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 […]
Rudolf Michael Schindler (1887-1953)
Rudolf Michael Schindler was an American architect who was born in Vienna, Austria, on September 10, 1887. He worked with famous architects and was also associated with the modern architectural movement. Rudolf Michael Schindler worked with three-dimensional forms, used warm materials and unique colors, and was able to work within […]
Nathan Crowley, A Production Designer
Nathan Crowley was born on 28 February 1966 and grew up in London. He is a production designer from England who previously worked as an art director. As a junior set designer, he started working in the American film industry on the movies Hook and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. He used […]
George Matsumoto Prize in 2012
North Carolina Modernist Residential Architecture is a novel, remarkable competition featuring $6,000 in awards for The George Matsumoto Prize. It has a blue-ribbon jury of internationally known architects and online public voting. In honor of George Matsumoto, FAIA TMH created the Matsumoto Prize. One of the best faculty members of […]
Gerard E. Gray, (1919-2001)
Gerard E. Gray was born in Cheraw, SC, on July 17, 1919. At some stage in WWII, he served in the US Army as a commissioned officer in the Army Corps of Engineers. Gray had a successful career as a professor of Architectural Engineering at NC A&T. Gerard E. Gray […]
Edward Durell Stone, FAIA (1902-1978)
Edward Durell Stone was a mid-century modern American architect born in 1902 in Fayetteville. Despite being a middle-class son, he went to the University of Arkansas to learn about architecture. He was encouraged by James, his older brother, who was an architect in Boston. For his works, Edward Durell Stone […]