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Laurie Beckelman
Prior to founding Beckelman+Capalino, Laurie served as the Director of the New Building Program for the Museum of Art & Design at Columbus Circle. The Museum recently acquired the former Huntington Hartford Gallery of Art from the City of New York and commenced construction on a $70 million cultural facility that will open in 2007. Previously, she was Deputy Director for Special Projects for the Guggenheim Foundation, responsible for the proposed Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Museum at Wall Street and the East River in Manhattan.
Laurie also served as the Vice President for the World Monuments Fund, a private, global, not-for-profit organization founded in response to the accelerating destruction of important artistic treasures throughout the world. As Executive Director of The Joseph Papp Public Theater, she secured more than $12 million in new funds for the Public Theater from the City of New York. During her tenure as Vice President of LaSalle Partners, she managed the plan for the redevelopment of Grand Central Terminal, and advised the Empire State Development Corporation on the redevelopment of 42nd Street. Laurie was appointed Chair and Commissioner of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission by Mayor David N. Dinkins and continued as Chair under Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani. Ms. Beckelman, a graduate of Boston University, was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design during 1987-88. She is a member of numerous boards of directors and executive committees, including the Alliance for the Arts, The Municipal Art Society, and the Regional Plan Association.