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Sabina Seligmann Project Architect Combined Properties

Name: Sabina Seligmann Title: Project Architect Company: Combined Properties, Inc. Location: 300 Commercial St., Malden, Mass. Birthplace and year; Syracuse N.Y., 1969 College: BFA and B-Arch, Rhode Island School of Design First job in real estate or allied field: Draftsperson, Campi Pessina Architect, Lugano, Switzerland What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Designing mixed use projects on various sized sites; I plan on continuing to do so. Hobbies: Cooking gourmet food and listening to live music Favorite book: "Women's Diary of the Westward Journal" by Lillian Schlissel Favorite movie: "Gone With the Wind" Person you admire most (outside of family): Catherine Parr (Henry VIII's last wife) Key to success: Keep an open mind, keep learning and trying new things and having new experiences. If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Restaurateur or forensic pathologist
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