Background
Katz, Robert David was born on June 27, 1929 in New York City. Son of Harry and Irene (Rubin) Katz.
educator architecture educator
Katz, Robert David was born on June 27, 1929 in New York City. Son of Harry and Irene (Rubin) Katz.
Bachelor in Architecture, Cornell Univercity, 1952; Master in City Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954.
Planner, Santa Clara Planning Department, San Jose, California, 1956-1958;
assistant professor college architecture, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1958-1959;
assistant and associate professor department urban and regional planning, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1959-1969;
professor department architecture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1969-1994;
professor institute government public affairs, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1993-1994;
professor emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, since 1994;
director housing research and development program, office vice chancellor research, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1969-1993;
director graduate college office gerontology and aging studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1979-1987. Visiting professor South Bank U., London, since 1996. Consultant United States Public Housing Administration, Chicago, United States Housing and Urban Development, Washington, Friendship Village, Milwaukee.
Speaker in field.
Chairman Board Zoning Appeals, Urbana, 1976-1994. Board directors, vice president Midwest Center Housing and Cmty. Development, 1989-1991, Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation, 1993-1994.
Member American Institute of Architects (housing committee, Waid fellow 1961, research fellow 1966), American Planning Association, American Institute Certified Planners, National Association Housing and Redevelopment Officials (member various committees, John D. Lange International award 1989), Canada Housing and Renewal Association (honorary), British Chartered Institute Housing (affiliate), International Federation Housing and Planning (member United States delegationseminar housing Eastern Europe 1990), Gargoyle Society, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi.
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