WURMAN, Richard Saul

WURMAN, Richard Saul. American, b. 1935. Genres: Adult non-fiction, Architecture, Regional/Urban planning, Travel/Exploration. Career: Architect, graphic designer, author, publisher, educator, and entrepreneur. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, faculty member, 1962-64, 1977; served on the faculty of several universities, 1965-76; California State Polytechnic Institute, Pomona, professor of architecture and dean of school of environmental design. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, visiting scholar, 1993; Otis/Parsons, Los Angeles, chair of dept of environmental design; worked in office of Louis I. Kahn (architect), London, 1960-62; Housing and Community Development, Philadelphia, deputy director, 1977. Group for Environmental Education, founding director, 1968. Designer of exhibitions and consultant. Work exhibited at retrospective design exhibition, AXIS Design Gallery, Tokyo, 1991. Publications: NONFICTION: (with J.R. Passioneau) Urban Atlas: 20 American Cities, 1966; Making the City Observable, 1971; (with J.A. Gallery) Man-Made Philadelphia, 1972; (with others) The Nature of Recreation: A Handbook in Honor of Frederick Law Olmstead, 1972; (with students of School of Design, NC State University, Raleigh) Cities-Comparisons of Form and Scale, 1974; Information Anxiety, 1989; Hawaii: Focusing in on Paradise, 1989; (with A. Siegel and K.M. Morris) Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money & Markets, 1989; (with D. Goodman) Danny Goodman's Macintosh Handbook Featuring System 7, 1992; The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn; Aspen Visible; and Our Man-Made Environment; The City, Form and Intent, Raleigh, NC, 1963; Information Architects, 1996; Understanding, 1999; Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning, 2000; Drugs: Prescription, Nonprescription and Herbal, 2000; Can I Afford to Retire?, 2000; Heart Disease & Cardiovascular Health, 2000; Information Anxiety, 2001; Diagnostic Tests for Men, 2001; Diagnostic Tests for Women, 2001; Understanding Children, 2002; Understanding Healthcare, 2004. TRAVEL GUIDES: LA Access, 1982; NYC Access, 1982; San Francisco Access, 1982, as SF Access, 1987; Hawaii Access, 1982; 1984 Olympic Access, 1983; Football Access 1983; Los Angeles: Things to See & Do in 1984, 1984; Baseball Access, 1984; Dog Access, 1984; Tokyo Access, 1984; New Orleans Access, 1984; Washington, DC Access, 1984, rev. ed., 1994; Medical Access, 1986; London Access, 1987; Rome Access, 1987; Summer Games, 1988; USATLAS, 1989, rev. ed., 1991; Boston Access, 1991; Summer Games Access, 1992: Barcelona, 1992; Northern California Wine Country Access, 1992; Chicago Access, 1993; Paris Access, 4th ed., 1994; Florence-Venice-Milan Access, rev. ed., 1994; Seattle Access, 1995. Editor of books. Contributor to professional journals. Address: The Orchard, 180 Narragansett Ave, Newport, RI 02840, U.S.A.