Hon. Edward D. Levinson, Architect


Councilman, Kendall Community Council 12

Professor of Architecture

Yorktown University

ADA Research and Compliance Analysts

Gallery - Architectural Tour in Pencil

Miami-Dade College (Emeritus)


edl@levinsonltd.com

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ARCHITECTURAL REGISTRATIONS:

  • Florida
  • Maryland (inactive)
  • New York (inactive)

    EDUCATION:

  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Miami

    PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE : Practicing Architect

  • Office of Wright, Andrade, and Amenta, Architects. Philadelphia
  • Office of Roth and Fleisher, Architects. Philadelphia
  • Office of Supowitz and Demchick, Architects. Philadelphia
  • Office of Sanders and Thomas, Inc., Consulting Engineers and Architects. Philadelphia, Pottstown, Washington, D.C.
  • Private Practice:
  • Partner: Levinson & Lopez, ADA Research and Compliance Analysts. Miami 2001 - present

    PUBLICATIONS:

  • Text: Architectural Rendering Fundamentals, McGraw-Hill
  • Chapter: Environmental Perception, Man and Environment, Prentice Hall
  • Correspondent: Progressive Architecture

    GRANTS:

  • Florida Citizen's Committee for the Humanities:
  • National Endowment for the Humanities:

    POST HURRICANE ANDREW ACTIVITIES:

  • College seminars, Inspections: Analyses of Building Code compliance; Damage assessment; Prevention; Structural research. Local. and national television appearances: NBC, WTVJ, Miami; NBC's national "DATELINE" series (1992,1993); CNN appearances, aftermath: Hurricane Andrew; American Institute of Architects: pro-bono inspections.

    MEMBER: SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS

  • Accrediting Board:

    MEMBER: HISTORIC PRESERVATION, POLITICAL, CIVIC, AND SENIOR ORGANIZATIONS

    TEACHING:

  • T-Square Club of Philadelphia:
  • Temple University:
  • Florida International University:
  • University of Miami:
  • Miami-Dade College, Kendall Campus
  • Yorktown University

    EDUCATIONAL TOUR DIRECTOR:

  • Conducted Study Programs with College students to Europe
  • Architects Continuing Education:

    COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

  • Citizen participation, Metropolitan Dade County Rapid Transit Program:
  • White House Conference on Domestic Affairs
  • State of Florida Historic Preservation conferences.
  • American Association for State and Local History: National and State conferences.
  • Solar Energy conferences (Federal, State, and Local).
  • Architectural / Urban lectures: community-wide civic organizations.
  • Selection by the Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners as a member of the Miami-Dade County, Dept of Planning, Development and Regulation, Construction Trades Qualifying Board. 1998-1999
  • Elected Councilman, Mimai-Dade County, 2006

    EXHIBITIONS:

  • Original oil paintings, sketches, lithographs, and Giclée : New York, Philadelphia, Caracas, and Miami.

    TRAVELS:

  • The following explorations have resulted in the taking and cataloguing of over 65,000 slides, in addition to sketches, research material, and filming. Figures in parentheses indicate the number of explorations to each country. Trips ranged in time from four to eight weeks:

    AUSTRIA (3) FRANCE (8) PANAMA
    BELGIUM GERMANY (10) RUSSIA
    CANADA GREECE (2) SPAIN (4)
    COLOMBIA (2) IRELAND SWITZERLAND (10)
    CZECHOSLOVAKIA (2) ITALY (14) TURKEY
    DENMARK MEXICO (3) YUGOSLAVIA
    ENGLAND / WALES NETHERLANDS

    PLUS: Thirty-one of the contiguous United States, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico.