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»    A   V ,   .   ` Young Hisel ’64 Fine Arts, an established artist, and R. i»_i 4 = .4   ‘‘p»_
l ___p ’ 4,%  ‘ i rj ._·—4  g» 1 . Alan Hiscl ’62 Engineering, ’64 Architecture,a central E   e_i,  
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. 1    _ j   _,       "Since my mother is a painter and my dad is an ar- Y       ·_iV* ‘.;_
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.   `‘e__     3  r t  ' his architectural designs. He recently was named one c. ilclg  
4   4      ~ __  *’ v  gf Six winners in the 2005 Young Architects Fomm  Q *__· Q    
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