Sheldon Licht

Background

Licht, Sheldon was born on June 20, 1932 in New York City. Son of Benjamin Herman and Frances (Amdur) Licht.

Education

Bachelor, Columbia College, New York City, 1954. Master of Architecture, Columbia University, New York City, 1957. Master of Urban Planning, New York University, 1972.

Career

Designer Eero Saarinen & Associates, Hamden, Connecticut, 1962. Project architect Raymond & Rado, Architects, New York City and Tokyo, 1962-1965. Project manager, architect Tippetts, Abbett, McCarthy, et al, New York City, 1965-1968.

Director architecture Frederic R Harris, New York City and Stamford, Connecticut, 1968-1970. Consultant New York City, Washington, 1970-1977. Deputy director Science Applications Incorporated, New York York City and Washington, 1977-1981.

Principal Sheldon Licht, American Institute of Architects, American Psychological Association, New York City, since 1981, The Licht Group, New York City, since 1994. Consultant, New York City, 1970-1974. Consultant Federal Energy Administration, Washington, 1974-1975, developer curriculum for residential energy service, 1979.

Senior scientist Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1975-1977, Northeast Solar Energy Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1977. Lecturer architecture New York Structural Institute. Lecturer on energy conservation to professional and other groups.

Conductor seminars on energy and solar conservation, New York State. Developer energy program New York Catholic Archdiocese, 1982.

Achievements

• Sheldon Licht has been listed as a notable Architect, city planner, energy consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Riverdale (New York ) Young Men’s Hebrew Association-YWHA, 1977-1983, West Bronx (New York ) Redevelopment and Housing Corporation, since 1977. Member panel selected architects New York City, 1974, Roman Catholic Archdiocese New York, 1981, Episcopalian Archdiocese, since 1981. Member American Institute of Architects (secretary 1989-1990, vice president since 1992), Architects Council New York (vice president 1988-1993), American Institute Planners, Association Collegiate Schools Architecture, American Association Arbitration.

Interests

• Avocations: antique collecting, swimming, painting, lithography, sculpturing.

Connections

Married Rosalind Silver, December 24, 1959. Children: Adam Ethan, Warren Eliot, Jason Evan.

Father:

Benjamin Herman Licht

Mother:

Frances (Amdur) Licht

Spouse:

Rosalind Silver

child:

Warren Eliot Licht

child:

Adam Ethan Licht

child:

Jason Evan Licht