Background
Isaacs, Reginald Roderic was born on July 20, 1911 in Winnipeg, Canada. Son of Mark and Sophia (Rai) Isaacs. came to the United States, 1922, naturalized, 1944.
Isaacs, Reginald Roderic was born on July 20, 1911 in Winnipeg, Canada. Son of Mark and Sophia (Rai) Isaacs. came to the United States, 1922, naturalized, 1944.
B. Architecture, University of Minnesota, 1935; Master in Architecture, Harvard University, 1939; student, University Chicago, 1947-1950.
Architect housing, city planner, Washington, Minneapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, other cities, 1926-1940;
city planner, Chicago Plan Commission
city planner, Syracuse Plan Commission
with various federal agys., 1940-1945;
director planning staff, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1945-1953;
consultant, South Side Planning Board, Chicago, 1946-1953;
Charles Dyer Norton professor regional planning, Harvard University, 1953-1978;
Norton professor emeritus, Harvard University, 1978-1986;
department chairman city and regional planning, Harvard University, 1953-1964. Consultant to P.R. Government, 1956-1975, United Nations, 1960-1962, Virgin Islands Governor, 1961-1976, Gulf Regional Planning Comm., 1966-1977, Ford Foundation. Specialist United States State Department, 1959.
Chairman consultant American Council to Improve Our Neighborhoods, 1954-1955. Director metropolitan area planning study Metropolitan Housing and Planning Councilof Chicago, 1955-1956.
(Foreword By Martin Meyerson. Preface By Walter H. Blucher.)
Member of the board overseers commission to visit Harvard Graduate School Design, 1951-1953. Fellow Royal Society Arts. Member Kuratorium, Bauhaus-Archiv (Berlin) M C.
Married Charlotte Aldes, March 24, 1937. Children: Merry Aldes, Mark Aldes, Henry Aldes.