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The book has been printed and looks fantastic -- hundreds of previously- unpublished drawings, sketches and photographs, accompanied by brilliant essays and, yes, whimsical insights.

Bruce M Coleman

What a great and very important book about a figure who is (sadly) largely absent from contemporary discussions. Congratulations on putting together such a superb book and great homage to a great architect and teacher.

Robert McCarter, Washington University

Congratulations on pulling together an amazing publication about Werner! It looks fantastic! I look forward to reading the essays. This is an important contribution to American architecture!

Marleen Kay Davis, Dean Emerita University of Tennessee

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LOVE your composition! The colors and transparencies are really beautiful, and it's just a whole lot of fun! Speaks to me of community…

Lee Temple, PrimaMundi

I just received the book, and it is magnificent... Thank you.

Jean Seligmann

Your book is priceless. I finished reading your book in just 3 days. It vividly brought back so many memories, and also introduced me to a lot of Werner's projects I was unaware of. Thank you so very much for your tremendous efforts and time in making it happen!

Greg Dembs, Peter Marino + Associates Architects

…it looks magnificent, truly an œuvre complète…

Nelson Chen, Nelson Chen Architect

I too think the book looks great, and am also so glad and grateful that you are taking this on. I'm so pleased to be a part of it.

Kristen Schaffer, North Carolina State University

…a beautiful homage to an amazing and influential architect that formed the cornerstone of Syracuse University’s School of Architecture.

Jeffrey Zynda, Perkins & Will

Cheers!..., and serious congrats, again, on creating the WS tome.

Alan Chimacoff

There is a "passion" that I sense while looking at the diagrams and beautiful illustrations, I can hear Werner describing the "moves" to me....ever the teacher!

Art McDonald, Syracuse University

A magnificent, definitive, ‘in situ’ cubist portrait of a truly great man, his indomitable spirit, and his influential, inspiring life's work….it’s a precious, vividly living reminder of existential lineage, and all those, like Werner, on whose shoulders I still and will forever stand. Respect and veneration—so needed today.

Lee Temple, PrimaMundi

What a terrific contribution to architectural knowledge. Well done indeed! Congrats! A great tribute to an incredible architect and educator.

Matthew J Bell, University of Maryland

Congratulations on a wonderful book. — and it is absolutely beautiful.

Elizabeth Mikula, Perkins & Will

That's a huge accomplishment, congratulations. The added color is good.

Gerard Damiani, studio d’ARC architects

This is great news, congratulations to you and Bruce.

James Tice, University of Oregon

The book looks great---light years improvement!

Mike Dennis, formerly MIT

…very elegant, and it will be a nice contribution. This must have been a massive undertaking, to go through an archive of all this material … and then select and compose. Huge effort.

Steve W Hurtt, University of Maryland

This is an important, but long-overdue monograph. Professor Werner Seligmann was such a distinguished teacher and practitioner in the Finger Lakes Region of upstate New York, an inspirational and charismatic leader who really put Syracuse University on the national architectural map during his Deanship.

Grahame Shane, Columbia University

I am nearly overwhelmed at seeing this wonderful reflection on the work of WS. I echo Steve Hurtt's comments on the quality as well as the huge undertaking. I and many others have looked forward to this publication to bring into focus Werner's contribution to architecture and education, and to celebrate his accomplishments. Not disappointed.

Bruce Lonnman, Chinese University of Hong Kong

I think the projects are given great grounding, and the variability of quality from time to time is subtly addressed. The newer essays contribute significantly.

Val Warke, Cornell University

…thank you for putting together such a wonderful publication. It’s clearly a massive endeavor, and I truly appreciate the care and effort that went into it. I'm so happy to be able to discover so much of Seligmann's great work...

David Levy, Levy Design Studio