Larry Bell is an American architect known for his work in

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. He is an endowed professor in the

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Hines College of Architecture The Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture was founded in 1956 and is one of twelve academic colleges of the University of Houston. It offers both undergraduate and graduate level degree programs. In March 1997, Gerald D. Hines donated $7 milli ...

. He is also the founding director of the

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at the University of Houston, which he founded in 1987, as well as the founder of the Graduate Program in Space Architecture there. He rejects the

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. In 2011, for instance, he argued that "The climate issue is one of politics, not of science" and that "...climate changes. It has done so for millions of years. ... But not because of global warming."

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