Illustrations by R. Kikuo Johnson

Dec 1

This week I came across a bizarre story accompanied by wonderful illustrations by R. Kikuo Johnson. The story was "How to Hide $400 Million", by Nicholas Confessore. It appeared in the New York Times Magazine with a dateline of November 30, 2016.

The illustration that grabbed my attention appeared right below the headline and byline

This image captured the essence of the article--a couple that had irreconcilable differences. And the husband was willing to take extreme measures to prevent his wife from securing a reasonable settlement.

Via a quick Google search, I learned that Ms. Johnson also was the illustrator for the cover of the New Yorker Magazine of October 10, 2016. The "Cover Story" piece for that edition offers a brief perspective on this obviously talented artist. And here is an image of that cover.

H. Pike Oliver

H. Pike Oliver focuses on master-planned communities. He is co-author of Transforming the Irvine Ranch: Joan Irvine, William Pereira, Ray Watson, and THE BIG PLAN, published by Routledge in 2022.

Early in his career, Pike worked for public agencies, including the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research, where he was a principal contributor to An Urban Strategy for California. For the next three decades, he was involved in master-planned development on the Irvine Ranch in Southern California, as well as other properties in western North America and abroad.

Beginning in 2009, Pike taught real estate development at Cornell University and directed the undergraduate program in Urban and Regional Studies. He relocated to Seattle in 2013 and, from 2016 to 2020, served as a lecturer in the Runstad Department of Real Estate at the University of Washington, where he also served as its chair.

Pike graduated from San Francisco State University's urban studies and planning program and received a master's degree in urban planning from UCLA. He is a member of the American Planning Association and the Urban Land Institute and a founder and emeritus member of the California Planning Roundtable.

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Illustrations by R. Kikuo Johnson

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