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648:. The Theme Building was a concept that Luckman had in mind since 1953. In the original conception, the Theme Building was to be a much larger structure that would have consisted primarily of a glass dome that was meant to be LAX's main ticketing area and terminals. However, the plan was scaled back dramatically before construction even began. The Theme Building would have also hosted a
354:. He later went on as a junior salesman for about a year before moving to various departments over time. There, he learned crucial knowledges in business, which would later help him in the future. When reflecting back, Luckman stated that the most vital lessons he learned from were the result of people, because he had a "natural interest in studying what motivates people."
758:, along with 14 other members from business, labor, education, and religious and service organizations. Then in 1947, President Truman appointed Luckman as chairman of the Citizens Food Committee, which assigned him to obligations such as feeding the starving in post-war Europe. In addition, Luckman was the director of Freedom Train, which was a program during the
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Disneyland but Disney rejected the concept for being "too small". Luckman said, "I called a halt. Building that Disneyland that big, or bigger, would not only require a larger site than the one on Riverside, it would
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Luckman, during his second years at the University of Illinois. He met Harriet when a friend of his suggested going on a blind date with her. Charles and Harriet married in 1931 and had three sons: Charles Jr., James, and Stephen Luckman. In 1994, Luckman dedicated the
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Standard Oil Service Station, which was situated east of the Theme Building. The service station was designed by Luckman in 1962, with Becket and
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Eleventh and Baltimore. Luckman recalls that, after the second or third week he was working at the newsstand, he asked a woman passing by about what the "pretty lights" hanging down the ceiling were called. She told the young Luckman that they were called
551:, a town center (with city hall and other administrative facilities) at Storke and Hollister, and greater connectivity between UCSB and the surrounding community. The buildings designed by Pereira and Luckman were considered modern/international style, with some
347:. He then asked a second question to the same woman on who decided to place them. She responds, "An architect. He designs the hotel and says to put the chandeliers there." Luckman wrote in his memoir, "Right then and there I decided to become an architect."
285:, in 1950. Pereira & Luckman would later dissolve by 1958, parting ways for both himself and Pereira. Luckman would continue successfully with his own firm, Charles Luckman Associates. Luckman retired from the firm, although he would still be present.
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California State Board of Trustees from 1960 through 1982 and was twice chair of the board. Apart from his educational service, Luckman served as president of the
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University of Illinois in 1931 with a bachelor's degree in architecture. At the same time, Luckman was licensed to practice architecture after being sent a letter from the Illinois Board of Examiners.
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for all four years. He joined the high school debate team, was elected class president during his senior year, and voted "Most Likely to
Succeed; the latter which he detested. Following graduation in 1925, and a stint in a
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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, was innovative in several other ways, as well, including a rare public plaza at ground level. The Lever House is one of the first sealed glass towers that began the
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in such areas as the marketing of synthetic detergents, and by 1949 Lever Brothers was in the red. It may have also been motivated by Luckman's desire to get back into architecture.
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249:(May 16, 1909 – January 26, 1999) was an American businessman, property developer, and architect known for designing landmark buildings in the United States such as the
727:, Hawaii. Although Madison Square Garden did not open to the public until 1968, Luckman started designing the center prior to receiving the commission for the Forum.
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1104:"Exploring the Legacy of Midcentury Architectural Firm Pereira & Luckman"
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department store, Beverly Hills, California (demolished)
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1865:"The Unlikely History of Pereira's Theme Building"
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1708:Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940–1990
1547:James, Meg; Vincent, Roger (December 10, 2010).
1081:. University of California Press. p. 131.
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1945:Farm Policies and Politics in the Truman Years
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1947:. Harvard University Press. p. 158.
1924:. University Publications of America, Inc
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1943:Matusow, Allen J. (January 1967).
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562:The shops at the Hilton Hotel in
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235:Los Angeles International Airport
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1890:Young, Michelle (May 28, 2013).
1440:"Architect Charles Luckman Dies"
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1896:Untapped New York
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1465:"Charles Luckman"
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1164:"Charles Luckman"
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