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Byron Bell
Design Associate
Byron Bell is senior partner of Bell Larson Architects & Planners and has been designing experimental and cutting- edge public spaces for more than 35 years. Byron acts as architectural advisor for historic landmarks such as the Thomas Cole House in Catskill, NY, the Grolier Club, the Century Association, and the New York Society Library. Byron is also president of the board of the St. Gaudens Memorial in Cornish, NH, a member of the board and head of the facilities committee of the Third Street Music School Settlement, and a long-time board member and past president of the Van Alen Institute, an organization dedicated to the education of students and the furtherance of fine public architecture. Byron and Bell Larson Architects & Planners became design associates of Syncreta to pursue their interest in state-of-the-art exhibit design.
Byron's Profile
Education, Fellowships, & Honors  •  Registration  •  Relevant Client List  •  Professional Affiliations


Education, Fellowships, & Honors
Elected Fellow AIA, 1995
Elected National Academy of Design, 1995
William Kinne Fellows Memorial Fellowship, 1963
First Alternate, Paris Prize in Architecture, 1962
M.A. Architecture, Columbia University, New York, NY, 1962
B.A. Design, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1957
Registration
National Council of Architectural Registration Board
Registered Architect, States of CT, ME, FL, MA, NJ, and NY
Registered Planner, State of NJ
Relevant Client List
American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
Whitney Museum, New York, NY
The Mountain Top Arboretum, Tannersville, NY
Rare Books and Manuscript Library, Columbia University, New York, NY
Chess-In-The Schools, New York, NY
Studio In A School, New York, NY
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Professional Affiliations
National Institute for Architectural Education, 1971-1995: Chairman 1976-1979, Treasurer 1979-1982
Van Alen Institute, Board Member, New York, NY, 1995-present
American Arbitration Association, present
Architectural Juries: City College, Columbia University, Pratt Institute, Syracuse University, Fulbright, National Institute for Architectural Education