Bond, J. Max Jr.
1935-2009 · Contribution: 1990-1996
Became a partner in the major architectural firm Davis Brody Bond

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Impact on the world
His firm became a partner in Davis Brody Bond in 1990 after merging with Bond Ryder and Associates, with the combined firm renamed Davis Brody Bond in 1996, going on to design significant institutional and memorial architecture.
Life & background
An architect, Bond's firm Bond Ryder and Associates merged with Davis Brody in 1990, with Bond becoming a partner in the combined firm, which was renamed Davis Brody Bond in 1996 and went on to design significant institutional and memorial projects nationally.
Sources
- Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; New York Times obituary (Feb 19 2009); The Cultural Landscape Foundation
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