FXFOWLE Architects Corporate Business Profiles - Alex Leung, AIA, LEED Associate
Name: Alex Leung, AIA, LEED
Title: Associate
Company: FXFOWLE Architects
Location: New York, N.Y.
College: Cornell University
First job outside of real estate: Gallery curator assistant
First job in real estate or allied field: Architectural draftsman
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Founded over 30 years ago, FXFOWLE Architects is an architectural, interior design, planning and urban design firm committed to design excellence, social responsibility and sustainability with offices in New York, Washington, D.C. and Dubai. I am currently the project manager for the KJ/Ramaz Renovation - an extensive renovation of a prominent New York City synagogue and lower school.
Hobbies: Bicycling, cooking
Favorite book: "One Hundred Years of Solitude"
Favorite movies: "Citizen Kane" and "Pulp Fiction"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Winston Churchill
Keys to success: Have determination, maintain integrity, stay positive
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Tour guide
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