The son of Eleanor Mae (McQuinn) Ahern and Frank Ahern Sr., Richard Donald Ahern was the self-described "World's Oldest Rock n' Roller." He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and went on to graduate from MIT and the Technische Hochschule of Graz, Austria, with degrees in architecture and urban planning. Rich taught architecture at the University of Detroit, Lawrence Tech, and Kent State University. He went on to work with the Detroit Planning Commission during the 1950s and 1960s under Charlie Blessing. Rich then committed himself to traveling the world over, exploring and sketching many fledgling nations in the midst of their development. At home in Ann Arbor, he shared his talents with the community in designing the 5th Dimension teen club, and the Ann Arbor airport, among others. In 1976 he created Panoramic Graphics, a lithographic print publisher. Working for the abolition of war by organizing knowledge, his personal allies included the Dalai Lama and Thomas Banyacya. Rich helped form the Peoples' Bicentennial Commission, People United for a Human Future, the Planetary Initiative, the Huron Valley Green Party, the Green Party of Michigan, and Arbor Vitae, his communal home in Ann Arbor from 1962 until his death. Through his legacy of art, architecture and understanding, he is a continual source of inspiration, enRiching the world community.
Published by Ann Arbor News on Apr. 9, 2004.
Prints of Rich's work can be purchased at panoramicgraphics.com
Published by Ann Arbor News on Apr. 9, 2004.
Prints of Rich's work can be purchased at panoramicgraphics.com
The son of Eleanor Mae (McQuinn) Ahern and Frank Ahern Sr., Richard Donald Ahern was the self-described "World's Oldest Rock n' Roller." He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and went on to graduate from MIT and the Technische Hochschule of Graz, Austria, with degrees in architecture and urban planning. Rich taught architecture at the University of Detroit, Lawrence Tech, and Kent State University. He went on to work with the Detroit Planning Commission during the 1950s and 1960s under Charlie Blessing. Rich then committed himself to traveling the world over, exploring and sketching many fledgling nations in the midst of their development. At home in Ann Arbor, he shared his talents with the community in designing the 5th Dimension teen club, and the Ann Arbor airport, among others. In 1976 he created Panoramic Graphics, a lithographic print publisher. Working for the abolition of war by organizing knowledge, his personal allies included the Dalai Lama and Thomas Banyacya. Rich helped form the Peoples' Bicentennial Commission, People United for a Human Future, the Planetary Initiative, the Huron Valley Green Party, the Green Party of Michigan, and Arbor Vitae, his communal home in Ann Arbor from 1962 until his death. Through his legacy of art, architecture and understanding, he is a continual source of inspiration, enRiching the world community.
Published by Ann Arbor News on Apr. 9, 2004.
Prints of Rich's work can be purchased at panoramicgraphics.com
Published by Ann Arbor News on Apr. 9, 2004.
Prints of Rich's work can be purchased at panoramicgraphics.com
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