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Reconnecting Cities to Nature - Profile: Calvin Abe, FASLA, President AHBE Landscape Architects10-30-09 | News

Reconnecting Cities to Nature Profile: Calvin Abe, FASLA, President AHBE Landscape Architects

Interview by Leslie McGuire, managing editor

Calvin Abe, FASLA

A Fellow of the ASLA since 2006, Calvin Abe received his Master of Landscape Architecture degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design and his Bachelor of Science degree in Landscape Architecture from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. In addition to his practice, Calvin Abe also teaches design in the Department of Landscape Architecture at UCLA Extension School.

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