Ramy Issac, Architect who Immigrated to the United States to Pursue His Dreams

Ramy Issac is a New York City architect, he has had his hand in building and designing buildings across Chelsea, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. Although he has created his business, like many others that came before him, Ramy Issac is an immigrant that came to the United States with the dream to become an architect in New York City. His studies and passion for art took him from his home in Israel to interning for a summer in Sweden, to eventually leading to pursue his master’s in architecture and design in Brooklyn at the Pratt Institute, and the foundation of his firm, Issac & Stern. 

 

Ramy Issac’s journey to the United States began in the ’80s. When he immigrated to the United States to complete his education, he was soon after hired by prestigious architectural firm Emory Roth & Sons.  The firm that was notably known for the designing of famous New York City buildings like The World Trade Center, and The Sonia Hotel. Working for the highly recognized architecture firm, inspired Ramy Issac to want to open his firm. He worked for Emory Roth & Sons for seven years before leaving to establish his firm in 1988.

He has been very inspired by art and architecture around him. Ramy Issac is an artist, and spent a lot of his time drawing, sketching, and painting throughout most of his childhood and adult life. Art has been a critical element to his design approach, and he believes in the creation of dynamic and outstanding buildings that leave a lasting impression and serve to function for the inhabitants and business owners of the buildings.

Ramy Issac followed his dreams, and they brought him to the United States, where he made an impact in New York City with his unique and innovative designs as an architect. He hopes to continue to create buildings that can continue to benefit the community and his home of New York.