Richard Saul Wurman

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Richard Saul Wurman is an American architect and graphic designer best known for creating the TED conference and pioneering the field of information architecture.

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instanceOf architect
author
conference founder
graphic designer
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awardReceived AIA Gold Medal
surface form: AIA Gold Medal for Communication

Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design
surface form: Chrysler Design Award

Lifetime Achievement Award from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
birthDate 1935-03-26
birthPlace Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
coFounded TED conferences
surface form: TED conference
coFoundedWith Harry Marks
coinedTerm information architecture
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
degreeEarned Bachelor of Architecture
Master of Architecture
educatedAt University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania School of Design
familyName Wurman
fieldOfWork architecture
graphic design
information architecture
information design
founded TEDMED (historically affiliated)
surface form: TEDMED conference
genre non-fiction
givenName Richard
hasConcept information architecture
hasWrittenNumberOfBooks 80+
inceptionOfTED 1984
knownFor founding the TED conference
pioneering the field of information architecture
popularizing the term information architecture
memberOf American Institute of Architects
name Richard Saul Wurman self-link
notableIdea making complex information understandable
notableWork Access guides series
Information Anxiety
Information Architects
Understanding Healthcare
Understanding USA
occupation architect
author
conference organizer
graphic designer
lecturer
positionHeld chair of TED conference
curator of TED conference
residence Newport, Rhode Island
surface form: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
website https://www.wurman.com/
writingLanguage English

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TED conferences foundedBy Richard Saul Wurman
Richard Saul Wurman name Richard Saul Wurman self-link
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