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James Wilson Rouse (April 26, 1914 – April 9, 1996) was an American businessman and founder of The Rouse Company. Rouse was a pioneering American real estate developer , urban planner , civic activist, and later, free enterprise -based philanthropist .
10 Apr 1996 · James W. Rouse, the visionary developer who built new towns in the countryside, shopping malls in the suburbs and "festival marketplaces," like Faneuil Hall in Boston, in older downtowns, and...
Learn how James W. Rouse (1914-1996) transformed the American city with his innovative projects, from urban renewal to enclosed shopping centers. Discover how he created Columbia, a self-sustaining planned community in Maryland, and why it is still relevant today.
29 Jan 2011 · Learn about James Rouse, a visionary developer who created festival marketplaces, shopping malls and a new city in the United States. He also helped low-income people find housing and supported social action.
22 Apr 1996 · HAD HE DONE NOTHING ELSE, JAMES W. Rouse, who died last Tuesday at 81, would go down as the world's most self-effacing real-estate developer. He wore rumpled, off-the-rack suits, flew coach and...
1 Jun 2005 · James Rouse stands among the most prominent real estate developers in the United States during the twentieth century. Not long after entering that field in the 1950s, he became one of the nation's leading advocates of the enclosed regional mall.
22 Apr 1996 · But for Rouse, an advocate of integration and open housing, Columbia’s finest achievement was its racially mixed population living in harmony. “Racial problems,” he said, “can only be ...
