Alan Goldberg
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Alan Goldberg is an American
architect
, best known for his gas station designs and his extensive participation in the field of hydrogen gas. He lives in New Canaan, Connecticut
, with his wife. Goldberg graduated from Washington University in St. Louis
with a degree in architecture in 1954. From 1977 to 1991, he was a design consultant for Mobil Oil Corporation and created a program that affected about 20,000 stations world wide. Goldberg has been a visiting critic at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a design juror at the Yale University School of Architecture. Goldberg has also played a major role in the world of hydrogen gas as a member of the National Hydrogen Association. He is also known for his work on the American Airlines
Terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport as well as the Seagrams Building. In 2004, the School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis
awarded Goldberg the "Distinguished Alumni Award."
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architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
, best known for his gas station designs and his extensive participation in the field of hydrogen gas. He lives in New Canaan, Connecticut
New Canaan, Connecticut
New Canaan is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, northeast of Stamford, on the Fivemile River. The population was 19,738 according to the 2010 census.The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States...
, with his wife. Goldberg graduated from Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
with a degree in architecture in 1954. From 1977 to 1991, he was a design consultant for Mobil Oil Corporation and created a program that affected about 20,000 stations world wide. Goldberg has been a visiting critic at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a design juror at the Yale University School of Architecture. Goldberg has also played a major role in the world of hydrogen gas as a member of the National Hydrogen Association. He is also known for his work on the American Airlines
American Airlines
American Airlines, Inc. is the world's fourth-largest airline in passenger miles transported and operating revenues. American Airlines is a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas adjacent to its largest hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport...
Terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport as well as the Seagrams Building. In 2004, the School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
awarded Goldberg the "Distinguished Alumni Award."