Coe relocates to Philadelphia to teach at the University of Pennsylvania. Lee follows and soon they found CLR Design in Jon’s garage, eventually moving to Philadelphia’s Chinatown to share office space with their friend and future partner, John Rodgers. Unlike other firms at the time that provided design services for zoos, CLR was the first design firm that from the onset focused on zoos, conservancies, and other animal and landscape related institutions and attractions.
1984
