ARCHITECTURE IN BUFFALO -THE REST- Henry Hobson Richardson, Frank Lloyd Wright, Eliel Saarinen, Paul Rudolph, Harrison & Abramovitz Bradley Castiglia H.H. Richardson in Buffalo ■ Born in 1838 in Louisiana ■ Finished schooling and started work as architect in 1865 ■ Wins the Trinity Church Commission in 1872 ■ By 1882, considered as greatest American architect of a generation ■ Dies in 1886 ■ Buffalo State Asylum (1870), Dorsheimer House (1868), Gratwick House (1886), Niagara Square Arch (1874), Buffalo Public Library Bid (1884) ■ Mentored Charles McKim and Stanford White Buffalo State Asylum Photos Courtesy Deborah Berke Partners, wallpapermaven.com Gratwick and Dorsheimer Houses Photos Courtesy of Pinterest.com, cityhub.movoto.com Other Richardson Projects in Buffalo Photos Courtesy of buffaloah.com FLW in Buffalo ■ Born in 1867 in Richland Center, Wisconsin ■ 1888-1893, works for Chicago firm, Adler & Sullivan ■ @ Oak Park, Wright opens up own firm – designs William E. Martin House (1903) – Develops a Prairie Design Movement ■ William Heath House (1903), George Barton House (1903), Larkin Administration Building (1903), Darwin Martin House (1903), Gardener’s Cottage (1905), Larkin Rowhouses (1906), Walter Davidson House (1908), Graycliff (1926), Harris Oil Gas Stations (1927), Blue Sky Mausoleum (1928), Boathouse (1905) ■ @ Various points in career, FLW was considered to be the best architect nationally and internationally ■ Buffalo Connection dies off in 1930s after Martin dies, and Davidson leaves Buffalo ■ Died in 1959 LARKIN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING Pictures Courtesy of David Romero, Archimaps (Pinterest), wright-up.blogspot.com Photos Courtesy of mapio.net, jaxstumpes.blogspot.com, pinterest, planetblueadventure.com Darwin Martin Complex HEATH AND DAVIDSON HOUSES Pictures Courtesy of OpenBuildings, Chris Tank (Flickr) Other Wright Projects in Buffalo Photos Courtesy of waymarking.com, workingfordowntown.org, visionsofwright.wordpress.com Eliel Saarinen in Buffalo ■ Born in 1873 in Rantasalmi, Finland ■ 1922, Comes in Second for Chicago Tribune Tower Design Competition ■ 1923, Emigrates to US, by 1925, designing Cranbrook Educational Community ■ Kleinhans die in 1934, leave money for future development of a new music hall ■ Eliel and son, Eero, were hired in association with another firm to design the structure ■ Considered as Eliel’s best work (aside from Cranbrook), and marks Eero’s beginnings ■ Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra move in when completed in 1940 ■ Eliel dies in 1950, Eero dies in 1961 Kleinhans Music Hall Photos Courtesy of HHL Architects, thelistenersclub.com, behance.net Harrison and Abramovitz in Buffalo ■ Firm founded in 1941, Wallace Harrison and Max Ambramovitz ■ Worked Separately – Ambramovitz designed Temple Beth Zion and Main Place Tower ■ By 1961, considered as one of New York City’s best architects ■ 1976, Firm Separates ■ Died in 2004 ■ David Geffen Hall (1962), US Steel Tower (1963), National City Tower (1972), Pheonix Life Insurance Building (1963), Temple Beth Zion (1967), Main Place Tower (1969) TEMPLE BETH ZION Pictures Courtesy of Sam Gruber, HHL Architects Main Place Tower Photos Courtesy of Flickr (army.arch), Paul Rudolph in Buffalo ■ Born in 1918 in Kentucky ■ Started work in 1948 in Sarasota, Florida ■ 1958, hired as Dean of Yale School of Architecture ■ Designs Yale Art & Architecture Building (1963) (designed after LAB) ■ Considered one of America’s best architects in 1960s/1970s ■ Work spans International and Postmodern Styles ■ Died in 1997 ■ Riverview High School (1958), Milam House (1961), Umass-Dartmouth Library (1966), Earl Brydges Library (1971), Shoreline Apartments (1974), The Concourse (1987) SHORELINE APARTMENTS Photos Courtesy of The Architect’s Newspaper, beImaged Photography Earl W. Brydges Library (Niagara Falls) Photos Courtesy of twitter(Klaus), mit.edu.