- Received a B.A. in Architecture from the University of Arizona.
- Starting in 2004 he joined Chapman University where he created and taught a new curriculum that is required for a masters of fine arts degree in production design.
- Was senior filmmaker-in-residence at the AFI in Los Angeles, creating the curriculum required for another masters in production design. He worked with the adjunct faculty on the format and content of each course. He also was a guest speaker at Harvard, USC, UCLA, Catholic University and the University of Arizona.
- He received an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work on Blade Runner (1982). He died on November 10, 2019, the same month in which the film takes place.
- He had a son, Michael, with his wife, Marcy.
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