Before 1970, black architects in North Carolina had a scarcity of predominantly white-dominated professions. For white women, breaking into this field was challenging enough, but for minorities, it was exceedingly difficult, with only a handful present for decades. In 1950, few black architects were registered in North Carolina. By 1980, […]
John Donald Latimer, AIA (1916-1996)
John Donald Latimer, son of James William Leroy Latimer, was born in 1916 in Somerville. He graduated from Taunton High School in Massachusetts and the Wentworth Institute of Technology. In 1953, he established his architectural practice in Durham and continued to work there for many years. John Donald Latimer and the Isaac […]
Jason W. Hart, AIA
Jason W Hart was born in 1977 in Macon, Georgia, but spent most of his formative years in Charleston, South Carolina. He completed an AA in Architecture from St. Petersburg College in 1998. He then graduated from the University of Florida-Gainesville with a BA in Design in 2000. Later, in […]
Architecture Movie Series
See architecture movie series in the Galaxy Cinema. Location: The Galaxy Cinema is an art house theater that offers fresh popcorn made with olive oil and various sodas, beer, and wine. Directions: I-40 Exit 291. Turn left before Dairy Queen. 770 Cary Towne Blvd, Cary.
Joseph Tanney, AIA (1961-) and Robert Luntz, AIA
Joseph Tanney and Robert Luntz are famous architect. Lets discuss about their New York City firm, Resolution: 4 Architecture. Joseph Tanney was born in 1961 and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 1984, observed through an MA in Architecture from Ohio State University. He has taught at the […]
Beverly David Throne (1924-2017)
Beverly David Throne was born on July 9, 1924. He was a modernist architect known for his use of heavy steel framework. After the war, Beverley studied architecture at UC Berkeley. He graduated in 1950 and worked for architect Roger Lee starting in 1953. In the 1980s, he reappeared and […]
Ralph E. Rapson, FAIA (1914-2008)
Ralph E Rapson was born in Alma, MI, on September 13, 1914. He attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and was Head of the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota for 30 years. Rapson worked at Saarinen’s architectural office from 1940 to 1941. He then taught […]
Marcel Lajos (Lajko) Breuer, FAIA (1902-1981)
Marcel Lajos Breuer was born on 21 May 1902. He was a modernist architect and furniture designer of Hungarian-German origin. In 1921, he attended the Bauhaus School in Weimar, Germany, founded by Walter Gropius, known for its holistic approach to teaching the arts and architecture. Breuer wed Martha Erps in 1926. […]
Brian Shawcroft, AIA (1929-2017)
“There is a process that you’ve got to go through as an artist, and I consider being an architect as an artist.” Brian Shawcroft Brian Shawcroft was a modern architect, photographer, and educator. Born in 1929 in England, Shawcroft studied architecture from 1949 to 1953 at the Technical College and School […]
Ligon Broadus Flynn (1931-2010)
Ligon Broadus Flynn, an American architect, was born on February 24, 1931, and grew up in Tryon, North Carolina. He started training at the School of Design in 1963 and continued till 1967. Afterward, he primarily based his structure employer, Ligon B. Flynn Architects, in 1969. In 1971, Henry Johnston […]