Background
Feiss, Carl Lehman was born on June 18, 1907 in Cleveland.
Feiss, Carl Lehman was born on June 18, 1907 in Cleveland.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania School Architecture, 1931; fellow, Cranbrook Academy Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1932-1935; Master of Arts in City Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1938.
Assistant professor, director planning and housing division Columbia University, New York City, 1936-1941. Director City Planning Commission, Denver, 1942-1946. Chief planning and engineering branch Division of Slum Clearance Urban Redevelopment United States Housing & Home Finance Agency, Washington, 1950-1955.
Consultant personal services planning, renewal and preservation, 1956-1971. Consultant Connecticut Development Commission, Virgin Islands government, San Juan Housing Authority, Puerto Rico, History Savannah Foundation, City of Charleston, South Carolina, Tennessee Valley Authority, Mid-Cumberland Council Governments, Nashville, Inter-American Housing Center, Bogota, Colombia, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, St. Petersburg, E. Center Florida Regional Planning Council, Titusville, Palm Beach County Area Planning Board, West Palm Beach, Florida, White House Conference on Children and Youth, 1963, White House Conference on Natural Beauty, 1965. Director Urban Studies Center, chairman department urban and regional planning College Architecture, University Florida, 1971-1983.
Trustee National Trust for History Preservation, Washington, 1960-1971 (Honor award 1981). Co-founder, trustee 1000 Friends of Florida, 1985. Fellow American Institute of Architects (Presidential citation 1988), United States/International Council Monuments and Sites.
Member American Institute Certified Planners, Cosmos Club (Washington).
Married Alleen Kelly, October 10, 1941.