Howard Bloom joined Safdie Architects in 1997, and became an Associate in 2005. He has served as an architect on numerous projects, including the Lester B. Pearson International Airport in Toronto; the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Springfield, Massachusetts; the Salt Lake City Public LIbrary; Hebrew College in Newton, Massachusetts; the Kauffman Center for the Perfornimg Arts in Kansas City; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas; and the Bishan Residential Development in Singapore. He is currently working as project architect for a mixed-use development in Shanghai, China.Project Experience2011 - current Luwan Mixed-Use DevelopmentShanghai, China2011 Bishan Residential DevelopmentSingapore2009 - 2011 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville, Arkansas2008 Free Library of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania2004 - 2008 West Edge Mixed-Use DevelopmentKansas City, Missouri2003 - 2004 Kauffman Center for the Performing ArtsKansas City, Missouri2001 - 2003 U.S. Federal CourthouseSpringfield, Massachusetts 1999 - 2001Hebrew CollegeNewton, Massachusetts1999 - 2000 Salt Lake City Public LibrarySalt Lake City, Utah1997 - 2004 Lester B. Pearson International AirportToronto, CanadaPrior to joining Safdie Architects, Mr. Bloom worked for five years in the London and Boston offices of Koetter, Kim & Associates. His work there focused primarily on a number of campus master plans and academic buildings, including MacMillan Hall at Brown University.