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Anthony Abbate
Florida Atlantic University
111 E Las Olas Boulevard, Room HEC 712
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Telephone: 954.762.5636
FAX: 954.762.5673
E-mail: aabbate@fau.edu |
Anthony Abbate is a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from Catholic University in Washington DC and a Masters degree in Architecture from Washington University in St Louis. He has also completed professional development courses in design and designing for persons with disabilities at Harvard University.
He established his independent practice of architecture in 1990 after eight years as an associate in the firm of Donald Singer Architect in Fort Lauderdale.
Mr Abbate is the recipient of 17 awards for excellence in design from the American Institute of Architects. Projects include site design, planning, and architectural design for commercial, education, hotel, housing and recreation projects in the Bahamas, Bolivia, Colombia, Turks and Caicos, and South Florida.
He is a Associate Professor at the Florida Atlantic University School of Architecture, Director of the Broward Design Collaborative, President of the Arango Design Foundation, and first vice-chair of the Broward County Cultural Council, and a member of the Downtown Fort Lauderdale Rotary Club. He also taught at Broward Community College, was a visiting critic at Roger Williams College, the University of Florida, the University of Miami, the Dessau Institute of Architecture, and Florida International University. He served the Fort Lauderdale chapter of the AIA as president and state director, and past president of Second Century Broward.
Curriculum Vita (Click links to expand) Education
- Master of Architecture, Washington University, St. Louis, 1982
- Bachelor of Science in Architecture, The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., 1979
- St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1975
Professional Registration
Registered Architect, State of Florida, license number AR 11825
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) certificate number 36428
Registered Architect, State of Maryland, license number 13136
Continuing Education
Professional Development, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Real Estate Financial Analysis 1997
ADAAG Compliance 1994
Language of Design 1994
Awards and Honors
- AIA Fort Lauderdale Award of Design Excellence 2004 – SkyLofts Live-Work Townhouses (Anthony Abbate AIA, Architect of Record; and Margi Nothard Asoc. AIA)
- AIA Fort Lauderdale Design Award 2002 – Workscapes Furniture Showroom
- AIA Fort Lauderdale Award of Design Excellence 2001 – Ayuttaya Thai Restaurant at Ocala
- Arango Design Foundation 2000– Arango Design Award
- AIA Fort Lauderdale Award of Design Excellence 1999 - Broward House Education Center
- AIA Fort Lauderdale Design Award 1999 - Victoria Park Entrances
- AIA Fort Lauderdale Design Award 1999 - Florida Keys Transit Greenway Proposal (Anthony Abbate AIA, and James Archer AIA)”
- AIA Florida Award of Excellence 1998 - Colee Hammock Townhouses at Fort Lauderdale
- AIA Florida Award of Excellence 1998 - Bronson Residence at Coconut Grove
- AIA Fort Lauderdale Award of Excellence 1997 - Duplex Townhouses at Fort Lauderdale
- AIA Fort Lauderdale Award of Honor 1997 - North Lauderdale-Progresso District Overlay Zoning and Urban Land Development Plan
- AIA Fort Lauderdale Award of Excellence 1996 - House for a Writer at Colee Hammock
- AIA Award of Excellence 1996 - House for a Writer at Colee Hammock
- AIA Award 1996 - Residential Remodel at Sea Ranch Lakes
- Hermano del Consejo Del Saber Qulla - 1996 - Comunidad Korpa, Tiwanaku, Bolivia
- 1995 Washington University Distinguished Alumni Awar
- 1993 AIA Florida President's Award
- 1994 Up and Comers Finalist - Price Waterhouse and South Florida Magazine
- 1993 Up and Comers Finalist - Price Waterhouse and South Florida Magazine
- 1992 Up and Comers Finalist - Price Waterhouse and South Florida Magazine
- AIA Award of Excellence 1993 - M. Sterling Boys Store at Crocker Center
- AIA Award of Honor 1993 - Addition and Remodel of Miami Beach Residence
- AIA Award of Excellence 1991 - Townhouses at Colee Hammock
- AIA Award of Honor 1991 - Remodeling for Lorraine
- AIA Award of Honor 1991 - IGFA and Marine Research Facility
Academic Experience
- Florida Atlantic University - Associate Professor - 2003 to present
- Florida Atlantic University - Assistant Professor - 1997 to 2003
- Florida Atlantic University - Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture - 1996-1997
- Broward Community College - Adjunct Professor of Architecture - 1995-1996
- Florida Atlantic University - School of Architecture Steering Committee - 1995
- Roger Williams College - visiting critic - 1994
- University of Florida - visiting critic - 1993
- University of Florida - Alpha Rho Chi visiting lecturer - 1993
- University of Miami - visiting critic - 1991 to present
- Florida International University - visiting critic - 1992 to present
- Miami Design Alliance - Guest speaker
- Citizens Exchange Council, USA delegation of young architects to the USSR.
June 1992. Current Attitudes in Modern Soviet Architecture paper delivered to the Union of Architects of the USSR at Leningrad and Moscow.
Cause for Optimism: the Taganke Theatre Project. Paper submitted to CRIT magazine August 1982.
Professional and Community Service Appointments
- Editorial Board - Institute for Tropical Architecture - San José, Costa Rica
- Vision Broward - Creative Task Force - 2003
- Arango Design Foundation - President - 2003 - present
- Sociedad Colombiana de Arquitectos - Seccional Florida USA - Board Member
- Design + Architecture Day 2001 South Florida Regional Chair - 2001
- Broward County Cultural Affairs Council, Vice-Chair - 2001 - present
- Rotary International, Rotary Club of Fort Lauderdale - Member
- State of Florida Department of Education Building Construction Advisory Committee 1998-2000
- American Institute of Architects, National Disaster Relief Register, 1994-1997
- American Institute of Architects, National Committee on Educators and Practitioners, 1997
- Broward County Cultural Affairs Council, Public Art and Design Committee - Member 1995-1998
- City of Fort Lauderdale, Board of Adjustment, Board Member 1996-1999
- American Institute of Architects, Florida Association - State Director 1995-1998
- American Institute of Architects, Fort Lauderdale Chapter - President 1994
- Habitat for Humanity Broward - Design of Prototype 4 Bedroom House
- Broward County Cultural Affairs Council: Design Broward Steering Committee Member
- Broward County School Board Blue Ribbon Committee - member
- Broward County Commission Task Force on Homelessness - Housing Committee Chair
- Second Century Broward - President 1992-1993
- Victoria Park Civic Association - Member 1989-1994
- Fort Lauderdale Historical Society - Member
- Museum of Art - Member
- Miami Design Alliance - charter member
- The Architectural Club of Miami - member
- Broward Coalition for the Homeless - Board member
- Museum of Science and Space Transit Planetarium - consultant in the design and installation of Hurricane! exhibit 1990
- WTVJ, Channel 4 - consultant to program producer of Your Florida Home - 1990-1991
Projects List
Recent Seminars, Lectures and Presentations
- Going, Going, Gone? Mid Century Modern Architecture of South Florida. Museum of Art – Fort Lauderdale, July 7, 2005
- The Arango Design Store: Encounters at the Frontier – migrating modernism from south of the border – ACSA International Conference, Sheraton Centro Historico, Mexico DF, Mexico. June 12,2005.
- Sustainable Architecture in South Florida – US Green Building Council – FIU-Wolfsonian, Miami Beach, Florida. November 20, 2004.
- The Impact of Post WWII Design on Contemporary Architecture in South Florida – Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami, November 18, 2004.
- Future Trends in Sustainable Design – SMPS symposium , Dania Beach, Florida. November 17, 2004.
- Design Matters- Strengthening Florida for Tomorrow’s Cultural Needs – Florida Arts Council Visioning Project, Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, Florida. July 9, 2004.
Professional Experience
- 1990 to present: Private practice as a registered architect with representative design and consulting services in private residential, urban design, restaurant, education, commercial, resort, public works, and community projects in Florida, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Colombia and Bolivia.
- July 1996: Independent consultant for the Danish not-for-profit organization Naturfolkenes Verden to assist in the project initiation of a school to be developed, built, and run by the Aymara nation of the Tiwanaku region of Bolivia.
- 1982 through 1989: Senior Associate in the firm Donald Singer Architect PA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Project Architect for the Coral Springs City Centre, the Prototype Middle Schools for the School Board of Broward County, the Office of the Fire Prevention Bureau for the City of Fort Lauderdale.
- 1981-1982: Architecture Design Studio teaching Assistant for 300 and 400 level courses at Washington University in St. Louis.
- 1979-1980: Employed by the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society to research and prepare record documents depicting the Frank Stranahan House for the state Historic Register.
Creative Work Published
- Daily Business Review – December 21, 2004. A Sense of Place, one page at a time. FAU Prof prepares community design guidebook for Broward County. Terry Sheridan.
- Miami Herald - July 27, 2003. Wanted: ‘Sense of Place’. Scott Andron.
- Sun Sentinel – December 8, 2002. FAU profs win design awards. Matt Schudel.
- Interior Design – August 2002. A Fresh Perspective. Jen Renzi.
- Metropolis, December 2000, Miami Design Machine. Karen E. Steen
- Residential Architect, May-June 1999, Architect's House. Drueding, Meghan
- Sun-Sentinel. May 9, 1999 Broward House design sends a simple message of hope. Deborah Dietsch.
- Residential Architect, March 1999, Plane and Fancy. Rick Vitullo.
- Residential Architect, November-December 1998, Bath Class. Meghan Drueding.
- Florida Caribbean Architect, Fall 1998, Award for Excellence Bronson Residence
- Florida Caribbean Architect, Fall 1998, Award for Excellence Colee Hammock Townhomes
- Cultural Quarterly, Fall 1998, Council Member Profile Anthony Abbate The Essence of Architecture is in the Experience. Vicki Monk.
- Miami Herald - August 15, 1998 South Florida Architects Honored for Designs. Whoriskey, Peter.
- Sun-Sentinel - November 17, 1997 Lookin' Good, Architects' awards honor six projects that fit in and look like they belong where they are. Klein, Roberta.
- Florida Caribbean Architect - Summer 1997. Recycling Gives New Life to Old Structure.
- Sun-Sentinel - December 1, 1996 Home is where the hearth is. Klein, Roberta
- Miami Herald - October 2, 1996 Elegant, practical designs win archtiectural awards
- Sun Sentinel - October 1, 1996 Fitting In Pays Off
- Miami Herald - May 5, 1996 Guerrilla Architects
- Sunshine Magazine, Sun Sentinel - January 14, 1996 Looking Homeward
- Washington University Magazine - Fall 1995 Schools Honor Outstanding Alumni
- Casa & Estilo Internacional, Año 1, Numero 3, Vivir al aire libre, Page 51
- Metropolis, November 1995, Fort Lauderdale Revisited
- Miami Herald - March 16, 1995 Do buildings have soul? Architects answer
- South Florida Magazine - November 1993 Endangered Species, Atomic Architecture
- Gold Coast Magazine - July/August 1993 Profiles: Who's Who on the Gold Coast.
- Palm Beach Life - April 1993 Building Tradition: Architect's tradition of designing furniture
- Orlando Magazine - January 1992 Bathing Beauties
- Eastsider - July 10, 1991 Victoria Park Plans New Entrances
- Florida Architect - May/June 1991 Chapter Awards
- Sun Sentinel - March 13, 1991 Awards are Built by Design
- Miami Herald - March 10, 1991 Bold and Bright, Top awards of Excellence
- Eastsider - April 10, 1991 Kozy or Kitsch? Mediterranean Comeback
Citations
- Washington University Magazine - Fall 1995 Schools Honor Outstanding Alumni
- Metropolis, November 1995, Fort Lauderdale Revisited
- Miami Herald - March 16, 1995 Do buildings have soul? Architects answer
- South Florida Magazine - November 1993 Endangered Species, Atomic Architecture
- Gold Coast Magazine - July/August 1993 Profiles: Who's Who on the Gold Coast.
- Eastsider - April 10, 1991 Kozy or Kitsch? Mediterranean Comeback
TV and Radio Interviews and Appearances
- Channel 4 News Special. Hurricane Andrew Aftermath. Guest Architect Live Call-In, WTVJ-TV, September 1992
- Channel 6 News Consumer Watch with Al Sunshine. Hurricane Andrew Residential Damage Assessments, WCIX-TV, September 1992
- National Public Radio (NPR) Interview: Smart City with Carol Coletta, Imaginative Thinkers, 1 November 2003
- National Public Radio (WLRN) Public Radio Miami, Interview: Topical Currents with Joseph Cooper, Broward County’s Design Guidebook, 29 October 2003
Travel Experiences
Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, USSR, British West Indies, French West Indies, Wales, USA
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