Paul E Fallon
Paul E. Fallon's voice does not give him away. No one has ever been able to identify the trio of geographies: South Jersey; Oklahoma; Boston; that sheltered him from boyhood to maturity just by hearing him speak. Each is a region of particular customs and accents, places others might call provincial. Yet this amalgam of unique places is Paul's foundation for appreciating a broad spectrum of human attitudes and behavior. Paul spent his architectural career designing healthcare facilities (MIT...See more
Paul E. Fallon's voice does not give him away. No one has ever been able to identify the trio of geographies: South Jersey; Oklahoma; Boston; that sheltered him from boyhood to maturity just by hearing him speak. Each is a region of particular customs and accents, places others might call provincial. Yet this amalgam of unique places is Paul's foundation for appreciating a broad spectrum of human attitudes and behavior. Paul spent his architectural career designing healthcare facilities (MIT 1977, 1981). A casual connection to Haiti became a commitment after that country's 2010 earthquake. Paul designed a trio of buildings on The Magic Island and lived in Haiti part-time to supervise construction. Oscillating between the Western Hemisphere's most affluent nation and its poorest cousin became the focus of his book Architecture by Moonlight (University of Missouri Press, 2014). Living outside of the United States gave Paul a renewed perspective on his native country. He retired from architecture to explore our nation in a deeper way. In 2015-2016, Paul bicycled through the forty-eight contiguous states and asked folks the question, 'How we will live tomorrow?' He travelled 20,733 miles in 397 days; over two hundred strangers offered hospitality; he profiled more than 450 individuals and companies and collected thousands of other views on tomorrow. Paul has two children. He lives in Cambridge, MA. See less
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