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as a construction engineer. In 1941 he rejoined Stuart in partnership, forming the firm of Stuart & Durham. They dissolved partnership in 1951, and Durham continued the firm as Robert L. Durham & Associates. This became Durham, Anderson & Freed in 1954 with the admission of associates
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of 1972, which required that all architects and engineers selected for federal projects be evaluated based on their qualifications, not their bids. Durham was chancellor of the
College of Fellows in 1979 and was awarded the Edward C. Kemper Award for service to the institute in 1981.
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