Word: designate
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Rufo refused to reveal the design, the method of financing, or other details of the project, saying that they would be disclosed when arrangements for them are completed, probably within a month...
...that Renaissance musicians placed brass choirs in several corners of a cathedral, so that their sounds could meet, mingle and clash. With the following avant-garde works, listening to the music at home on stereo speakers or headphones is probably a better way to comprehend the composer's design than hearing it in a concert hall...
Just a Technician. At 46, Bachelor Cardin may appear to be an affected dandy, but he works in a frenzy, often forgetting to grab even a sandwich for lunch. He learned design in Paris at the House of Paquin, at Christian Berard and at Christian Dior. Equally important was his job as an accountant for the French Red Cross during World War II. "It was there," he recalls, "that I learned about balance sheets, paychecks and tax schedules. All of that seemed absurd, but it later helped me handle business affairs...
...become known as a specialist in many fields--a tribute both to his vast learning and his stubborn refusal to confine himself to one discipline. Among the twenty-three volumes he's produced since 1922 are texts on Herman Melville, on the history of art and literature, on design and architecture and on moral philosophy. But perhaps his most famous and important work has been in urban affairs. Mumford was among the first Americans to study the problems of the cities systemically, and the ideas he formulated in the 1920's have, if anything, gained in relevance as time passed...
...Fisher, professor of City Planning and associate director of the Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis, will be offering a course in the Spring term to explore the different possibilities for use of this technique. The course is open to all students in the Graduate School of Design...