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Nighttime rooftop bar with illuminated fabric canopy, wood counters, and warm ambient lighting designed by John Cetra.
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John Cetra

ArchitectMultifamily & DevelopmentAdaptive Reuse

Founding Principal at CetraRuddy

John Cetra, FAIA, is a founding principal of CetraRuddy, the New York architecture firm he co-founded with Nancy J. Ruddy in 1987, known for urban residential architecture, tall-building design, and historic restoration, including One Madison and Walker Tower. He holds a Master's in Architecture and Urban Design from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science from the Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York, where he has also taught alongside Harvard. He and Ruddy were inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame.

Experience

  1. Co-founder & Design Director

    CetraRuddy

    1987 – present

    Current

Past projects

  1. Rose Hill

    Residential

  2. One Madison

    Residential

  3. Walker Tower

    Residential

  4. Hudson Greene

    Residential

  5. Williamsburg Hotel

    Hospitality

  6. SushiSamba London

    Hospitality

  7. Fotografiska New York

    Cultural

  8. Columbia University - 600 W. 125th Street

    Education

Selected work