Max Abramovitz (May 23, 1908 – September 12, 2004) was an American architect. He was best known for his work with the New York City firm Harrison & Abramovitz.
Life
Abramovitz was the son of Romanian Jewish immigrant parents. He graduated in 1929 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture. While at Illinois, Abramovitz was a member of the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity.[1] He later received an M.S. from Columbia University's architecture school in 1931. He also was the recipient of a two-year fellowship at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris before returning to the US and becoming partners with Wallace Harrison from 1941 to 1976. In 1961, he was an invited resident (RAAR) of the American Academy in Rome.
Abramovitz was a friend and student of Brandeis University president Abram L. Sachar, who recruited him to work on his new campus.[3] For 30 years, Abramovitz oversaw university planning, was a University Fellow and served on its Board of Overseers and the Creative Arts Commission.[3] Abramovitz designed the "vast majority of buildings on the Brandeis campus" during the mid-1950s, including:[3]
^ abBernstein, Gerald S (1999). Building & Campus: An Architectural Celebration of Brandeis University 50th Anniversary. Brandeis University Office of Publications. pp. 34–37. ISBN0-9620545-1-8.
^"The Three Chapels". Building Brandeis. Brandeis University. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
^"Style of a Campus". Building Brandeis. Brandeis University. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
