Background
Dober, Richard Patrick was born on March 30, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lawrence Joseph and Veronica (Brake) Dober.
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A practical guide to creating sites, plans, and designs for the campus landscape Broad lawns, open spaces, wooded groves-the campus landscape is both the seat and symbol of higher education. It also has a growing role to play for institutions seeking toput their best foot forward in pursuit of students and funding. This comprehensive handbook provides information, instruction, and ideas on planning and designing every aspect of the campus landscape, from parking lots to playing fields. Using real-world examples of classic and contemporary campus landscapes, this unique resource features: Coverage of landscape restoration and regeneration as well as new projects An assessment matrix for consistent, effective evaluation of existing and proposed plans More than 175 photographs and drawings of campus landscapes Detailed captions, citations, and design guidelines for significant features Coverage of increasingly important areas such as security, maintenance, and the environment
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The facilities and campus grounds of many colleges and universities are beginning to show their age. This work analyzes the entire physical site of the campus - its buildings, landscaping and layout - along with the environmental, conservational and aesthetic factors that must be considered. There is coverage of the latest technologies and educational trends as they affect campus design, and case studies are included of the best in recent campus designs and re-designs.
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writer campus and facility planner
Dober, Richard Patrick was born on March 30, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lawrence Joseph and Veronica (Brake) Dober.
Bachelor in Design, Brooklyn College, 1953. Master of City Planning, Harvard University, 1957.
Frederick C. Sheldon Travelling fellow, 1958. Executive director Sasaki, Walker and Associates, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1958-1962. Senior consultant Dober and Associates, Inc., Cambridge, 1962-1992, Dober, Lidsky, Craig and Associates, since 1992.
Consultant Bush Foundation, World Bank, United States Department of Education, United Nations Educational, Ford Foundation, others. Vice president Boston Architectural Center, 1969-1972. Lecturer Graduate Program Urban Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972.
Visiting critic Beijing University, 1985, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980, College of Design, Iowa State University, 1979, University Illinois, 1974, Harvard University, 1963-1965. Faculty Institute of Educational Management Harvard Graduate School Education, 1991-1992.
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With United States Army, 1953-1955. Member American Institute of Certified Planners, Society for College and University Planning (founding member, board directors 1969-1972), The Renaissance Society of America, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, International Council of Museum, Canada Arts Council (consultant 1972).
Married Betty Edwards, December 28, 1957 (September 1958). Married Eleanor Lee Lyman, September 23, 1961. Children: Patrick Lee, Claire Brake Danaher.