| Harry Weese | |
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| Personal information | |
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| Name | Harry Weese |
| Nationality |  American |
| Birth date | June 30, 1915 |
| Birth place | Evanston, Illinois |
| Date of death | October 29, 1998 (aged 83) |
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| Significant buildings | Arena Stage Time-Life Building |
| Significant projects | Washington Metrorail |
Harry Mohr Weese (June 30, 1915 - October 29, 1998) was an American architect, who was born in Evanston, Illinois [1] in the Chicago suburbs who had an important role in 20th century modernism and historic preservation. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Evanston Illinois is an affluent suburban Chicago Municipality on Lake Michigan on the North Shore in Cook County, Illinois directly Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Arena Stage is a theatre production company in Southwest Washington D The Time-Life Building, located at 1271 Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue in Rockefeller Center in New York opened in 1959 and designed by the Rockefeller Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Evanston Illinois is an affluent suburban Chicago Municipality on Lake Michigan on the North Shore in Cook County, Illinois directly Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on His brother, Ben Weese, is also a renowned architect. Benjamin Horace (Ben Weese (1929 Evanston Illinois &mdash is an American Architect hailing from Chicago and member of the architecture group the Chicago
Harry Weese studied under Finnish architect, Alvar Aalto at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating in 1938, and went on to study city planning while on a fellowship at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto ( February 3, 1898 — May 11, 1976) was a Finnish Architect and Designer, sometimes Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cranbrook Educational Community, a National Historic Landmark, in the U Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Weese was also influenced by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen, whom he met at Cranbrook. Charles (1907-1978 and Ray (1912–1988 Eames (ˈiːmz were American designers married in 1941 who worked and made major contributions in many fields of design Eero Saarinen (eːro saːrinen (August 20 1910 Kirkkonummi, Finland – September 1 1961 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States) was He built primarily in the modern architectural style, but integrated other styles as he felt appropriate for the project. Out of Cranbrook, Weese joined the major architectural and engineering firm, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Skidmore Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM is a Chicago -based Architectural and Engineering firm that was formed in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and During World War II, Weese served as an engineer on a U.S. Navy destroyer, and 1947, he started his own architectural firm. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy Weese is also well known for his firm advocacy of historic preservation and was remembered as the architect who "shaped Chicago’s skyline and the way the city thought about everything from the lakefront to its treasure-trove of historical buildings. Historic preservation or heritage conservation is a professional endeavor that seeks to preserve the ability of older (e " [2] Weese also served as a judge for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial design competition. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a national War memorial located in Washington D
Works
Harry Weese is most famous for having designed the stations of the Washington Metro system, considered one of the best examples of the brutalist style of architecture. Capitol Heights is a Washington Metro station straddling Washington D The term Brutalist Architecture originates from the French Béton brut, or "raw concrete" a term used by Le Corbusier to describe
Other well known works include:
- The United States Embassy Building in Accra, Ghana. Accra is the capital, and most populous city of Ghana. The city also doubles as the capital of the Greater The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the
- Arena Stage, Washington, D.C.. Arena Stage is a theatre production company in Southwest Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
- Time-Life Building, Chicago, Illinois. For other uses see Time-Life Building (disambiguation The Time-Life Building is a 404 foot (123 meter tall 30-story Skyscraper Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. [2]
- First Baptist Church, in Columbus, Indiana. Columbus (kəˈlʌmbəs is the County seat of Bartholomew County Indiana, United States.
- Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist in Chicago, Illinois.
- The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts is a Performing arts center in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
- The Humanities Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, widely considered one the Midwest's best examples of brutalist architecture but slated for demolition soon.
- The Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, formerly known as the Elvehjem Museum of Art. The Chazen Museum of Art is an art museum located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wisconsin.
- The former U. S. Embassy to Ghana in Accra.
- River Cottages at 357-365 N. Canal Street in Chicago. Sloped, structurally expressive facade responds to the angle and cross bracing of the railroad bridge directly across the river.
- William J. Campbell United States Courthouse Annex in downtown Chicago (formerly known as the Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago. The Metropolitan Correctional Center Chicago (MCC Chicago is a federal remand center in the United States, located in downtown Chicago, Illinois ) Brutalist jail which has no window bars, instead each cell is provided with a vertical slot window. These tall narrow window openings work with the triangular footprint of the building, making the building reminiscent of a slender I. B. M computer card from the 1950's and 60's.
- Middletown City Building, Middletown, Ohio. Middletown is an All-American City[http //wwwenquirercom/editions/2003/03/14/loc_middletownmood14
- Sterling Morton Library, The Morton Arboretum. The Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, covers 1700 Acres (6
- O'Brian Hall at the State University of New York at Buffalo
Weese also led numerous restoration projects including:
- Louis Sullivan's Auditorium Building in Chicago, Illinois 1967. State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly known as University at Buffalo (UB is a Coeducational public research University, which Louis Henri Sullivan (September 4 1856 &ndash April 14 1924 was an American Architect, and has been called the "father of modernism. The Auditorium Building of Roosevelt University in Chicago Illinois is one of the best-known designs of Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. [2]
- Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois [1]
- Orchestra Hall, Chicago, Illinois [1]
- Union Station, Washington, DC [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Muschamp, Herbert. The Field Museum of Natural History is located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Symphony Center is a music complex in Chicago Illinois and is home to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Sinfonietta. Union Station is the grand ceremonial Train station designed to be the entrance to Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D "Harry Weese, 83, Designer of Metro System in Washington", The New York Times, 1998, November 3.
- ^ a b c "Harry Weese, Visionary Architect Known as 'Chicago's Conscience'", Chicago Tribune, 1998, November 1.
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