Richard Gluckman
Partner, Gluckman Tang Architects
Since establishing his architectural practice in New York City in 1977, Richard Gluckman has occupied a special place in the world of art and design, creating distinctive spaces and buildings for artists, public arts institutions, art foundations, galleries and art collectors. In recent years, he has applied his unique design sensibility, informed by decades of collaboration with artists and curators, to projects for universities, resorts, developers and private clients. Gluckman’s design approach is defined by an emphasis on architecture as an experiential opportunity; as a frame for art and human activity.
The lecture describes the trajectory of Gluckman’s career, from the early influence of the industrial infrastructure and cultural institutions of Buffalo to design/ build of his college years to a serendipitous engagement with minimalist art on his arrival in New York City in 1976. The core of his career was informed by his experience with artists, their work, and understanding the critical relationship of the viewer of the art object to the space they occupy. Gluckman’s half century of practice spanned the T-square to CAD, from chipboard to VR, an evolution that still demands that the same rigor be applied to the greatly expanded parameters that frame the profession today.
Richard Gluckman has been a visiting critic and lecturer at Harvard University, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse University and many others. He has served on multiple academic, competition and honorific juries. In 2017, he served as the Architect in Residence and guest lecturer at the American Academy in Rome. He is a recipient of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award and the Interior Design Hall of Fame Award and the firm has received many project specific architectural awards.
The School of Architecture and Planning is an AIA CES Approved Provider. This course is AIA CES Registered and approved for 1 Learning Unit (LU).
He has served on the boards of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Van Alen Institute, Socrates Sculpture Park, the NAAB accreditation panel for their review of the Syracuse University School of Architecture in 2008 and was a peer of the GSA Design Excellence program in 2004. Gluckman grew up in Buffalo and attended studio art classes at the Albright Knox and spent a lot of time in the galleries on college breaks. He received a Bachelor of Architecture ’70 and a Master of Architecture ’71 from the Syracuse University School of Architecture. He received the George Arents Outstanding Alumni Award from Syracuse University in 2006.
Published April 16, 2025
TOPICS: