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Article: Architectural world mourns loss of Bernard Rothzeid.
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- Real Estate Weekly
- Article date:
- June 10, 2009
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Bernard Rothzeid, FAIA, a leading New York architect and founder of RKT&B Architects, died of leukemia on May 25. He was 83 and lived in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
During his more than fifty years as an architect, Mr. Rothzeid was most prominently known for his skill in the adaptive reuse of existing structures.
In 1963 he founded his own architectural firm with modest residential and commercial projects, rapidly acquired major clients and began to expand, especially into healthcare facilities.
In 1981 the firm became Rothzeid Kaiserman Thomson & Bee, continuing its strong commitment to solving the special problems associated with converting and ...