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Born: 1/25/1927, Died: 5/20/2005

Architect, planner, and urban designer David A. Crane was born in Mutoto in what was then the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Education: Bachelor of Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1950; Master's in City Planning, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 1952. Awarded a Lehman fellowship, 1951; Rumrill scholar, 1952.

Experience: Own firm, 1966. Succeeded by David A. Crane & Associates, 1970; succeeded in turn by David A. Crane & Partners (later DACP, Inc.) in 1974; DACP Associates, 1980-1984.

Joined the national AIA, 1968; member of Philadelphia Chapter. Member, AIA's Urban Design Committee, 1969.

Written by Emily T. Cooperman, and Rima M. Girnius.

Clubs and Membership Organizations

  • American Institute of Architects (AIA)
  • Philadelphia Chapter, AIA

School Affiliations

  • Harvard University
  • Georgia Institute of Technology

 

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