What was the most important thing/skill/concept you learned at the School of Architecture?
Organization and discipline, and to work quickly.
Who made the most lasting impression (most influenced you) and why?
Ralph Rapson and Walter Vivrett. I was Vivrett's teaching assistant for the Experimental City.
What is your favorite memory from your studio days?
The range of opportunities available to explore at a large campus.
Please identify one (or more) memorable design project that you worked on while a student at the School of Architecture.
Mega-City Project in Masters Design Studio. I also had the opportunity to work in Ralph Rapson's office for the design and submission of the University of Santa Cruz Performing Arts Center which won a Progressive Architecture design award in 1968.
What major forces (such as individual architects, design philosophies, rendering styles, research methods, etc.) do you remember influencing you significantly as a student?
I was very interested in new city design, and both the studio and my teaching assistant jobs were directed toward this. I was heavily involved in research for Dean Vivrett and developed a stronger than normal understanding of the elements of new city design. I also liked the design philosophy and rendering style used by Ralph Rapson's office and many of the undergraduate students. My style evolved to be similar.
Cite an example (be specific) that illustrates how you used the education you received at the School of Architecture to positively impact (or better) your community, city, nation or the world.
After I moved to Guam in 1971, the island experienced a large-scale hotel/resort boom supporting the Japanese tourism market. My firm became involved in projects ranging from $50 million to $500 million construction cost. The ability to think strategically and breakdown large scale and complex projects into their elements was valuable. I hope that these projects have benefited the community aesthetically, economically, and socially.
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