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While working on the Point of France
Condominiums in 1973, Ron Erickson answered an ad for a key project manager. Korsunsky and Krank liked that Erickson was artistic (he showed them his water colors) and had great energy and enthusiasm, so they hired him. Erickson became a partner in the firm in
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Korsunsky Krank Erickson Architects. Korsunsky retired in 1991, and Krank retired in 2001. The firm officially became KKE Architects in 2001. Korsunsky died at the age of 83 on March 30, 2009.
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in 1956. Korsunsky was a registered architect with the physical plant department, and Krank was a student worker. The two men met a second time at
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