18 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Stanford Chan, RA, attributes his success as an architect to his sense of duty to his clients and his excellent education. At the onset of his vocational journey, he pursued a formal education, attending The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. He subsequently entered the university’s Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture and graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1993. Mr. Chan joined Socotec Inc. (formerly Israel Berger & Associates Inc.) in 1997, when the company had only 10 employees managing all steps of the consulting and design process, from AutoCAD drawing specifications to inspections and meetings with clients and contractors. At the time, restoration work accounted for only 30% of the practice. Under Mr. Chan’s leadership, the company has shifted its focus to restoration in addition to increasing staffing and revenue, driving a positive impact on its clients and the real estate industry. As the senior principal and director of existing buildings, Mr. Chan oversees the architectural restoration design for the firm’s highest-profile clients, including projects for the Mark and Ace Hotels, the Fred French Building, and the Crown Building. He is currently supervising the historic Waldorf Astoria hotel’s façade restoration. During the restoration process, he is responsible for complying with the local law ordinance and directing each project’s final stages. In recognition of the firm’s execution of the Beekman Hotel restoration project, Mr. Chan was presented with a Lucy Award from the Landmarks Preservation Commission. In the coming years, Mr. Chan plans to pay his success forward by rewarding the hard work and loyalty of his core team, some of whom have worked under him for almost 17 years. Alongside his career in architecture, he and his wife own and operate a successful restaurant. STANFORD CHAN, RA SENIOR PRINCIPAL, DIRECTOR OF EXISTING BUILDINGS Socotec Inc. New York, NY
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