Merger in Manhattan

摘要

Robert siegel, FAIA, the surviving founder of Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, has sold a majority interest in that firm to Gene Kaufman, AIA, the designer of dozens of budget hotel properties around Manhattan. Though Gwathmey Siegel is by far the better-known firm, it is Kaufman's investment that is driving the deal. He will serve as chief executive officer of the new Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman & Associates, while continuing to run his firm, Gene Kaufman Architect. Charles Gwathmey, the son of well-known painters and a famous bon vivant, was beloved by his clients. When I was writing his obituary for The New York Times in 2009, my phone didn't stop ringing—Steven Spielberg, Ralph Lauren, and Jerry Seinfeld (among others) wanted to tell me how much they loved Charlie, who gave them some of the most luxurious residences in the world without betraying his modernist roots.