Jerrold Ellsworth "Jerry" Lomax (1927–2014) was an American architect from

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Early life

Lomax was born on April 10, 1927 in

.Jerrold Ellsworth Lomax, FAIA
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/ref> His father was Andrew J. Lomax and his mother, Esther L. Williams. He moved to

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with his parents in 1938, when he was eleven years old. He joined the United States Naval Reserve, serving from 1945 to 1946, including a tour in

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. He graduated from the

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, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 1951.

Career

Lomax worked as an architect for three years in Houston, then returned to Los Angeles, working as lead designer for

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Associates from 1953 to 1962. Together Lomax and Elwood designed the Pierson House, the Daphne House, and the Korsen House. They also designed the Steinman House and the Hunt House, both of which were located in Malibu. In 1957–1958, they designed Case Study House #18 in

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. In 1962, Lomax established Lomax Associates, based in Los Angeles. During the 1970s, he partnered with Donald Mills, and in the 1980s, with John Rock in Venice, California. He and his partners designed corporate headquarters and shopping centers. Examples of his designs include the headquarters of Miller Desk and, with Rock, the Trailer Life Publishing company and the Beverly Connection shopping center in the West Hollywood community. He designed multiple modern residences, including the Moses Residence, the Landsburg Residence in Malibu, and the Charles Rice Residence in

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. He worked with fellow architect Philo Jacobson. He designed four houses with his wife, Sandra Miles, in Westwood, the Pacific Palisades, Carmel Valley and Sand City. Lomax participated in the 1976 LA12 exhibition at the

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He was a member of the Monterey Bay chapter of the

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based in

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Personal life

He married Sandra E. Miles in 1976. They resided in a house he co-designed with Donald Mills, located at 1995 Sunset Plaza Drive in

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.,Pacific Coast Architectural Database: Lomax House, West Hollywood, CA
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in 1995.

Death

He died of pancreatic cancer on May 17, 2014, aged 87.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lomax, Jerrold E. 1927 births 2014 deaths Architects from Los Angeles Architects from Houston People from Monterey, California University of Houston alumni Modernist architects from the United States Deaths from pancreatic cancer in California