of 2600000 square feet (241,547.9 m²) and 415 million dollars; and existing building renovation, conversions, repositioning and upgrading in excess of 6800000 square feet (631,740.7 m²) and 750 million dollars. In addition, Jablin has prepared feasibility studies and reports comprising zoning analysis, regulatory compliance, conceptual realization, budgeting and financial performance for real property acquisitions, development and leasing in excess of 4250000 square feet (394,837.9 m²) and 765 million dollars in value.
Lee Jablin has worked with Warren Platner (Windows On The World
), Ulrich Franzen (Phillip Morris World Headquarters, Miller Brewing Company
, Champion International
), and Der Scutt
(Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters N.A.).
Jablin is registered to practice architecture in numerous states, nationally NCARB certified
, and a LEED ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL
for high performance sustainable design.
Jablin maintains professional affiliations with and participation in the Municipal Art Society
, the Architectural League
, the American Institute of Architects
, the New York Society of Architects, and the U.S. Green Building Council.
Jablin holds degrees from Cornell University
and Harvard University
and was named a Harvard University Fellow
. He has received the Eidlitz Traveling Fellowship and the York Prize from Cornell. Jablin has taught at Harvard University, Cornell University and Hampton Institute and lectured at Columbia University
.
Lee Jablin has been published in:
Jablin's extracurricular interests include serving Cornell University on the Trustee Nominating Committee, the University Library Advisory Council, and the College of Architecture, Art & Planning Advisory Council; Harvard Club Board of Managers; supporting Friends of Poplar Forest, Save Venice, and Poets House
; and lending his collection of Architectural rare books and materials, and his Wiener Werkstätte Ceramics
collection to museums.
His practice of architecture is broad, providing innovative design for the hospitality industry, high-rise office and apartment houses, and integration of structural, mechanical and exterior wall systems. Jablin's designs incorporate historic preservation, building reimagination and best sustainable methods.
Jablin's clients include Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Hilton Hotels & Resorts is an international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are either owned by, managed by, or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast...
, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, The Peninsula
The Peninsula New York
The Peninsula New York is a luxury hotel located on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 55th Street. The hotel is part of the The Peninsula Hotel Group who are based in Hong Kong. The Hotel was bought in 1988 by the Peninsula group for a price of $127 million...
, Retirement Systems of Alabama
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Retirement Systems of Alabama is the administrator of the pension fund for employees of the state of Alabama. It is headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama. David G. Bronner is the chief executive officer....
, Taconic Investment Partners
Taconic Investment Partners
Taconic Investment Partners LLC is private investment firm headquartered in New York, New York. The company acquires, redevelops, and repositions commercial office and mixed-use space.-Capabilities:...
and Amedeo Limited.
Projects include the Waldorf=Astoria
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
The Waldorf-Astoria is a luxury hotel in New York. It has been housed in two historic landmark buildings in New York City. The first, designed by architect Henry J. Hardenbergh, was on the Fifth Avenue site of the Empire State Building. The present building at 301 Park Avenue in Manhattan is a...
, The New York Palace
The New York Palace Hotel
The New York Palace blends the historic landmark Villard Mansion with a modern 55-story tower. Located at the center of Manhattan in Midtown at the corner of 50th Street and Madison Avenue, it is directly across the street from St Patrick's Cathedral, and a short walk from Rockefeller Center and...
, the Harvard Club of New York City
Harvard Club of New York
The Harvard Club of New York is a private club in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. Anyone who has attended Harvard University may apply to become a member. Incorporated in 1887, it is housed in adjoining lots at 27 West 44th Street and 35 West 44th Street...
, 3 Lincoln Center, Bouley International, Le Cirque
Le Cirque
Le Cirque is a French restaurant in Manhattan owned and operated by Sirio Maccioni. It first opened at the Mayfair Hotel in 1974. It closed and reopened as Le Cirque 2000 at the Palace Hotel in 1997. The latest installation of Le Cirque opened in 2006 in the Bloomberg Tower building at One Beacon...
, The Mercer, Soho House
Soho House
Soho House , Matthew Boulton's home in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, is now a museum , celebrating his life, his partnership with James Watt and his membership of the Lunar Society of Birmingham. It was designed by Samuel Wyatt and work on the current building began in 1789...
, and 55 Water Street
55 Water Street
55 Water Street is a 687ft tall skyscraper in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It was completed in 1972 and has 53 floors. Emery Roth & Sons designed the building, which is tied with 277 Park Avenue as the 40th tallest building in New York City. When it was completed it was the largest office...
.
Lee Jablin is founding partner of Harman Jablin Architects, in continuous business since 1985. He has planned, designed, budgeted, scheduled and construction administered in excess of 2600000 square feet (241,547.9 m²) and 415 million dollars; and existing building renovation, conversions, repositioning and upgrading in excess of 6800000 square feet (631,740.7 m²) and 750 million dollars. In addition, Jablin has prepared feasibility studies and reports comprising zoning analysis, regulatory compliance, conceptual realization, budgeting and financial performance for real property acquisitions, development and leasing in excess of 4250000 square feet (394,837.9 m²) and 765 million dollars in value.
Lee Jablin has worked with Warren Platner (Windows On The World
Windows on the World
Windows on the World was a complex of venues at the top floors of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan that included a restaurant, Windows on the World, a smaller restaurant called Wild Blue, and a bar called The Greatest Bar on Earth, as well as rooms for private functions...
), Ulrich Franzen (Phillip Morris World Headquarters, Miller Brewing Company
Miller Brewing Company
The Miller Brewing Company is an American beer brewing company owned by the United Kingdom-based SABMiller. Its regional headquarters are located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the company has brewing facilities in Albany, Georgia; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; Eden, North Carolina; Fort Worth, Texas;...
, Champion International
Champion International Paper
Champion International Paper was a large paper and wood products producer. In 2000, the company was bought byInternational Paper. Champion had operated since the late 19th century in the USA and other countries....
), and Der Scutt
Der Scutt
Der Scutt was the architect and designer of major buildings throughout New York City and the United States....
(Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters N.A.).
Jablin is registered to practice architecture in numerous states, nationally NCARB certified
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards is a nonprofit corporation comprising the legally constituted architectural registration boards of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands as its members...
, and a LEED ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....
for high performance sustainable design.
Jablin maintains professional affiliations with and participation in the Municipal Art Society
Municipal Art Society
The Municipal Art Society of New York, founded in 1893, is a non-profit membership organization that fights for intelligent urban planning, design and preservation through education, dialogue and advocacy in New York City....
, the Architectural League
Architectural League of New York
The Architectural League of New York is a non-profit organization "for creative and intellectual work in architecture, urbanism, and related disciplines"....
, the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
, the New York Society of Architects, and the U.S. Green Building Council.
Jablin holds degrees from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and was named a Harvard University Fellow
President and Fellows of Harvard College
The President and Fellows of Harvard College is the more fundamental of Harvard University's two governing boards...
. He has received the Eidlitz Traveling Fellowship and the York Prize from Cornell. Jablin has taught at Harvard University, Cornell University and Hampton Institute and lectured at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
Lee Jablin has been published in:
- Architectural DigestArchitectural DigestArchitectural Digest is an American monthly magazine. Its principal subject is interior design, not — as the name of the magazine might suggest — architecture more generally. The magazine is published by Condé Nast Publications and was founded in 1920, by the Knapp family, who sold it in 1993...
- Architectural RecordArchitectural RecordArchitectural Record is an American monthly magazine dedicated to architecture and interior design, published by McGraw-Hill Construction in New York City. It is over 110 years old...
- ArchitectureArchitecture (magazine)Originally titled Journal of the American Institute of Architects from January 1944 through 1951, the magazine changed its name to The American Institute of Architects Journal. After publication of the AIA Journal ended in August 1976, then followed Architecture magazine...
- Barron's
- Crain's
- Green Source Magazine
- Hospitality Design
- Hotel Business
- Institute for Urban DesignInstitute for Urban DesignThe Institute for Urban Design is a not-for-profit organization based in New York that promotes productive dialogue between architects, planners, policy-makers, developers, and academics within the city and around the world...
- Interior Design
- Metropolis
- New York MagazineNew York (magazine)New York is a weekly magazine principally concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it was brasher and less polite than that magazine, and established itself as a cradle of New...
- The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
- The New YorkerThe New YorkerThe New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
Jablin's extracurricular interests include serving Cornell University on the Trustee Nominating Committee, the University Library Advisory Council, and the College of Architecture, Art & Planning Advisory Council; Harvard Club Board of Managers; supporting Friends of Poplar Forest, Save Venice, and Poets House
Poets House
Founded in 1985 by the late Stanley Kunitz, two-time poet laureate of the United States, and arts administrator Elizabeth Kray, Poets House is a national literary center and poetry library based in New York City. With more than 50,000 volumes of poetry, the library is the premier independent poetry...
; and lending his collection of Architectural rare books and materials, and his Wiener Werkstätte Ceramics
Wiener Werkstätte
Established in 1903, the Wiener Werkstätte was a production community of visual artists. The workshop brought together architects, artists and designers whose first commitment was to design art which would be accessible to everyone...
collection to museums.