Tag / Doug Suisman
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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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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 presents Arc in New York at Columbia and Jewish Community Center
In a series of public presentations, the RAND project and Arc concept receive wider public attention. “The Arc: A Formal Structure for a Palestinian State” was Doug Suisman’s subject at two speaking engagements in New York, at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) at Columbia University, and at the Jewish Community Center…
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Suisman briefs Palestinian Prime Minister Qurei
Represents the RAND Corporation, presents Arc project; PM expresses appreciation for RAND’s efforts and depth of thinking on Palestinians’ behalf. Representing the RAND Palestine State Study Team, Doug Suisman traveled to Ramallah where he briefed Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei and his senior staff. Qurei signalled the public nature of the meeting by calling in the…
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Suisman discusses Arc plan at Seeds of Peace "Summit"
Suisman visits with young Israelis and Palestinians at renowned camp in Maine. Seeds of Peace, the renowned organization which brings young Israeli, Palestinian and other Arab youth together in the neutral setting of a lakeside camp in Maine, invited Doug Suisman to its first “Leadership Summit” to discuss his work with RAND Corporation on the…