Walter Alan Rutes

Background

Rutes, Walter Alan was born on September 21, 1928 in New York City. Son of Jack and Sarah (Ogur) Rutes.

Education

Bachelor of Architecture (Sands Memorial medal 1950), Cornell Univercity, 1950; fellow city planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951; postgraduate, Harvard University Graduate School Design, 1978.

Career

Association partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, New York City, 1951-1972; vice president, John Carl Warnecke & Associations, New York City, 1972-1974; staff vice president, Intercontinental Hotels Corporation, New York City, 1974-1980; director architecture, Holiday Inns, Inc., Memphis, 1980-1983; director design, The Sheraton Corporation, Boston, 1983-1985; Chairman, 9 Tek Ltd. Development Cons., since 1985. Chairman advisory board Hult Fellowships for Construction Industry, 1968-1975, Architects and Engineers Committee New Building Code, 1968.

Member zoning advising committee New York City Planning Commission, 1970. Lecturer in field, since 1968. Member steering com.UNESCO Council Tall buildings and Urban Habitat, since 1980.

Visiting professor Cornell-Essec Graduate Program. Visiting professor Nova U.

Achievements

• Walter Alan Rutes has been listed as a notable Architect by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Hotel Design, Planning, and Development

    ( Hospitality is the world's fastest growing industry, an...)

  • Hotel Planning and Design

    (Book by Rutes, Walter, Penner, Richard)

  • (Hotel Design, Planning and Development ) Author: Walter Rutes Sep-2009

Membership

Fellow American Institute of Architects. Member Ethical Culture Society.

Connections

Married Helene Darville, April 2, 1952. Children: Daniel J., Linda Lee.

Father:

Jack Rutes

Mother:

Sarah (Ogur) Rutes

Spouse:

Helene Darville

child:

Linda Lee Rutes

child:

Daniel J. Rutes