Tag / palestine
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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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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 Urban Design takes home a 2006 P/A Award for the ARC
At an awards ceremony attended by more than 300 people at the Center for Architecture in New York, Doug Suisman accepted a prestigious P/A award for Suisman Urban Design’s project with RAND Corporation, “The Arc: A Formal Structure for a Palestinian State”. The P/A Awards program, now in its 53rd year and administered by Architecture…
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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…
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Arc project makes cover of Arts in the New York Times
The Arc plan, developed by RAND in partnership with Suisman Urban Design, was the subject of an extended 3-page article and cover story in the Arts section of today’s Sunday New York Times. The article was written by veteran Middle East correspondent James Bennet, and lead with a focus on the work and experience of…
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RAND / Suisman release Arc plan for a Palestinian State
The RAND Corporation today issued the most comprehensive recommendations ever made for the success of an independent Palestinian state that would provide good government, become self-reliant economically, and improve security for Palestinians and Israelis. The proposals – including a landmark rail, highway and infrastructure link between the West Bank and Gaza that would open the…