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AP197.S3.008
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the year 1999. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various universities, architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: David Chipperfield; J.C. Calderon; Steven Holl; Phaidon Press Ltd.; Monacelli Press; the Barragan Foundation; Rafael Moneo; Renzo Piano; and the Architectural Society of China. This correspondence relates to articles Frampton has written such as: “Reflections on Minimalism;” the “Labyrinth of Barragan;” and an essay for the publication Tadao Ando in Body and Building: Essays on the Changing Relationship of Body and Architecture. Correspondence relating to Frampton’s position as a visiting professor at the Università della Svizzera italiana, a jury member for the Aga Khan Award, and as General Editor of World Architecture: a Critical Mosaic 1900-2000 Vols: 1-10 is also included in this box.
1999
Personal and professional correspondence from 1999
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AP197.S3.008
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the year 1999. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various universities, architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: David Chipperfield; J.C. Calderon; Steven Holl; Phaidon Press Ltd.; Monacelli Press; the Barragan Foundation; Rafael Moneo; Renzo Piano; and the Architectural Society of China. This correspondence relates to articles Frampton has written such as: “Reflections on Minimalism;” the “Labyrinth of Barragan;” and an essay for the publication Tadao Ando in Body and Building: Essays on the Changing Relationship of Body and Architecture. Correspondence relating to Frampton’s position as a visiting professor at the Università della Svizzera italiana, a jury member for the Aga Khan Award, and as General Editor of World Architecture: a Critical Mosaic 1900-2000 Vols: 1-10 is also included in this box.
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1999
Starting from diverse premises and points of view, Cedric Price, Aldo Rossi, James Stirling, and Gordon Matta-Clark each engaged in a radical rethinking of the status, history, and purpose of architecture. out of the box: price rossi stirling + matta-clark brings the ideas of these four pivotal figures of the 1970s into dialogue through a group of archives that recently(...)
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23 October 2003 to 6 September 2004
out of the box: price rossi stirling + matta-clark
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Starting from diverse premises and points of view, Cedric Price, Aldo Rossi, James Stirling, and Gordon Matta-Clark each engaged in a radical rethinking of the status, history, and purpose of architecture. out of the box: price rossi stirling + matta-clark brings the ideas of these four pivotal figures of the 1970s into dialogue through a group of archives that recently(...)
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AP197.S3.011
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the years of 2002-2014, organized in chronological order. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various universities, architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Alvaro Siza; Mario Botta; Glenn Murcutt; Angelo Bucci; Kengo Kuma; Charles Correa; Rafael Moneo; Raj Rewal; Harry Wolf; Tadao Ando; and David Chipperfield. Correspondence relates to Frampton participation/involvement in: writing Richard Meier and Steven Holl essays for Electa Architecture and the Labor, Work and Architecture publication; in the Chinese translation of Studies in Tectonic Culture; in the International Committee for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement’s (do.co,mo.mo) "The Challenge of the Modern Movement;" lecturing at the Bard Graduate Center; providing the keynote address at the Architectural Association of Ireland Symposium; acting as a jury member for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.
2002-2014
Personal and professional correspondence from 2002-2014
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AP197.S3.011
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the years of 2002-2014, organized in chronological order. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various universities, architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Alvaro Siza; Mario Botta; Glenn Murcutt; Angelo Bucci; Kengo Kuma; Charles Correa; Rafael Moneo; Raj Rewal; Harry Wolf; Tadao Ando; and David Chipperfield. Correspondence relates to Frampton participation/involvement in: writing Richard Meier and Steven Holl essays for Electa Architecture and the Labor, Work and Architecture publication; in the Chinese translation of Studies in Tectonic Culture; in the International Committee for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement’s (do.co,mo.mo) "The Challenge of the Modern Movement;" lecturing at the Bard Graduate Center; providing the keynote address at the Architectural Association of Ireland Symposium; acting as a jury member for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.
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2002-2014
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AP197.S3.001
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This box is comprised of personal and professional correspondence, organized in chronological order, from 1958- 1983. Correspondence documents the beginning of Frampton's professional career and includes letters from his time as: a tutor at the Royal College of Art; the technical editor of the magazine Architectural Design; a visiting professor at Princeton University; an associate professor and, subsequently, Ware Professor of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; a Fellow of the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies; and an editor of Oppositions. This correspondence includes a letter inviting Frampton to teach at Princeton University and his acceptance of the position, his appointment to the Loeb Fellowship, and his appointment as an Associate Professor at Columbia University as well as correspondence concerning the first and second editions of Modern Architecture: a critical history. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Peter Eisenman; Robert Vickery; Anthony Hill; Melvin Charney; Richard Meier; Max Bill; Panos Koulermos; Tadao Ando; Tomás Maldonado; Manfredo Tafuri; Arata Isozaki; the Casabella; Architecture and Urbanism; DOMUS; and Thames and Hudson. Activities documented in this box include: various offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to attend or present lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries.
1958-1984
Personal and professional correspondence from 1958-1984
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AP197.S3.001
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This box is comprised of personal and professional correspondence, organized in chronological order, from 1958- 1983. Correspondence documents the beginning of Frampton's professional career and includes letters from his time as: a tutor at the Royal College of Art; the technical editor of the magazine Architectural Design; a visiting professor at Princeton University; an associate professor and, subsequently, Ware Professor of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; a Fellow of the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies; and an editor of Oppositions. This correspondence includes a letter inviting Frampton to teach at Princeton University and his acceptance of the position, his appointment to the Loeb Fellowship, and his appointment as an Associate Professor at Columbia University as well as correspondence concerning the first and second editions of Modern Architecture: a critical history. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Peter Eisenman; Robert Vickery; Anthony Hill; Melvin Charney; Richard Meier; Max Bill; Panos Koulermos; Tadao Ando; Tomás Maldonado; Manfredo Tafuri; Arata Isozaki; the Casabella; Architecture and Urbanism; DOMUS; and Thames and Hudson. Activities documented in this box include: various offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to attend or present lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries.
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1958-1984
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AP197.S3.006
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the years of 1995-1997, organized in chronological order. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Thames and Hudson Ltd.; the Berlage Institute; the Italian Cultural Institute; Yukio Futagawa of GA/ADA Edita Tokyo Co CD; and the MIT Press. Correspondence relates to his participation/involvement in: the Michael Blackwood Production “In search of Louis Kahn: Six Buildings;” the Japanese and German translations for the Studies in Tectonic Culture publication; organizing lectures on Studies in tectonic Culture; the Jerusalem Seminar in Architecture “Technology, Place & and Architecture;” teaching at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne; the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture; and the Architectural Society of China. Correspondence concerning the following publications and lectures is included: “the Megaform as City in Miniature;” “Critical regionalism revisited,” a lecture at the Berlage Institute; the Le Corbusier publication; “Tradition and Innovation in the Work of Christoph Mackler;” and the forward for Vittorio Gregotti`s Inside Architecture.
1995-1997
Personal and professional correspondence from 1995-1997
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AP197.S3.006
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The box is comprised of correspondence for the years of 1995-1997, organized in chronological order. The box documents Frampton’s career as Ware professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University and his related professional activities. Correspondence in this box includes: offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles, reviews, books and recommendation letters; invitations to teach, present, or attend at lectures/symposiums/conferences; and requests to serve on juries. Throughout this period, Frampton corresponded with various architects, professors, publishers, and editors of various publications such as: Thames and Hudson Ltd.; the Berlage Institute; the Italian Cultural Institute; Yukio Futagawa of GA/ADA Edita Tokyo Co CD; and the MIT Press. Correspondence relates to his participation/involvement in: the Michael Blackwood Production “In search of Louis Kahn: Six Buildings;” the Japanese and German translations for the Studies in Tectonic Culture publication; organizing lectures on Studies in tectonic Culture; the Jerusalem Seminar in Architecture “Technology, Place & and Architecture;” teaching at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne; the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture; and the Architectural Society of China. Correspondence concerning the following publications and lectures is included: “the Megaform as City in Miniature;” “Critical regionalism revisited,” a lecture at the Berlage Institute; the Le Corbusier publication; “Tradition and Innovation in the Work of Christoph Mackler;” and the forward for Vittorio Gregotti`s Inside Architecture.
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1995-1997
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AP164.S2
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This series documents publications by Ábalos&Herreros and by the firm's publishing house Liga Multimedia Internaciónal (LMI). It includes a doctoral thesis “La Casa de Don Giovanni” by D. José Queglas; a book series titled “Exit”; writings about the firm for an issue of 2G: International Architecture Review, no. 22; “Técnica y architectura en la ciudad contemporánea” by Abalos & Herreros; as well as various publications by Abalos & Herreros and other authors. “La Casa de Don Giovanni” by D. José Queglas was published at the LMI. Documenting the publication are copies of the doctoral thesis, dummies, proofs, correspondence, contracts, reports, and an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) request form. Material was produced between 1972 and 1996. The book series “Exit” was also published by the LMI. Five titles were published and a sixth was in development, when the project was abandoned for unknown reasons. The publications in the series were titled: Exit 1: Exit; Exit 2: Las Afueras : siete visiones de la vida metropolitana; Exit 3: Le Corbusier. Rascacielos; Exit 4: [unknown]; and Exit 5: Natural artificial. Exit 2’s project title was “Madrid Metrópolis” and was changed later to “Las Afueras […]”. However, Abalos & Herreros did publish a book entitled “Madrid Metrópolis”, but there is no relation between the two publications. Documenting the book series are correspondence, a dummy, publications, notes, clippings, plans, invoices, contracts, and reference, digital, graphic and photographic materials. The publication “Abalos & Herreros” featured in the 2G: International architecture review, no 22 includes plans and illustrations. The issue is about Abalos & Herreros’ work from the 1990s. Documenting the publication are design development, presentation, and work drawings, as well as textual records. The publication of “Técnica y architectura en la ciudad contemporánea” by Abalos & Herreros was documented in phases of its creation. This publication was translated in English under the title “Tower and Office: from Modernist Theory to Contemporary Practice”. It was published as Buell Center / Columbia Books of Practice by MIT Press. Documenting the publication are proofs, illustrations, design development drawings, correspondence, reference and photographic materials. Various publications by Abalos & Herreros and titles published by the firm’s publishing house LMI include writings and correspondence, as well as reference, graphic and photographic materials.
1920, 1990-2008
Publications
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AP164.S2
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This series documents publications by Ábalos&Herreros and by the firm's publishing house Liga Multimedia Internaciónal (LMI). It includes a doctoral thesis “La Casa de Don Giovanni” by D. José Queglas; a book series titled “Exit”; writings about the firm for an issue of 2G: International Architecture Review, no. 22; “Técnica y architectura en la ciudad contemporánea” by Abalos & Herreros; as well as various publications by Abalos & Herreros and other authors. “La Casa de Don Giovanni” by D. José Queglas was published at the LMI. Documenting the publication are copies of the doctoral thesis, dummies, proofs, correspondence, contracts, reports, and an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) request form. Material was produced between 1972 and 1996. The book series “Exit” was also published by the LMI. Five titles were published and a sixth was in development, when the project was abandoned for unknown reasons. The publications in the series were titled: Exit 1: Exit; Exit 2: Las Afueras : siete visiones de la vida metropolitana; Exit 3: Le Corbusier. Rascacielos; Exit 4: [unknown]; and Exit 5: Natural artificial. Exit 2’s project title was “Madrid Metrópolis” and was changed later to “Las Afueras […]”. However, Abalos & Herreros did publish a book entitled “Madrid Metrópolis”, but there is no relation between the two publications. Documenting the book series are correspondence, a dummy, publications, notes, clippings, plans, invoices, contracts, and reference, digital, graphic and photographic materials. The publication “Abalos & Herreros” featured in the 2G: International architecture review, no 22 includes plans and illustrations. The issue is about Abalos & Herreros’ work from the 1990s. Documenting the publication are design development, presentation, and work drawings, as well as textual records. The publication of “Técnica y architectura en la ciudad contemporánea” by Abalos & Herreros was documented in phases of its creation. This publication was translated in English under the title “Tower and Office: from Modernist Theory to Contemporary Practice”. It was published as Buell Center / Columbia Books of Practice by MIT Press. Documenting the publication are proofs, illustrations, design development drawings, correspondence, reference and photographic materials. Various publications by Abalos & Herreros and titles published by the firm’s publishing house LMI include writings and correspondence, as well as reference, graphic and photographic materials.
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1920, 1990-2008
The Dark Edge of a Clear-cut
In a conversation moderated by Louise Désy, CCA Curator, Photographs, Lorraine Gilbert presents her work: The documentation of landscapes I have lived and worked in has resulted in a body of work that questions our place within nature and within our built environments. The seemingly objective nature of the way I have pictured these natural and urban spaces, has given way(...)
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The Dark Edge of a Clear-cut, Canada, It's all happening so fast, conversation
4 February 2017, 3pm
The Dark Edge of a Clear-cut
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In a conversation moderated by Louise Désy, CCA Curator, Photographs, Lorraine Gilbert presents her work: The documentation of landscapes I have lived and worked in has resulted in a body of work that questions our place within nature and within our built environments. The seemingly objective nature of the way I have pictured these natural and urban spaces, has given way(...)
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The Dark Edge of a Clear-cut, Canada, It's all happening so fast, conversation
In this conversation, Kenneth Frampton (Columbia University) will discuss approaches to architectural history today with Esra Akcan (Cornell University) and Mark Jarzombek (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). What does it mean to write a global history of architecture now? What is the relationship between such a history and urgent contemporary concerns? During a(...)
6 April 2017
A Conversation with Kenneth Frampton: Can There Be a Global Architectural History Today?
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In this conversation, Kenneth Frampton (Columbia University) will discuss approaches to architectural history today with Esra Akcan (Cornell University) and Mark Jarzombek (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). What does it mean to write a global history of architecture now? What is the relationship between such a history and urgent contemporary concerns? During a(...)
PH1992:0046.01:001-026
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Group consists of a book containing 26 black and white photographic prints of views of the Hirshhorn Museum Sculture Garden in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Volume 1 of 2, published by Haywire Press.
1975-1977
Views of the Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
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PH1992:0046.01:001-026
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Group consists of a book containing 26 black and white photographic prints of views of the Hirshhorn Museum Sculture Garden in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Volume 1 of 2, published by Haywire Press.
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Project documentation for presentation purposes for Erickson's planning and urban designs projects
ARCH274184
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Photographic documentation for various projects filed under, "Planning and Urban Design, Including Transportation and Landscape." Contains slides of models, plans, perspective drawings, sites and completed projects where applicable. Includes: Simon Fraser University Master Plan, Burnaby, BC (1963); Village Lake Louise, Banff National Park, AB (1969); West Seattle Freeway, Seattle, WA, with Howard Needles Tammen and Bergendorf (1969); Snauq Harbour, Vancouver, BC (1970); Toronto Transit Study, Toronto, ON (1972); Vancouver Study, Vancouver, BC (1972); Brookswood-Belmont Area Plan, Langley, BC (1973); East End Lake Study, Vancouver, BC (1973); Inner Harbour Development, Victoria, BC (1973); Eglinton West Subway Station, Toronto, ON (1974); University of British Columbia Overpass, Vancouver, BC (1974); Yorkdale Subway Station, Toronto, ON (1974); Fintas Town Centre, Kuwait City, Kuwait (1979); California Plaza Master Plan, Los Angeles, CA (1980); Harbour Steps, Seattle WA, with Clayton R. Joyce (1980); Irvine Coastal Development, Orange County, CA, with POD (1980); King Abdul Aziz University Master Plan, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with WZMH (1981); Simon Fraser University Village, Burnaby, BC (1981); Spadina Quay, Toronto, ON (1981); Civic Centre and 5th Hill Metrorail Stations, Los Angeles, CA (1983); East Boston Harborfront Master Plan, Boston, MA (1983); Tanjung Batu Coastal Reserve Master Plan, Bintilu, Sarwak, Malaysia, with Hijjas Kasturi Associates (1983); Centennial Campus Master Plan, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (1985); New Westminister Quay, BC (1987); University Streed Beautification, Seattle, WA (1987); Simon Fraser University Master Plan Review, Burnaby, BC (1989); Pearls of Kuwait, Kuwait (1989); Marathon Lands Study, Vancouver, BC (1989); Bayshore Gardens Competition, Vancouver, BC (1989); Bukit Timah Condominium Development, Singapore (1990); Johor Coastal Development, Johor, Malaysia (1992); Al-Buhariat City, Saudi Arabia (1993).
21 October 1994
Project documentation for presentation purposes for Erickson's planning and urban designs projects
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ARCH274184
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Photographic documentation for various projects filed under, "Planning and Urban Design, Including Transportation and Landscape." Contains slides of models, plans, perspective drawings, sites and completed projects where applicable. Includes: Simon Fraser University Master Plan, Burnaby, BC (1963); Village Lake Louise, Banff National Park, AB (1969); West Seattle Freeway, Seattle, WA, with Howard Needles Tammen and Bergendorf (1969); Snauq Harbour, Vancouver, BC (1970); Toronto Transit Study, Toronto, ON (1972); Vancouver Study, Vancouver, BC (1972); Brookswood-Belmont Area Plan, Langley, BC (1973); East End Lake Study, Vancouver, BC (1973); Inner Harbour Development, Victoria, BC (1973); Eglinton West Subway Station, Toronto, ON (1974); University of British Columbia Overpass, Vancouver, BC (1974); Yorkdale Subway Station, Toronto, ON (1974); Fintas Town Centre, Kuwait City, Kuwait (1979); California Plaza Master Plan, Los Angeles, CA (1980); Harbour Steps, Seattle WA, with Clayton R. Joyce (1980); Irvine Coastal Development, Orange County, CA, with POD (1980); King Abdul Aziz University Master Plan, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with WZMH (1981); Simon Fraser University Village, Burnaby, BC (1981); Spadina Quay, Toronto, ON (1981); Civic Centre and 5th Hill Metrorail Stations, Los Angeles, CA (1983); East Boston Harborfront Master Plan, Boston, MA (1983); Tanjung Batu Coastal Reserve Master Plan, Bintilu, Sarwak, Malaysia, with Hijjas Kasturi Associates (1983); Centennial Campus Master Plan, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (1985); New Westminister Quay, BC (1987); University Streed Beautification, Seattle, WA (1987); Simon Fraser University Master Plan Review, Burnaby, BC (1989); Pearls of Kuwait, Kuwait (1989); Marathon Lands Study, Vancouver, BC (1989); Bayshore Gardens Competition, Vancouver, BC (1989); Bukit Timah Condominium Development, Singapore (1990); Johor Coastal Development, Johor, Malaysia (1992); Al-Buhariat City, Saudi Arabia (1993).
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21 October 1994