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Richard Saul Wurman

Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Status

Winner

Award Category

Lifetime Achievement

Year

2012

Focus

Information Architecture, Branding, Writing

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Spurred by the dance between his curiosity and ignorance, Richard Saul Wurman, FAIA, seeks ways to make the complex clear. Described by Fortune magazine as an “intellectual hedonist” with a “hummingbird mind,” he has written, designed, and published eighty-three books (and counting) on topics ranging from heal… Read More
Spurred by the dance between his curiosity and ignorance, Richard Saul Wurman, FAIA, seeks ways to make the complex clear. Described by Fortune magazine as an “intellectual hedonist” with a “hummingbird mind,” he has written, designed, and published eighty-three books (and counting) on topics ranging from healthcare to atlases and the Olympics.

Wurman received his degrees in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and originated the term “information architecture.” Wurman created and chaired the TED, TEDMED, and EG conferences in 1984–2002, 1995–2010, and 2006, respectively. In 2012, he developed the WWW conferences celebrating improvised conversations, or “intellectual jazz,” and continues to work on his global cartographic initiative, 19.20.21. Read Less
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  • TED
    by Richard Saul Wurman
    104
    2357
    Branding, Typography
  • Cities: Comparisons of Form and Scale
    by Richard Saul Wurman
    7
    710
    Information Architecture
  • ACCESS Travel Guides
    by Richard Saul Wurman
    17
    890
    Information Architecture
  • UrbanAtlas: 20 American Cities
    by Richard Saul Wurman
    17
    735
    Information Architecture
  • Information Architects
    by Richard Saul Wurman
    1
    186
    Information Architecture
  • USAtlas
    by Richard Saul Wurman
    17
    532
    Information Architecture, Writing
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