Violich, Francis

Francis Violich (1911-2005) was professor emeritus in city and regional planning and in landscape architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, and a founder of the Telesis Group. Violich had particular expertise in Latin American urban planning issues.

From the description of Francis Violich papers, circa 1940-1986. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 587764650

Violich was professor emeritus in city and regional planning and in landscape architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, and a founder of the Telesis Group. The Telesis Group first came together in 1939 when a group of young architects, landscape architects and city planners gathered at the apartment of Burt Cairnes. The conversation that evening led to the formation of the group with its stated purposed being "to study the components of man's physical environment, with a view toward its betterment." Telesis continued on through 1954 and is considered a forebearer of the environmental planning and design movements in the San Francisco Bay Area.

From the description of Francis Violich collection of Telesis records, 1939-1996. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 747717459