This post discusses about two architectural engineer, Holloway and Reeves. John Stephen Holloway, AIA (1923-2005) John Holloway, a native of Raleigh, graduated from NCSU’s School of Architecture and Engineering in the 1940s. In 1986, he retired. Ralph Bernard Reeves, JR. (1920-1984) Reeves was born in Brunswick, Georgia. His family later […]
Architect Brother Jim And John Webb
The brothers, Jim and John Webb, were born in Aguascalientes, Mexico. They worked in the office of William Wilson Wurster. JAMES MURRAY (JIM) WEBB (1908-2000) James Murray Webb was born in 1908. He attended Pomona College and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in architecture from the University of California, […]
Architect Jon Andre Condoret (1934-2010)
Jon Andre Condoret was born in Algiers, Algeria, on September 5, 1934. 1959, he completed his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture at L’Ecole Speciale d’Architecture in Paris. 1962, Condoret flew to Algeria with his wife and children due to the Algerian Revolution. He worked for Archie Royal Davis (1907–1980) until […]
American Architect Charles Gwathmey (1938-2009)
Charles Gwathmey, an American architect, was born on 19, 1938. He was the son of Robert Gwathmey, an American painter, and Rosalie Gwathmey, a photographer. He earned a Master of Architecture degree in 1962 from Yale University, where he studied architecture after attending the University of Pennsylvania. In 1966, Charles […]
Henry Dole Norris, AIA (1913-1992)
Henry Dole Norris, a famous architect, was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. He studied at the University of Miami and then worked at an architectural company in Miami Beach. He created a wood house with a unified appearance of brick and stone. During World War II, he met Anna, who became his wife.
HUGO ALVAR HENRIK AALTO (1898-1976)
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was born on February 3, 1898, in Kuortane, Finland. He was an architect and designer. He is a versatile artist whose creations span various fields, including architecture, furniture, textiles, and glassware. In addition, he is also known for his sculptures and paintings. As a student, he […]
GEORGE MATSUMOTO, FAIA (July 16, 1922 – June 28, 2016)
George Matsumoto was born in San Francisco’s Nihonmachi Japantown in 1922. He attended the University of California at Berkeley in architecture and Lowell High School and took Japanese classes at Kinmon Gakuen. Matsumoto participated in structure at the University of California at Berkeley. At the time of World War II, […]
GEORGE MILTON SMALL, JR., FAIA (1916-1992)
George Milton Small was born in Collinsville, OK. He graduated with two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Oklahoma, one in architecture and one in engineering. He later studied under Mies van der Rohe at the Illinois Institute of Technology. In Chicago, he worked for Perkins/Will and Hudgins Thompson Ball. […]
JOHN EDWARD LAUTNER. JR. FAIA (1911-1994)
John Edward Lautner was born in Marquette, Michigan, in 1911. He had a combined heritage of Austrian and Irish descent. He initially enrolled at the University of Michigan but dropped out rapidly after starting his research. In 1901, he was assigned the head of French and German at the cunewlyounded […]
FRANK OWEN GEHRY, FAIA
Frank Owen Gehry was born on February 28, 1929, in Canada. He is an American Architect and designer. Since childhood, Gehry has been creative, and his grandmother, Leah Caplan, encouraged him with his grandmother. He built imaginary houses and futuristic cities on the living room floor at an early age. […]