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Posted: May 22, 2009
Michael Buesing 2009
Name: Michael Buesing, AIA, LEED
Title: Associate, Senior Architect, Co-Chair, FXFOWLE Associate's Group
Company: FXFOWLE Architects
Location: New York, N.Y.
Birthplace: San Diego, Calif.
College: University of Texas at Austin
First job outside of real estate: Waiting tables in an Austin seafood restaurant
First job in real estate or allied field: Intern/draftsman at Arechaederra/Hong/Treiman/Architects, Inc. in Santa Monica, Calif.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? FWFOWLE is a 30 year old architectural, planning and interior design firm committed to design excellence, social responsibility, and sustainability with offices in New York and Dubai. I am currently working on the expansion and renovation of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
Hobbies: Backpacking, mountain biking, traveling
Favorite book: "All the King's Men," anything by Cormac McCarthy
Favorite movies: "Dr. Strangelove," "L.A. Confidential," "The Apartment," "Unforgiven"
Keys to success: Enjoy your work, always strive to learn and grow.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Wilderness conservation
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