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Dale & Patricia Keller are American interior designers, recognized for their work in the fields of architecture and interior designer. Dale Allen Keller is the founder of Dale Keller & Associates Ltd.Pte, previously based in Hong Kong, New York, and London. They also operated an office in Athens, Greece for a time. Dale and Patricia Keller are respectively the Chief Designer and President of Dale Keller & Assiociates,Inc. They built up the world's largest interior design firm specializing in the hospitality industry. Since the mid-1950s they have worked on a range of major projects in China, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Philippines, Middle East and worldwide. After they designed the Marunouchi Hotel, Okura Hotel, Tokyo Hilton in Japan, followed by the Hong Kong Hilton, they were acknowledged as the world's experts high-end modern hotel design. They rode the wave of new hotel construction after World War II, mostly in Asia and later in the Middle East. They were considered the giants in the field of hotel design for many years. They focused on hospitality interiors, which also included some work on night clubs. Projects that gave them a lot of personal satisfaction were the restoration of the Taj Mahal Hotel in Bombay and the Manila Hotel in the Philippines. Both buildings were on the brink of demolition. The Kellers were able to convince the public that the buildings were beautiful and viable commercial entities. Most of the Kellers work was in the modernist vein, but what they were known for was bringing a sense of carefully studied cultural identity to their projects. They won the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999 as a token of appreciation for their contribution to hospitality design. They retired to Bellevue, Washington. ==Biography== Dale Keller was born on March 13, 1929 in Seattle, United States. Before graduating from University of Washington majoring in Interior Design under Professor Hope Lucille Foote, he decided to study architecture at the University of Tokyo in 1953 under Kenzō Tange where he studied the history of Japanese and Chinese architecture. He studied the Japanese language for a year in Washington in preparation. He said that becoming fluent in Japanese came to him relatively easily. Patricia Keller was born on May 18, 1926. She graduated from University of Washington majoring in Interior Design under Professor Hope Lucille Foote. After graduation, Patricia Keller had her own business. She worked for different several major designers – Arthur Morgan in Seattle, Raymond Loewy in Paris Bernadotte and Bjorn in Copenhagen. She was accepted as a student in Copenhagen’s furniture academy. In 1956, she met Dale in Tokyo while on a round-the-world tour. She speaks French. Dale and Patricia Keller married couple and had two sons Mark Keller(born in Tokyo) and Andrew Keller (born in Hong Kong). 1962 - Dale Keller establish his 1st design firm in Hong Kong, Dale Keller & Associates Ltd. He worked alongside Patricia Keller as Chief Designer in the firm, at various times having as many as 30 staff members. The office staff were mostly trained as architects. They office was a multinational business, with people coming to them from China, the Philippines, Indian, Australia, Thailand, and Japan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dale and Patricia Keller」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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