Michael Luft-Weissberg, Managing Director, Senior Associate, WorkshopAPD

Coastal Modern: Designing Enduring Homes, Hotels and Developments In Changing Climates

Since joining Workshop/APD in 2015, Michael Luft-Weissberg has advanced swiftly through the firm’s ranks to the role of Managing Director and Senior Associate,in which he oversees the day-to-day coordination of an extensive portfolio of projects. Michael works directly with a multidisciplinary team of architects and designers, consultants, contractors, as well as clients, bringing extraordinary experience and knowledge to the execution of our work. He is passionate about ground-up construction and inspired by the search for technical beauty and clever design solutions. This focus informs his work on challenging projects in regions with unique design and regulatory restrictions. Michael is passionate about teaching and learning.He has developed courses on design and Building Information Modeling (Revit) at the graduate level, and he constantly seeks opportunities to educate himself and the Workshop team. He holds a BFA in fine art and design from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a Master of Architecture from The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of architecture at the City College of New York