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Llsa Naflolln: Graphic Designer and Artist, deslener or Border/ Alexander Pills: Foundn- or Archlmemoria, Artbi·Archltect; Lines magazine, studied and fine art. "G7 Archlteaure Snack Lunch", The Power Plant Gallery, 1988, Curator·FAltor; "Sao Paulo: The Architecture~ Disrup­ Brian Bolgon: Artist, TheoretJdan, Editor with Impulse maga· tion'' 1989. :dne. Teaches architecture and fine art at the University of Toronto. Represented by the S.L. Slmpson Gallery, Toronto. Peter Elsenman: Recently (June) established solo prlldl~; Eisenman Architects. Irwln S. Chanln Distinguished Professor, Kevln Hanvey: Student or Architecture, University of Toronto. School or Architecture, Cooper Union and teaching at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Fran~ls Larontalne: Student of Architecture, University or Toronto. Kevln Dancy: Student of Archlteaure, University of Toronto. Published work; Grammataelon. John Coppa: Student of Architecture, University ~Toronto . J . L. Floyd: Private PradJoner In Toronto with James L. Floyd, Alexandra Emberley: Student ~ Pbllosophy, Unherslty of formerly of Floyd and G~ard, and Floyd and Floyd. Works; Toronto. Historical Materialist. Bathurst Quay Parlt, Granite Pia~.

Aldan: Student of Architecture, University ~Toronto, studied Jlm Saf"eiJ: B.Arch. T oronto, M.Arch. Prlnceton. Resides and "lth Daniel Ubesklnd, Architecture lntermundlum, Milan, Jt. works In Prlnceton, S ew Jersey. aly. Published work: Impulse magazine, Domus. Pbilip R1efl': Benjamln FrankiJn Professor of Sociology and Barry Bell: Graduate ~Environmental Design and Archltec· University Professor at the t:nlversfty ~ Pennsyl"anla, DepL of lure, University of Waterloo, M. Phil. Cantab. In Architectural Sociology. Author ; FeUow Tea,cltn-r: ofCu/J~~.n tuUJ Its SecOIUI Theory and Pbllosophy. Presently Assistant Pr~essor, Carlcton DNIJt, The Triumph of IJte Tltuapeldic; Uses of FaiDt Aflu School ~Architecture. Freud.

Kcvln Weiss: Stundent of Architecture, University of Toronto. Davld Kaplan: Student of Architecture, University of Toronto.

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