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M. Perry Chapman Jr., 76, innovative college campus planner

M. Perry Chapman was a principal at Sasaki Associates in Watertown. M. Perry Chapman was a principal at Sasaki Associates in Watertown.
By Amanda Cedrone
Globe Correspondent / February 11, 2012
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For years, M. Perry Chapman Jr. headed the campus planning practice at a Watertown firm, working with colleges and universities across the country. An innovative planner who loved the outdoors, he wanted to dissolve the town-gown divide that traditionally isolated campuses from surrounding communities. “He was very interested in integrating the campuses into the natural environment and community in ways that were really forward-thinking,’’ said his friend David Hirzel. “He was always working to help bridge those gaps.’’

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