Simon Willett, AIA

Simon has been a member of the COOKFOX team since 2014. He is currently project manager of the renovation of Terminal Warehouse on Manhattan’s west side into 1.2m SF of class A office and retail space. He was previously responsible for construction administration at 550 Vanderbilt Avenue, a 278-unit condominium in Brooklyn, and two private residences in Bridgehampton. Other contributions include work on Water Street, Tampa, and 550 Washington Street (a.k.a. St. John’s Terminal).

Previously, Simon worked with TEN Arquitectos at both their New York and Mexico City offices, as well as with Rozana Montiel and Ezequiel Farca in Mexico, on commercial, educational, hospitality, infrastructure, master planning, and high-end residential projects. He contributed research and graphics to Between Geometry and Geography, a study of infrastructure and urban design possibilities in Mexico City published in 2014. From 2016 to 2017, he sat on the Monthly Programs Committee of the Urban Green Council, the New York City chapter of the USGBC.

Simon’s focus on urban design and architecture seeks to synthesize the vast historical context of the existing manmade landscape with the evolving needs of the city’s users. Crucial to this fusion is the recognition of nature as an integral component of our culture and past which needs to be reintroduced holistically into our everyday experience.