Access Florence &amp; Venice 8e (Access Guides)
With the publication of his first book in 1962 at the age of 26, Richard Saul Wurman began the singular passion of his life: that of making information understandable. A holder of both M. Arch. &#38; B. Arch. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, he has been awarded several grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Graham Fellowships &#38; two Chandler Fellowships. In 1991, Richard Saul Wurman received the Kevin Lynch Award from MIT for his creation of the ACCESS travel guides. In 1994, he was named a Fellow of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland &#38; awarded a Doctorate of Fine Arts by the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. In 1995, he received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Art Center College of Design &#38; was Chairman of Graphic Design &#38; Product/Industrial Design of the1995 Presidential Design Awards.Richard Saul Wurman continues to be a regular consultant to major corporations in matters relating to the design &#38; understanding of information. He is married to novelist Gloria Nagy, has 4 children &#38; lives in Newport, Rhode Island.