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T H / A R C H I T E C T U R E
a n d D E S I G N R E V I E W
OF H O U S T O N
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Guest Editor Tenence Doody
I I I IKHI . I I Committee
Chairman Danny Marc Samuels
Terrene e Doody Stephen Fox
Nonya Grennder Lynn M. Herbert
Karl ktlian Barry Moore
Barrie Scardino Christof Spieler William F. Stern
K IMS 1. I.ivlnr
DrexeJ rurnet Bruce ( . Webb
Managing Editor Mitchell |. Shields
Graphic Design Mm.ii Design Group
Photography Paul 1 lester
Advertising Lynn Kelt)
Rice Design Alliance Hoard of Directors
President Thomas K Bellows
President-] Ice! Larry E. Wli.iley
Vice President lames I). Burnett
Treasurer John D. Miner
Secretary Nonya t irenader
Barbara J. Amclio Natalye 1 • Appcl
Marilyn Archer Minnertc B. Boescl 1 .irolyii S. Hrevvet
Deborah Brochstein l ind) M. Burns
William R. Dimiiv.in Edwin A. 1 ubanks 1 ion. Jessica Farrax
Dietmai I , Frochlich 1 >avul 1. (a-orgc
Alfred Classell III Chuck Crcinillion
Guy 1 iagscettc [ennifer 1 larding
k.nln ! teard 1 onnie 1 loogeboom Katherine S. 1 lowe
Chris A. 1 ludson ( ,n Ins Innene/
Siis.iu Booth Keeton [Catherine king
Lawrence 1. Lander Kay 1 entz
1 .us Lerup Rafael 1 ongoria
i barles D, Maj nard Jr. Molh ( . Met nllam
Joan B. Miller |llllll 1). .Ml Ml/ Patrick Peters
1 hartotte A. Rothwell Jeffrej D. Ryan
Damn Mars Samuels Roger M. Soto
William 1. Stem S. Hill Swifi III Rives T. Taylor
t uithia Toles Randal! Walker Bruce C Webb
|oe Douglas Webb William D. Williams
1 \ccutive Director Linda 1 . Sylvan
Program Administrator Trang Phan
Records Coordinator Mary Swift
Notes on Contributors
Terrene* Doody is a professor in the Harry Moore is an architect ai Genslex Mitchell J. Shields is managing editor English Department at Rice University. He is also an adjunct professor in the ol Cite.
Gerald l>. Hines College of Architecture, Karl Kilian is owner and managei ol University ol Houston, and directs its Steven R. Strom is an archivisi for the Hra/os Bookstore. Workshop tor I listoric Architecture. Aerospace Corporation in Los Angeles.
He was formerly architectural archivist Michael kimmins writes the bra/os Patrick Peters is a partner in the for the Houston Public l ibrary.
Bookstore's newsletter. design firm of 1 ongoria/Peters. 1 iiula I . Sylvan is executive director ol
Claudia Kolker was formerly the Barrie Scardino was managing editor the Rice Design Alliance.
1 Illusion correspondent tor the l.«$ of Cite from 1996 to 1998. She now
Angeles Times, sin- is current!) a lives in New York ( ity, where she writes David Theis is a freelance writer living
freelance writer in Houston. on architectural topics. in Houston.
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