American architect (1915–2004)
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 on590 Madison Avenue , interior designs withToshiko 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] Haystack School ,Christian Theological Seminary ,Dallas Museum of Art , theWalker Art Center ,599 Lexington Avenue , theThurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building , and the IBM Building at590 Madison Avenue .[ 2]
Early life and education [ edit ] Barnes was born inChicago , Illinois, into a family he described as "incense-swinging High Episcopalians", consisting of Cecil Barnes, a lawyer, andMargaret Helen Ayer , recipient of aPulitzer Prize for the novelYear of Grace Harvard in 1938 after studying English and Art History before switching to architecture, then taught at his alma materMilton Academy ,[ 3] Walter Gropius andMarcel Breuer . He graduated from theHarvard Graduate School of Design in 1942 and served in the Navy duringWorld War II . After the war he worked forHenry Dreyfuss in Los Angeles designing prototypes for mass-produced homes.
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 theHaystack 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 atHarvard University , thePratt Institute , and theUniversity of Virginia , and served as a member of the Urban Design Council of New York and as vice-president of theAmerican Academy in Rome . In 1969, Barnes was elected into theNational Academy of Design as an Associate member and became a full member in 1974. He was elected a Fellow of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1978.[ 4] American Institute of Architects ' highest award, theAIA Gold Medal . He also received theThomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture , the Harvard University 350th Anniversary Medal, and some forty other awards. HisHaystack Mountain School of Crafts won the AIATwenty-five Year Award .
In 1993, Barnes announced his retirement but he continued to work as a consultant forLee / 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 2007AIA Gold Medal to Edward Larrabee Barnes, FAIA.
Barnes died in 2004 inCupertino, California . His archives are located at theFrances Loeb Library at Harvard University.[ 5]
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Selected projects list [ edit ] 599 Lexington Avenue , New York City (1986)Haystack Mountain School of Arts and Crafts Master Plan,Deer Isle, ME , 1962Christian Theological Seminary ,Indianapolis, IN , 1966Bennington College student housing,Bennington, VT 1966Crown Center Master Plan,Kansas City, MO 1970s28 State Street ,Boston, MA , 1969Walker Art Center ,Minneapolis, MN , 1971Minneapolis Sculpture Garden ,Minneapolis MN, 1971Smart Museum ,Chicago, IL , 1974Carnegie Museum of Art , Pittsburgh, PA, 1974Cochrane-Woods Art Center , Chicago, IL, 1974Visual Arts Center atBowdoin College ,Brunswick, ME , 1975[ 8] Cross Campus Library ,Yale University , 1976 (Remodeled in 2007)[ 9] Citigroup Center , New York City (collaboration), 1977Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception ,Burlington, VT , 1977Asia Society building, New York City, 1980Hyatt Regency Kansas City , 1981 (lobby redesign)[ 10] Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art ,Utah State University ,Logan, UT , 1982590 Madison Avenue , New York City, 1983Dallas Museum of Art , Dallas, TX, 1984121 South Main Street , Providence, Rhode Island, 1984[ 11] Gooch Dillard , University of Virginia,Charlottesville, VA , 1984Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale ,Fort Lauderdale, FL 1986599 Lexington Avenue , New York City, 1986AXA Center , New York City, 1986 (Equitable Building)125 West 55th Street , New York City, 1988Hyde Collection ,Glens Falls, NY , 1989 (expansion)Hammer Museum , Los Angeles, CA, 1990Knoxville Museum of Art ,Knoxville, TN , 1990Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building , Washington, DC, 1992Birmingham Museum of Art ,Birmingham, AL , 1993 (expansion)IUPUI Campus Master Plan , Indianapolis, IN, 1994National University of Singapore , Master Plan 2 1990's[ 12] UTSW Medical Center Phases, 1,2 plus overall development plan
IBM Building Atrium. Barnes was known for robust public space and art galleries
^ "AIArchitect This Week | Edward Larrabee Barnes, FAIA, Selected for 2007 AIA Gold Medal" .info.aia.org . Archived fromthe original on September 7, 2020. RetrievedJuly 19, 2021 .^ Martin, Douglas (September 23, 2004)."Edward Larrabee Barnes, Modern Architect, Dies at 89" .The New York Times .ISSN 0362-4331 . RetrievedOctober 22, 2021 . ^ "Milton Magazine, Spring 2005" .Issuu . April 2005. RetrievedJanuary 2, 2021 .^ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B" (PDF) . American Academy of Arts and Sciences. RetrievedMay 17, 2011 .^ "Collection: The Edward Larrabee Barnes Collection | HOLLIS for" .hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu . RetrievedAugust 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 ^ "The Visual Arts Center - Edward Larrabee Barnes Architect (Bowdoin - Art History)" . April 5, 2013. Archived fromthe original on April 5, 2013. RetrievedOctober 27, 2021 .^ "The Bass Library Grand Opening" (PDF) .No•ta Be•ne: News from the Yale Library .22 (2): 1. Fall 2007. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on May 26, 2013. RetrievedApril 1, 2015 .^ Williams, Winston (October 2, 1981)."HYATT HOTEL, WHERE 113 DIED, IS TERMED SAFE ON REOPENING" .The New York Times .ISSN 0362-4331 . RetrievedDecember 30, 2021 . ^ Daivs, Marion (August 6, 2005)."Brown to buy Old Stone Bank Building for $31.5M" . Providence Business News. RetrievedApril 1, 2015 . ^ "Second Master Plan ('80s to '90s)" .www.nus.edu.sg/ .Archived from the original on September 15, 2021.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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