Daniel Jacoby, AIA, LEED Associate Principal/ Design Director, Interiors FXFOWLE Architects

Name: Daniel Jacoby, AIA, LEED Title: Associate Principal/Design Director, Interiors Company: FXFOWLE ARCHITECTS Location: New York, N.Y. Birthplace: New York, N.Y. College: Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning First job outside of real estate: File clerk, ILGWU, New York First job in real estate or allied field: Designer at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill's New York office What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? FXFOWLE is a 31 year old architectural, planning and interior design firm committed to design excellence, social responsibility and sustainability with offices in New York and Dubai. I've recently completed the new headquarters for WSP Flack+Kurtz in New York, and am currently working on the renovation of the Kings County Criminal Court in Brooklyn, the new headquarters for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in New York and the interior renovation of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Hobbies: Music, theater, film and travel Favorite books: "A Single Man" by Christopher Isherwood; "Pictures from an Institution" by Randall Jarrell Favorite movies: "The Wizard of Oz," "Letter to Three Wives," Amarcord" Person you admire most (outside of family): Frank Lloyd Wright, or anyone who is completely self-invented Keys to success: Stay focused and work very hard. If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Art director in advertising