8 CAPITAL TIMES, April 26, 1991
PSH NEWS
Professor Frank Ferguson: A man for all cities
Robin Price urban planning, said he went into division in 1987, teaches courses on the use of home offices and computers.
Capital Times Staff academics because of his interest in built environment and the future. According to much of the population
research-primarily in the formation of "The advantage of the humanities is is moving out of cities to suburbia and
Some people move mountains. Dr. cities. that it's principle driving forces are "exurbia"-the far reaches of suburbia, to
Francis Ferguson moves towns. Ferguson was an associate professor cultural and economic, as opposed to places like Tyson's Comer, Va. Areas
Ferguson, proressor of humanities of urban planning at Columbia simply technical," Ferguson explained. Ferguson calls new "urban enclaves."
and architecture, produced an award University until 1971. when he joined He said it's natural for an architect to Ferguson said these areas are competing
winning design for the relocation of the the faculty at Penn State Harrisburg as be interested in the design of a city. with big cities for business. Ferguson
northern Pennsylvania town of Nelson professor of urban design in the graduate "The form of cities is changing due said Tyson's Comer is the 12th largest
when, in 1978 the Army Corps of program in urban and regional planning, to the changing nature of business district in the country.
Engineers built Cownesque Lake on the and chaired the program for three years communication," Ferguson said. And Ferguson’s own tiny office shows an
site of the existing town (to control before returning to teaching and cities are decreasing in population architect's ability to utilize space
flooding of the Susquehanna River). researching design theory. density partly because more and more
The project required moving some Ferguson, who joined the humanities workers are "telecommuting," through See Ferguson, page 11
existing historic structures such as the _________
cemetery and post office, and completely
rebuilding others. Becker from neoe 5 more than men ten< * 10 * ma B ine the y "He is meticulous about everything
Ferguson said the population of the oecKer worn page o were more attract j ve j n their fantasies and it always has to be done his way,"
town, which has a history dating back to than they arc in real life, Becker said. said Kathy Ritter, a behavioral science
the pre-revolutionary war era, separate questions about their physical Becker's interest in the details of secretary who has worked with Becker
experienced an improved standard of attributes: fantasy life corresponds to a general since he came to campus four years ago.
living after the relocation. -How would you describe your over carefulness about details. Ritter said Becker made her retype a
The Army Corps of Engineers deals all level of physical attractiveness in In Becker's office editions of the manuscript several times because he was
with projects from a cost-benefit your fantasy? journals American Psychologist and not pleased with the way her computer
perspective, Ferguson said. For the f Journal of Personality and Psychology justified.
Nelson project, Ferguson dealt with real -how would you describe tne size or along w ; l }, folders of research material "We had numerous battles over
people and the problems of relocating an y° ur P er * IS in y° a * sexua an sy as are stacked impeccably along one wall. commas, spaces and periods," she said.
X town. compared tt> f How ” u d y °!i Clemmie E. Gilpin, assistant Banker spent tw“years at the State
The grey-haired, bespectacled buttocks invourtattisvas onposedß professor of Afro-American studies and University of New York-College at
Ferguson, a licensed architect in New °inr ? y y community systems, has worked on a Plattsburgh and one year at Scripps
York and Pennsylvania, said the project 1631 Ute ‘ number of department committees with College in Claremont, Calif, as an
fascinated him and taught him a lot. Although Becker's research is Becker. He said Becker "pays assistant professor of psychology.
Ferguson, who holds degrees from ongoing, he said he has so far found meticulous attention to detail." Recently, separated, Becker lives in
Notre Dame, Harvard and Columbia little difference in the ways men and For some, the concern with detail Harrisburg where he plays "Mr. Mom"
Universities in both architecture and women fantasize about sex. Females sometimes goes a little too far. to daughters Emily, 6, and Jenna, 4.
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