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Palestinian Authority incorporates the Arc into its planning
RAND and Suisman Urban Design sign agreement with Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Planning. Ramallah, February 2009–The longstanding relationship between the RAND Palestine team and PA Ministry of Planning, which began with a briefing in Ramallah in 2005, was recently cemented in a Letter of Intent signed by the Planning Minister, Dr. Samir Abdullah. The letter…
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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…
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ARC Update
The Arc, Suisman Urban Design’s award-winning infrastructure proposal for a Palestinian state developed in partnership with the RAND corporation, continues to inspire interest both internationally and in the region. The election of Hamas last January to lead the government has led to a series of political repercussions that have stymied peace initiatives, damaged the Palestinian…
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Suisman helps envision a new home for the Exploratorium
The Exploratorium, San Francisco’s renowned interactive science museum, invited Doug Suisman to join a group of thirty experts from across the U.S. and England to help the museum plan for its proposed relocation to two piers along the Embarcadero, the city’s revived waterfront district. Joining more than twenty staff members of the Exploratorium, Suisman and…
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Doug Suisman discusses the past and future of historic Canyon School
Suisman Urban Design has been helping the administration, faculty and parents of Canyon Charter School develop a long-term vision for the school campus. The school, which was founded in 1894 and is the second oldest in Los Angeles, has been in its present Santa Monica Canyon location for nearly 100 years, although it has been…
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Suisman completes study for North Hollywood Station
Suisman Urban Design has prepared preliminary design concepts for developer JSM Construction to create a new high-density, mixed used district centered around the North Hollywood transit station serving the Red Line and Orange Line. Suisman developed the concept of a dramatic station shed to create a covered plaza for transit users, office workers, and shoppers.…
