Background
William N. was born on August 1, 1922 in New York City, United States. Son of S.A. and B. (Kalvar) Breger.
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Nursing Home Development: A Guide to the Planning, Financing and Constructing of Long-term Care Facilities
("patients whose health has improved significantly face an...)
"patients whose health has improved significantly face another significant obstacle in moving out of the institution and back into the community"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0442211805/?tag=2022091-20
African Art: A Century At The Brooklyn Museum
(This magnificent volume showcases the highlights from a w...)
This magnificent volume showcases the highlights from a world-renowned collection of African textiles, ceramics, jewelry, masks, and figures from more than fifty different cultures. The Brooklyn Museum was one of the first North American institutions to collect and exhibit African material culture as art rather than artifact. Today the museum's collection numbers more than six thousand pieces and is noted for its artistic quality and educational value, as well as a breadth and depth that would be impossible to achieve today. Major works from all areas of sub-Saharan Africa are included in the collection's vast holdings, while the figurative sculpture and masks of Central Africa constitute its most significant focus. More than 130 of those pieces are featured in this large-format compendium, which includes essays by the museum's emeritus curator of African art and a leading scholar on the subject. Taking readers through a cultural exploration of the continent, the collection encompasses regions from Western Sudan and the southwestern Congo to the quatorial Forest and southern Africa. Carefully photographed and presented in luminous color, these pieces create a stunning introduction to the rich traditions of African art and culture.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3791343211/?tag=2022091-20
African Art: A Century At The Brooklyn Museum
(This magnificent volume showcases the highlights from a w...)
This magnificent volume showcases the highlights from a world-renowned collection of African textiles, ceramics, jewelry, masks, and figures from more than fifty different cultures. The Brooklyn Museum was one of the first North American institutions to collect and exhibit African material culture as art rather than artifact. Today the museum's collection numbers more than six thousand pieces and is noted for its artistic quality and educational value, as well as a breadth and depth that would be impossible to achieve today. Major works from all areas of sub-Saharan Africa are included in the collection's vast holdings, while the figurative sculpture and masks of Central Africa constitute its most significant focus. More than 130 of those pieces are featured in this large-format compendium, which includes essays by the museum's emeritus curator of African art and a leading scholar on the subject. Taking readers through a cultural exploration of the continent, the collection encompasses regions from Western Sudan and the southwestern Congo to the quatorial Forest and southern Africa. Carefully photographed and presented in luminous color, these pieces create a stunning introduction to the rich traditions of African art and culture.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3791343211/?tag=2022091-20
William N. Breger
Edit ProfileEducation
William N. studied at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. In 1945 he received a degree of the Bachelor of Arts in Architecture.
Career
Assistant to Walter Gropius, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1944-1946. Teacher New York School Interior Design, since 1946. Instructor and then Chairman of the architecture department at Pratt Institute, 1947-1969.
Lecturer Columbia School Public Health and Hospital Administration, 1964-1978. Practice architecture with with Stanley Salzman, 1947-1955. Architect Breger Terjesen Associate, since 1955.
Visiting Distinguished professor architecture Pratt Institute, 1983-1984, director Mechanics institute, since 1998.
Works
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African Art: A Century At The Brooklyn Museum
(This magnificent volume showcases the highlights from a w...)
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African Art: A Century At The Brooklyn Museum
(This magnificent volume showcases the highlights from a w...)
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Nursing Home Development: A Guide to the Planning, Financing and Constructing of Long-term Care Facilities
("patients whose health has improved significantly face an...)
- The Brooklyn Museum American Paintings: A Complete Illustrated Listing of Works in the Museum Collection
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African Art: A Century At The Brooklyn Museum
Other Work
Membership
Trustee, director New York School Interior Design, since 1960. Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1943. Fellow American Institute of Architects.
Connections
Education
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1945
Career
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1944 - 1946
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1945
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1946 - 1969
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1947 - 1955
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1955
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1964 - 1978
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Recipient Langford Warren prize, 1944, 3d prize Jefferson National Memorial Competition, St. Louis, 1947. Prix de Rome Alternate, 1947. 3d prize New York Public Housing Award (with S. Salzman) 1950. Good Design award Museum Modern Art, 1952. 1st prize House and Garden magazine, 1950. 1st prize Carson Pirie Scott Chicago Loop design, 1954. Honorable mention hospital design Rubberoid Competition, 1958. 1st prize Allegheny Square competition (with J. Terjesen and W. Winter) Pittsburgh, 1964. Honorable mention Fremont Civic Center Master Plan, 1966. American Institute of Architects award, 1968. Queens Chamber of Commerce award. Bard award City Club of New York, 1977. New York State Association Architects award, 1978, 80. Archi design award Long Island chapter American Institute of Architects, 1979.Recipient Langford Warren prize, 1944, 3d prize Jefferson National Memorial Competition, St. Louis, 1947. Prix de Rome Alternate, 1947. 3d prize New York Public Housing Award (with S. Salzman) 1950.
Good Design award Museum Modern Art, 1952. 1st prize House and Garden magazine, 1950. 1st prize Carson Pirie Scott Chicago Loop design, 1954.
Honorable mention hospital design Rubberoid Competition, 1958. 1st prize Allegheny Square competition (with J. Terjesen and W. Winter) Pittsburgh, 1964. Honorable mention Fremont Civic Center Master Plan, 1966.
American Institute of Architects award, 1968. Queens Chamber of Commerce award. Bard award City Club of New York, 1977.
New York State Association Architects award, 1978, 80. Archi design award Long Island chapter American Institute of Architects, 1979.