Radu Serban’s professional career has earned him a distinguished reputation throughout the architectural community for his design excellence. While working with a number of renowned New York architectural firms, Mr. Serban was responsible for conception to completion of many major architectural projects, both in the United States and abroad. Capitalizing on his previous European background and training, he has been involved in the design and management of almost every major building type, including multi-use buildings, academic libraries, university research facilities, commercial, educational and civic complexes, residential apartment buildings, and college dormitories. He has particular expertise in the complexities of high-rise and multi-use buildings. As a Principal in Obelisk Architectural Consultants, he is committed to excellence and brings to the firm his vast experience to the esthetic and financial benefits of their clients.
As former Associate Partner and the Director of International Projects for Costas Kondylis and Partners (CKP), Mr. Serban helped build the firm’s International Design Division. He was involved in a variety of international master planning projects, and is also credited with the design of several multiuse, large scale residential buildings.
Prior to working for CKP, Mr. Serban was a principal of the New York firm, Ismael Leyva Architects (ILA). Mr. Serban managed a number of outstanding projects such as The Time Warner Center and made substantial contributions to the success of the firm. He was in charge with the residential architectural consultancy for the joint ventures with Gehry Partners, Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, and Polshek Partnership Architects, to name a few.
While with the renowned design firm of Davis, Brody, Bond, LLP, Mr. Serban was a Senior Associate. He brought with him his considerable design and management skills and contributed his talent to many research, academic and residential buildings.
During his time with Warner, Burns, Toan and Lunde Architects and Planners, Mr. Serban worked as a senior designer/project architect on hotel projects in Colombia, Ethiopia, Cameroun, Cyprus, Argentina, as well as on libraries and residential projects.
Experience:
Costas Kondylis and Partners
Associate Partner and Director of International Projects
• “Site 20” - 55-story mixed-use tower in Moscow City, Moscow, Russia.
• Mixed use development near the National Library of Belarus, Minsk.
• “Smart City” multiuse complex in Bucharest, Romania.
• “Oktyiabrskyi” Multiuse Complex in Kiev, Ukraine.
With Philip Johnson/Alan Ritchie Architects.
• “19 Street” low/midrise mixed use Development Master Plan in Astana, Kazakhstan.
• “Computer Factory” Mixed Use Complex in Minsk, Belarus.
• “Rizjskii Vogzal” - Multiuse development (450.000 SqM, 11 Ha) in Moscow, Russia.
• “Morgans” Beach Resort in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos.
• “Avant-Garde”, 65.000 SqM Multiuse Center in Moscow, Russia.
• “Tower2” at Brooklyn Arena, New York Developer: Forest City Ratner Company.
Ismael Leyva Architects
Principal
• “One Central Park West” Condominium Towers at Time Warner Center, New York, NY.
With Skidmore Owings and Merrill. Developer: The Related Companies
• Random House - Park Imperial Condominium Tower, New York, NY.
With Skidmore Owings and Merrill. Developer: The Related Companies
• Westminster Apartments, New York, NY.
Developer: The Related Companies
• Astor Place Condominium, New York, NY.
With Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, Developer: The Related Companies
•“Beekman Tower”, New York, NY.
With Gehry Partners. Developer: Forest City Ratner Company
•“Atlantic Yards”, Brooklyn, Towers 5-14. NewYork, NY
With Gehry Partners. Developer: Forest City Ratner Company
•“Building D” at Ridge Hill Village multiuse center in Yonkers, NY.
Developer Forest City Ratner Company
•“101 Warren Street", New York, N.Y.
With Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill LLP. Developer: Minskoff Equities, Inc.
•“Riverhouse”/Site 16/17 Batery Park City, NY.
With Polshek Partnership Architects. Developer: Sheldrake Organization.
• Flushing River Front Multiuse development in Flushing Queens, NY
• Site 19B Battery Park City, New York, NY.
With Robert A.M. Stern Architect. Developer: The Related Companies.
• Multiuse center in Managua, Nicaragua: retail, hotel, apartments;
• Heron Multiuse Tower in Seattle, hotel and condominium apartments.
Davis, Brody, Bond, LLP.
Senior Associate/Project Manager
• Research laboratory buildings for the University of Maryland in Baltimore, MD.
Radu Serban was the recipient of the Design Award of the Masonry Institute of Maryland
• Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (CATT) / Dibner Library, New York Polytechnic University in Brooklyn;
• Sonoma Apartments, New York, NY,
Developer: The Related Companies.
• Ventura Apartments, New York, NY.
Developer: The Related Companies.
• Brigham and Women's, Deaconess and Beth Israel Hospitals Laboratories @ Harvard Institutes of Medicine. Boston, MA.
• Rockefeller Research Laboratory, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Research Center, New York, NY.
• Law School Library at the University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA.
• World Trade Center Concourse Improvements, New York, NY.
Warner, Burns, Toan, and Lunde Architects and Planners
Senior Designer/Project Architect
•“Hilton” International Hotels in Yaounde, Cameroon, Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia, Baranquilla, Columbia & Lima, Peru;
•“Sheraton Alltime Tourist Complex”, Limassol, Cyprus, Hotel and Vacation Houses;
• Dubai Television Studios and Telecommunications Tower Competition;
• Federal Archives Building, in New York City;
• Library of the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota.
Teaching Experience:
Mr. Serban has taught courses in Studio Design, the Theory of Architecture, and the History of Modern Architecture. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the International Foundation “Pro Patrimonio”. The Foundation is developing a program aimed at the preservation and restoration of the Romanian architectural heritage.
Education:
Masters degree in Architecture and Urban Planning.
Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest, Romania.
Ph.D. degree in Architecture and Urban Planning.
Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest, Romania.
Mr. Serban has also attended courses in Italian Art and Architecture at the University for the Foreigners in Perugia, Italy.
