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Lawrence Chan 2009

Name: Lawrence Chan, FAIA Organization: Boston Society of Architects vice president/president-elect Company: Chan Krieger Sieniewicz Title: Principal Location: 8 Story St., Cambridge, Mass. 02138 Place of birth and year: New York, NY -1949 College: Master of Architecture in Urban Design, Harvard; Master of Architecture, Berkeley; Bachelor of Arts, CCNY First job unrelated to your current field: Waiter First job in current field: Summer intern, Oakland Redevelopment Agency What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Maintain and expand our multidisciplinary practice in architecture and urban design as we move into our second twenty-five years of professional practice as a firm Hobbies: Woodworking, photography Favorite novel: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse Favorite film: Ever-changing, but The Namesake is current Keys to success: (Home, office, car, computer :-) adventurous, diligence, experience, friendship, humor, intuition, love, maturity, open-mindedness, optimism, patience, persistence, research Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Alex Krieger, my collaborator for the past 34 years: Barack Obama If you dad to choose a different profession, what would it be: Woodworker or Photographer
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