William N. Breger


William N. Breger was an American architect, most famously known for designing the TriBeCa Synagogue, in Manhattan, New York City.

Biography

William N. Breger was born in the Bronx, New York City in 1922. He attended Stuyvesant High School, and later held a graduate degree in architecture from Harvard University, and a PhD in philosophy from New York University.
Breger served in the planning department of the US Army during World War II. Following the war, he spent two years working as an assistant and draftsman for Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus Architecture Movement.
In 1967 Breger designed the modernist TriBeCa Synagogue, in Manhattan, New York City. Known for its unique acoustics that allow good sound quality without the need for electrical amplification, use of which is prohibited on Shabbat. Breger otherwise specialized in the design of nursing homes.
Breger died on February 23, 2015 in New York City.

Architectural works