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Julian Whittlesey
Born Julian Hill Whittlesey
October 27, 1905Died May 20, 1995 (aged 89) Occupation architect Years active 1931-1977 Employer(s)
Mayer & Whittlesey, Whittlesey Conklin +
Rossant Known for large apartment buildings Notable work
Manhattan House Political party
Democratic Party Movement
New Deal Spouse Eunice Stoddard Smith Children 1
Julian Hill Whittlesey (October 27, 1905 – May 20, 1995
[1]
[2]
) was a prominent American architect and planner who co-founded the firms
Mayer & Whittlesey and then Whittlesey Conklin +
Rossant .
Background
Whittlesey was born in
Greenwich, Connecticut . He studied civil engineering and architecture at Yale (degrees in 1927 and 1930). He also studied on a fellowship to the
American School of Classical Studies in Athens.
[1]
Career
In the early 1930s, Whittlesey worked for the
Resettlement Administration and the
U.S. Public Housing Administration . During World War II, he designed military-related housing and administrative buildings.
[1]
In 1935, he co-founded Mayer & Whittlesey, with
Albert Mayer . The firm designed
Manhattan House and other large buildings. They also helped design the cities of
Kitimat, British Columbia , and
Chandigarh, India .
[1]
[3] In the 1950s, he co-founded Whittlesey, Conklin &
Rossant , based in
Reston, Virginia .
[1]
[3]
Works
Buildings
City plans
Other
See also
References
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Elliott, J. Michael (23 May 1995).
"Julian Hill Whittlesey" . New York Times . Retrieved 13 September 2015 .
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"Julian Whittlesey, architect, traveler" (PDF) . Wilton Bulletin. 23 May 1995. Retrieved 13 September 2015 .
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b Bloom, Nicholas Dagen (2001).
Suburban alchemy : 1960s new towns and the transformation of the American dream . Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State Univ. Press. pp. 18–20.
ISBN
9780814208748 . Retrieved September 23, 2015 .
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"240 Central Park South Apartments" . Culture Now. Retrieved 14 September 2015 .
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"Gottscho-Schleisner Collection" . Library of Congress. Retrieved 14 September 2015 .
^ Bloom, Nicholas Dagen; Lasner, Matthew Gordon (2015).
Affordable Housing in New York: The People, Places, and Policies That Transformed a City . Princeton University Press. p. 131.
ISBN
9780691167817 . Retrieved 23 September 2015 .
^ Feuer, Alan (December 27, 2002).
"A Digit and a World Apart; At 565 Park, Living the Dream; at 1565, Still Dreaming" . The New York Times . Retrieved 23 September 2015 .
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"66 West Twelfth Street Architectural Plans and Drawings, NS.09.01.01 1924-1986" (PDF) . New School. 8 March 2013. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 14 September 2015 .
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Solomon, Susan G. (2005).
American Playgrounds: Revitalizing Community Space . UPNE. p. 24.
ISBN
9781584655176 . Retrieved 14 September 2015 .
External sources