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Warren J. Cox
Warren Jacob Cox is an American architect and a co-founder of Hartman-Cox Architects in Washington, DC in 1965. He is the son of Oscar S. Cox, a prominent Washington, D.C. lawyer from Portland, Maine and Louise Black Cox of Bryson City, North Carolina. His parents moved to Washington, D.C. from New York City in 1938. Early life and education Warren Cox was born in New York City on August 28, 1935. He attended The Hill School and then Yale University where he graduated magna cum laude in 1957, played varsity tennis and won the History of Art Prize. In 1961 he received his Master of Architecture from the Yale University School of Architecture where he was Editor oPerspecta the Yale Architecture Journal, and received the Henry Adams Prize. While at Yale, he worked two summers at the Milan, Italy architectural firm of BBPR. Career Cox began his architectural career in 1961 as the Technology editor at Architectural Forum in New York. In 1962 he moved back to Washington, DC, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Cox (lawyer)
Oscar Sydney Cox (December 3, 1905 – October 4, 1966) was an American lawyer and judge. Cox attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned two degrees from Yale University Bachelor of Philosophy (1927) and a Bachelor of Laws (1929). He was associated with the well-known law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft in New York City. From 1934–1938, Cox served as Assistant Corporation Counsel for taxes. In 1938, he left New York City for a post with the United States Department of the Treasury. In 1941, Cox was appointed General Counsel of the Lend-Lease Administration and the Office for Emergency Management (1941-1943). Cox was born on December 3, 1905 in Portland, Maine from a Jewish family. His son, Warren J. Cox (born 1935) is a well-known architect. Oscar Cox died on October 4, 1966 in Washington, D. C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people, the 104th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Portland's economy relies mostly on the service sector and tourism. The Old Port is known for its nightlife and 19th-century architecture. Marine industry plays an important role in the city's economy, with an active waterfront that supports fishing and commercial shipping. The Port of Portland is the second-largest tonnage seaport in New England. The city seal depicts a phoenix rising from ashes, a reference to recovery from four devastating fires. Portland was named after the English Isle of Portland, Dorset. In turn, the city of Portland, Oregon was named after Portland, Maine. The word ''Portland'' is derived from the Old English word ''Portlanda'', which means "land surrounding a harbor". The Greater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBPR
BBPR was an architectural partnership founded in Milan, Italy in 1932. Partnership The BBPR studio was formed in Milan in 1932 in a climate described by Giorgio Ciucci as “oscillating between differing and contrasting positions.” The name of the firm was an acronym derived from the first letter of each of the partners' family name: (1910–1945), (1909–2004), (1908–1976), and Ernesto Nathan Rogers (1909–1969). Their contribution to the development of Rationalism is evident not only in their architecture but in their involvement with MIAR and the journal Quadrante born as a rival to Casabella. Their work held general appeal and was also appreciated and promoted by Edoardo Persico and Giuseppe Pagano at Casabella. Along with the editor Valentino Bompiani, the BBPR group is credited for the original idea for the Italian Civilisation building. The selection of the Guerrini-La Padula-Romano project was fraught with polemics since it is argued that their eulogy to the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architectural Forum
''Architectural Forum'' was an American magazine that covered the homebuilding industry and architecture. Started in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1892 as ''The Brickbuilder'', it absorbed the magazine ''Architect's World'' in October 1938. Ownership of the ''Forum'' passed from Time, Inc., Urban America, Inc., Whitney Publications, and finally to Billboard Publications in 1972. After the purchase of the ''Forum'' by Billboard, Peter Blake, its chief editor, and much of the staff left to form the magazine ''Architecture Plus'' in 1973. The ''Forum'' ceased publication in 1974. Graphic designer Paul Rand designed two covers for the March and April 1945 issues. Content 194X 194X was a term first used in the October 1943 issue of ''Architectural Forum''. The issue focused on post-war urban and city planning, with the 'X' standing for the assumed end date of the war. The issue contained plans for shopping centers, housing, and schools based on the needs and size of a population. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keyes, Lethbridge & Condon
Keyes, Lethbridge & Condon was an American architectural firm active, under several different names, in Washington, D.C. from 1951 to 1997. It was founded in 1951 as Keyes, Smith, Satterlee & Lethbridge before splitting into Keyes & Lethbridge and Satterlee & Smith in 1956. Keyes & Lethbridge became Keyes, Lethbridge & Condon in 1958 and Keyes Condon Florance in 1975. After two more name changes it reverted to Keyes Condon Florance in 1995 and was merged into SmithGroup in 1997. History Keyes, Lethbridge & Condon was established in 1951 as Keyes, Smith, Satterlee & Lethbridge, the partnership of Arthur H. Keyes Jr., Chloethiel Woodard Smith, Nathaniel Satterlee and Francis D. Lethbridge. All four had met working in the office of Berla & Abel, which was known as an incubator for young design talent. They were modernists and their work adhered to the architectural principles of the modern movement. In 1956 the firm was divided into two new firms, Keyes & Lethbridge and Satte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
