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Sim Van der Ryn (1935-2024) Architect, researcher, educator. Sim Van der Ryn was born in Groningen, the Netherlands, and died in Petaluma, California.

Full Name

Sim Van der Ryn

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1935

Birth

Sim Van der Ryn was born Simon Herman Van der Rijn in Groningen, the Netherlands, on March 12, 1935.

1954

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Van der Ryn graduated from the High School of Music & Art in Manhattan, New York, in 1954.

2005

Literary Work

Design For Life: The Architecture of Sim Van der Ryn
Gibbs Smith
1586855301 / 978-1586855307
Nonfiction.

2007

Literary Work

Ecological Design, Tenth Anniversary Edition
Island Press
1597261416 / 978-1597261418
Nonfiction written with Stuart Cowan.

2008

Literary Work

The Toilet Papers: Recycling Waste and Conserving Water
Chelsea Green Publishing; 2nd edition (July 23, 2008)
1890132586 / 978-1890132583
Nonfiction.

2013

Literary Work

Culture, Architecture and Nature: An Ecological Design Retrospective
Routledge
0415839661 / 978-0415839662
Nonfiction.


2013

Literary Work

Design for an Empathic World: Reconnecting People, Nature, and Self
Island Press
9781610914260 / 978-1610914260
Nonfiction.

2024

Death

Sim Van der Ryn died in a live-in memory-care facility in Petaluma, California, on October 19, 2024.

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