American architect
Edward Larrabee Barnes
Born (1915-04-22 ) April 22, 1915Died September 22, 2004(2004-09-22) (aged 89) Alma mater Occupation Architect
Mary Barnes, Edward Barnes' wife, was an integral member of the design team. Working on
590 Madison Avenue , interior designs with
Toshiko Mori in 1979.
Edward Larrabee Barnes (April 22, 1915 – September 22, 2004) was an American architect. His work was characterized by the "fusing [of] Modernism with vernacular architecture and understated design."
[1] Barnes was best known for his adherence to strict geometry, simple monolithic shapes and attention to material detail. Among his best-known projects are the
Haystack School ,
Christian Theological Seminary ,
Dallas Museum of Art , the
Walker Art Center ,
599 Lexington Avenue , the
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building , and the IBM Building at
590 Madison Avenue .
[2]
Early life and education
Barnes was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a family he described as "incense-swinging High Episcopalians", consisting of Cecil Barnes, a lawyer, and
Margaret Helen Ayer , recipient of a
Pulitzer Prize for the novel
Year of Grace . Barnes graduated from
Harvard in 1938 after studying English and Art History before switching to architecture, then taught at his alma mater
Milton Academy ,
[3] before returning to Harvard for further studies under
Walter Gropius and
Marcel Breuer . He graduated from the
Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1942 and served in the Navy during
World War II . After the war he worked for
Henry Dreyfuss in Los Angeles designing prototypes for mass-produced homes.
Career
In 1949, Barnes founded Edward Larrabee Barnes Associates in Manhattan. During his long career, Barnes, with his wife Mary Barnes as interior designer, designed office buildings, museums, botanical gardens, private houses, churches, schools, camps, colleges, campus master plans, and housing. Although best known for the
Haystack Mountain College of Arts and other smaller residential homes, the firm also completed a number of master planning urban development projects.
The firm's planning projects include:
Over the years, he also taught at
Harvard University , the
Pratt Institute , and the
University of Virginia , and served as a member of the Urban Design Council of New York and as vice-president of the
American Academy in Rome . In 1969, Barnes was elected into the
National Academy of Design as an Associate member and became a full member in 1974. He was elected a Fellow of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1978.
[4] In 2007, he was posthumously honored with the
American Institute of Architects ' highest award, the
AIA Gold Medal . He also received the
Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture , the Harvard University 350th Anniversary Medal, and some forty other awards. His
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts won the AIA
Twenty-five Year Award .
In 1993, Barnes announced his retirement but he continued to work as a consultant for
Lee / Timchula Architects , founded by Barnes' lead partner, John M.Y. Lee, and associate, Michael Timchula. Lee / Timchula inherited various projects that the Barnes' office was awarded.
The AIA Board of Directors posthumously awarded the 2007
AIA Gold Medal to Edward Larrabee Barnes, FAIA.
Barnes died in 2004 in
Cupertino, California . His archives are located at the
Frances Loeb Library at Harvard University.
[5] He is laid to rest on Mt. Desert Island, Maine.
Partners, associates, notable collaborators and architects mentored by Barnes
Source:
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Selected projects list
599 Lexington Avenue , New York City (1986)
Haystack Mountain School of Arts and Crafts Master Plan,
Deer Isle, ME , 1962
Christian Theological Seminary ,
Indianapolis, IN , 1966
Bennington College student housing,
Bennington, VT 1966
Crown Center Master Plan,
Kansas City, MO 1970s
28 State Street ,
Boston, MA , 1969
Walker Art Center ,
Minneapolis, MN , 1971
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden ,
Minneapolis MN, 1971
Smart Museum ,
Chicago, IL , 1974
Carnegie Museum of Art , Pittsburgh, PA, 1974
Cochrane-Woods Art Center , Chicago, IL, 1974
Visual Arts Center at
Bowdoin College ,
Brunswick, ME , 1975
[9]
Cross Campus Library ,
Yale University , 1976 (Remodeled in 2007)
[10]
Citigroup Center , New York City (collaboration), 1977
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception ,
Burlington, VT , 1977
Asia Society building, New York City, 1980
Hyatt Regency Kansas City , 1981 (lobby redesign)
[11]
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art ,
Utah State University ,
Logan, UT , 1982
590 Madison Avenue , New York City, 1983
Dallas Museum of Art , Dallas, TX, 1984
121 South Main Street , Providence, Rhode Island, 1984
[12]
Gooch Dillard , University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, VA , 1984
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale ,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 1986
599 Lexington Avenue , New York City, 1986
AXA Center , New York City, 1986 (Equitable Building)
125 West 55th Street , New York City, 1988
Hyde Collection ,
Glens Falls, NY , 1989 (expansion)
Hammer Museum , Los Angeles, CA, 1990
Knoxville Museum of Art ,
Knoxville, TN , 1990
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building , Washington, DC, 1992
Birmingham Museum of Art ,
Birmingham, AL , 1993 (expansion)
IUPUI Campus Master Plan , Indianapolis, IN, 1994
National University of Singapore , Master Plan 2 1990's
[13]
Gallery
Carnegie Museum of Art , Sarah Scaife Galleries, 1974
UTSW Medical Center Phases, 1,2 plus overall development plan
IBM Building Atrium. Barnes was known for robust public space and art galleries
Suny Purchase Campus Masterplan
References
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"AIArchitect This Week | Edward Larrabee Barnes, FAIA, Selected for 2007 AIA Gold Medal" . info.aia.org . Retrieved July 19, 2021 .
^ Martin, Douglas (September 23, 2004).
"Edward Larrabee Barnes, Modern Architect, Dies at 89" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
^
"Milton Magazine, Spring 2005" . Issuu . Retrieved January 2, 2021 .
^
"Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B" (PDF) . American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 17, 2011 .
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"Collection: The Edward Larrabee Barnes Collection | HOLLIS for" . hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu . Retrieved August 1, 2021 .
^ Woo, Elaine (September 24, 2004).
"Edward Larrabee Barnes, 89; Architect Designed Noted Modernist Buildings" .
Los Angeles Times .
Archived from the original on September 15, 2021.
^ Blake, Peter (1995). Edward Larrabee Barnes: Architect . New York, NY USA: Rizzoli Books. p. 4.
ISBN
0847818225 .
^ Stewart, Terri S. (2000).
FAIA College of Fellows . Washington D.C.: Navigator Cross Media, CA. p. 240.
^
"The Visual Arts Center - Edward Larrabee Barnes Architect (Bowdoin - Art History)" . April 5, 2013. Archived from
the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2021 .
^
"The Bass Library Grand Opening" (PDF) . No•ta Be•ne: News from the Yale Library . 22 (2): 1. Fall 2007. Archived from
the original (PDF) on May 26, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2015 .
^ Williams, Winston; Times, Special To the New York (October 2, 1981).
"HYATT HOTEL, WHERE 113 DIED, IS TERMED SAFE ON REOPENING" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved December 30, 2021 .
^ Daivs, Marion (August 6, 2005).
"Brown to buy Old Stone Bank Building for $31.5M" . Providence Business News. Retrieved April 1, 2015 .
^
"Second Master Plan ('80s to '90s)" . www.nus.edu.sg/ .
Archived from the original on September 15, 2021.
Further reading
Edward Larrabee Barnes: Architect , Rizzoli International Publications, 1995.
ISBN
978-0-8478-1821-1 .
"Snatched from Oblivion," Jeffrey Head, Metropolis magazine, October 2006, p. 56
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