Upon finishing graduate work at the University of Michigan, Jack Barton Silverstein booked a one way ticket to Melbourne, Australia. Continuing through Southeast Asia, to China and Russia via the Trans Siberian Railway, he returned to the U.S. 16 months and 15 countries later. New York City was intended to be a 3 year visit to complete his architectural internship requirement; 27 years later Jack is happy to call Brooklyn his home.