Saturday, May 1, 2010

10.355 JAQUE ROBERTSON

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  1. AMERICAN ARCHITECT AND URBAN DESIGNER. WORKING IN NEW YORK CITY PLANNING, HE WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE NEW YORK CITY URBAN DESIGN GROUP, THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF MIDTOWN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND A CITY PLANNING COMMISSIONER. IN 1975, HE SPENT THREE YEARS IN TEHRAN, IRAN, DIRECTING THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF THE COUNTRY’S NEW CAPITOL CENTER SHAHESTAN PAHLAVI IN THE ABBAS ABAD DISTRICT OF TEHRAN. AT UVA, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, ROBERTSON ORGANIZED A FAMOUS SYMPOSIUM WITH 25 OF THE NATION’S LEADING ARCHITECTS, THAT RESULTED IN THE PUBLICATION OF A BOOK ENTITLED THE CHARLOTTESVILLE TAPES.

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