Author / Doug Suisman
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Suisman joins panel to discuss future of Pershing Square
Suisman is Panelist on “Green to the Street: the Future of Pershing Square.” Los Angeles, March 2009–Joe Linton Sketch – Is Pershing Square a study in failed urban design? What would it take to bring it back? Could we take lessons from New York City ‘s beloved Bryant Park? These were some of the issues…
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Suisman briefs the Arc for government of French President Sarkozy
Officials from the President’s Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs receive Anthony and Suisman at the Elysées. Paris, February 2009–Representatives of the government of French President Nicolas Sarkozy received Suisman Urban Design’s Doug Suisman and RAND’s Ross Anthony at the Elysées Palace–the presidential complex–for a briefing on the Palestine initiative and the Arc project.…
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Suisman speaks on history of SF Valley at Woodbury Symposium
Los Angeles, February 2009–The Department of Architecture at Woodbury University held recently its Valley Summit II—”Designing the SFV”, and Doug Suisman was invited to discuss the urban history and form of the San Fernando Valley. The conference brought together a group of scholars and community design experts who presented strategies on how residents and officials…
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Suisman office receives visitors from Stockholm’s Royal Institute of Art
Los Angeles, February 2009–A group of 30 students and 6 faculty members from the departments of architecture and art at the Royal Academy of Design in Stockholm were given a walking tour of Santa Monica Canyon by Doug Suisman, followed by a lunch at Suisman’s home. The group was visiting as part of its semester-long…
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Suisman presents Allegheny City project to Heinz Foundation
A “Charm Bracelet” for the Northside. Pittsburgh, October 2008–The board of the Heinz Endowments in Pittsburgh, chaired by Teresa Heinz Kerry, received a briefing from Doug Suisman on the Allegheny City proposal developed by Suisman Urban Design for the “Charm Bracelet” project led by the Childrens Museum of Pittsburgh. The Endowment has been a longtime…
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Suisman visits Danish Center for Architecture
Doug Suisman in Copenhagen and Nordhavnen. Copenhagen, October 2008–During a 3-day visit to Copenhagen, Doug Suisman met with Henning Thomsen, Director of the Sustainable Cities Program at the Danish Architecture Centre. They discussed the sustainability features of RAND/Suisman Urban Design’s Arc project for Palestine and the current state of Danish urban design. Suisman was given…
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SUD organizes downtown field trip for 3rd grade students
Suisman Urban Design organized and led a field trip to the historic El Pueblo de Los Angeles for the third graders of Canyon Charter School in Santa Monica. A day-long expedition, the tour began at the Southwest Museum Rail Station on the Gold Line. After riding the train into Union Station and touring the adjoining…
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Suisman Urban Design awarded 2008 EDRA/Places Award
Suisman Urban Design was awarded the 2008 EDRA/Places Award in the category of Place Planning for The Arc Project. As a visionary exercise grounded in research, the jury praised the project for its use of planning to “move the bar.” Since its initial release in 2005, it has had an overwhelmingly positive reception, as evidenced…
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First Street Next
Following the successful completion of its master plan study for First Street in downtown Los Angeles and Boyle Heights, Suisman Urban Design and its partners Rios Clementi Hale Studios and Campbell & Campbell are poised to begin the next stage of the project in early 2007. The next phase will involve implementation of certain pieces…