Richard Saul Wurman

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architect author conference founder graphic designer human

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 ⓘ
human ⓘ
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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