William T. Cannady (born 1937) is an

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architect who has designed over two hundred projects. He is also a professor of architecture who has taught design to over one thousand students. Cannady was born in

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. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur, Texas, receiving his diploma in 1956. He attended Texas A&M College from 1956 to 1960, he received his B.Arch. from the

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in 1961, and his

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from

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in 1962. Spouse was named Mollie Cannady. From there they had two daughters. Sarah Cannady and Lucinda Cannady. An architect in practice in Houston, Texas since 1965, he founded Wm. T. Cannady & Associates, Inc. in 1972. As the firm grew its name changed to Cannady, Jackson & Ryan and then Bricker & Cannady. Cannady and his firm have earned acclaim for a wide range of designs for residential, religious, commercial and public facilities. Since 1964, Cannady has been a professor of architecture at the

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. Cannady was elected a Fellow in the

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in 1979. Cannady and his firm have won over sixty design awards including two ''Progressive Architecture'' awards and two '' Architectural Record'' House awards. Cannady earned the Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout in 1953. He also served in the

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from 1954 to 1962, receiving an honorable discharge.

Selected Buildings

*St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 1965 *Cannady House I, 1972 *Brochstein House, 1972 *Cannady Ranch, 1982 *Lovett Square Townhouses, 1979 *Fayette Savings Bank, 1983 *Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 1981 *Schulte Ranch House, 1986 *Cannady House III, 1991 *Northern Trust Bank, 1993 *E. B. Cape Public Works Training Center, 1996 *Hakeem Olajuwon House, 1996 *McLean-Williams House, 2001 *Houston Area Women's Center, 2001 *Slade House, 2003

Writings

''The Things They’ve Done: A book about the careers of selected graduates of the Rice University School of Architecture'', Wm. T. Cannady, FAIA, 2008

Images

Image:Cannady House WTCannady 1972.jpg, Cannady House, 1972 Image:Cannady House WTCannady 1991.jpg, Cannady House, 1991 Image:Slade House WTCannady 2003.JPG, Slade House Image:Schulte Ranch House WTCannady 1986.jpg, Schulte Ranch Image:Cannady Ranch WTCannady 1982.jpg, Cannady Ranch Image:Northern Trust Bank WTCannady 1993.jpg, Northern Trust Bank Image:McLean Residence WTCannady 2001.jpg, McLean-Williams Residence Image:Olajuwon Residence WTCannady 1996.jpg, Olajuwon Residence Image:Fayette Savings Association WTCannady 1983.jpg, Fayette Savings Association Image:EB Cape Center for Public Works Excellence WTCannady 1996.jpg, EB Cape Center Image:St Barnabas Episcopal Church WTCannady 1965.jpg, St. Barnabas Church Image:Houston Area Womens Center WTCannady 2001.jpg, Houston Area Women's Center

References

*“45 Years: William T. Cannady, FAIA, Architect.” Rice School of Architecture.

External links

*Wm. T. Cannady, FAIA Architect (http://www.cannadyarchitect.com/) *Rice University School of Architecture (http://arch.rice.edu/modules/indexwin.php) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cannady, William 1937 births Architects from Houston Texas A&M University alumni UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design alumni Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni Fellows of the American Institute of Architects Living people United States Marine Corps reservists Rice University faculty