ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This book was supported by a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in
the Fine Arts. I would also like to thank the University of Utah for supporting this project
through a University Faculty Research Grant and the approval of a sabbatical leave.
I would like to offer my appreciation to the many people who helped prepare this book
for publication. This includes the many archivists who sent copies of the illustrations, helped
arrange copyright permissions, and graciously accommodated my visits. My thanks goes to
the numerous friends and colleagues who provided suggestions and helped me make initial
contacts, I truly appreciate your interest in this project. Professor Uchida and the independ-
ent researcher So Hatano, of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, were especially helpful in
locating images from the historic Japanese architects. To all the contemporary architects who
graciously sent their sketches for inclusion in this volume, I offer my appreciation.
I would like to thank the students at the College of ArchitecturePlanning, University of
Utah, who helped me translate correspondence. Ben Lawrence was particularly talented in
editing the text for consistency and grammar, thanks for your candid questioning. I would
like to recognize the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program students, James Gosney
and Antonia Vazquez, who helped begin the initial research of architects and archives.
My heartfelt thanks to my Graduate Assistant, Brenda Roberts, who catalogued research
materials, scanned images, coordinated correspondence, reviewed the text, and generally
helped in many ways for over a year. I appreciate your cheerful attitude. Thank you for your
patience and incredibly charming correspondence.
I would like to thank Dr. Marco Frascari for his insightful advice throughout the years. To
my family who always believed in this project, I appreciate your support. Most of all, I would
like to thank my husband Albert C. Smith, for his encouragement and consistent faith that
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