Background
Cohen, Martin Harvey was born on April 17, 1932 in Brooklyn. Son of Benjamin and Beatrice (Wexler) Cohen.
Cohen, Martin Harvey was born on April 17, 1932 in Brooklyn. Son of Benjamin and Beatrice (Wexler) Cohen.
Certified in architecture, Cooper Union Art School, 1952. Bachelor of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954.
Designer, Studio Architetti BBPR, Milan, Italy, 1955; designer, Anderson, Beckwith & Haible, architects, Boston, 1955-1956; architect, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Architects, New York City, 1956-1981; associate, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Architects, New York City, 1963-1973; associate partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Architects, New York City, 1973-1981; president, director health facilities planning and design, SMP Architects, Professional Corporation, New York City, 1981-1983; vice president, Ellerbe Associations, Inc., New York City, 1983-1984; principal, Martin H. Cohen Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Armonk, New York, since 1984; principal, Payette/Cohen Joint Venture, since 1985. Member New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, 1968-1973.
Member advisory council Cooper Union School Art and Architecture, 1967-1975, admission committee, 1975-1978, administration committee, 1979-1980. Member advisory council history American buildings survey National Parks Service, 1973. Fellow American Institute of Architects (New York chapter awards committee, chairman history buildings committee 1966-1968, hospitals and health committee since 1971, vice chairman 1973-1976, urban design commission 1967-1968, ethics committee 1978-1980, national history resources committee 1971-1974, chairman 1973, national committee architecture for health since 1975, steering group 1982-1986, vice chairman 1984, chairman 1985, chairman national task force on design for aging 1983-1985, member American Institute of Architects/American Collegiate Schools Architecture council architectural research since 1988, trustee American Institute of Architects/American Collegiate Schools Architecture health facilities research program since 1986), Architectural League New York, New York Society Architects, New York State Association Architects (committee architecture for health since 1975, chairman 1976-1979, Mathew W. Del Gaudio award 1978), Municipal Arts Society (advisory committee 1973-1974), Tau Beta Pi.
Married Arline Sitner, September 30, 1956. Children: Bruce, Paul, Adam.