23 22 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine Millennium - Twentieth Edition ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN AND REAL ESTATE ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN AND REAL ESTATE JOHN FÜLÖP OWNER, ARCHITECT John Fülöp Associates, Architects and Planners West Stockbridge, MA to several New York City hospitals, schools and apartment buildings. Mr. Fülöp is the president of the board of trustees of the Community Land Trust of the Southern Berkshires, a role he has held since 2014. For more than 25 years, he was also involved in the Little Big House Project, creating a prototype passive solar energy starter home plan, which was promoted in Popular Science and raised awareness of zero-energy living and the “tiny home” concepts with the larger public. Mr. Fülöp credits his passion for architecture and dedication to community and sustainability to his family’s experiences in Germany during and after World War II. Furthermore, he is grateful for the early creative influence of his mother, a musician and teacher. A lifelong swimmer and volunteer coach, he hopes to remain active in civic advocacy for the rest of his life. In light of his fulfilling career, Mr. Fülöp attributes his success to his willingness to continue learning and innovating. American Institute of Architects. His slide film and projection work extended to production and design for the LIDD Light Show Group and the New York City Parks Department’s “Movies in the Park” program. He played a key role in the design of inflatable projection screens and a mobile projection booth for use in showing experimental films and slide presentations and became known for his experimental video, photography and projection work throughout New York during the 1970s. During this decade, Mr. Fülöp was an associate of William Richardson, working on communityfocused projects throughout Eastern Kentucky, including schools and residential buildings. In 1978, he created the “Step by Step” New Age Community Masterplan, a design for an intentional community and artist colony in upstate New York. His emphasis on sustainability and environmentalism continued to develop during the 1980s with major energy conservation projects, including energy audits and retrofits John Fülöp celebrates over five decades of experience and distinction in the fields of architecture and design. Over the course of his career, he has helmed major projects throughout the United States, including work for Carnegie Recital Hall, partnerships with design firms across the country, and a housing design portfolio including innovations in solar energy integration, community living, and mobile homes. He holds a BS in architecture and engineering from the City University of New York and achieved an MArch at Yale University in 1968. While he was still a student, Mr. Fülöp was awarded the 1967 Koppers Prize and an honorable mention in the PPG Competition, among other honors. Mr. Fülöp began his career with several years of pertinent internships, working with fellow architects such as Robert Levien, Ulrich Franzen, Andre Halasz and Alden Berman, and major firms, including Lathrop Douglass, Moore-Turnbull Architects, and Bull, Field, Volkmann and Stockwell, Architects. Through the early 1970s, he worked with Hardy, Holzman and Pfeiffer Architects, Edward L. Barnes, and Zachary Rosenfield & Partners, Architects. He began his own independent architectural practice during this time. Since 1974, Mr. Fülöp has served as the owner and lead architect of John Fülöp Associates, Architects, and Planners, a practice specializing in sustainable and zero-energy architecture. He has developed a portfolio of residential projects with a thoughtful approach to the concerns of both the built and natural environments and a focus on lifestyle and client needs. He describes his process as “adjusting the ambition” of each project to ensure all parties are comfortable with any additions or changes. Likewise, he strives to avoid design ideas that do not honor the structures, clients and communities they serve. Through the 1970s, Mr. Fülöp pursued many fine art, film and design projects, alongside his architectural work. From 1971 until 1976, he was the editor, production chief and primary photographer for John Fülöp Slide Film Productions, producing commercial slide films for companies and educational purposes, including projects on suburban growth for the
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