George Vernon Russell
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George Vernon Russell | |
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| Born | September 4, 1905 |
| Died | March 17, 1989 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Children | 1 son |
George Vernon Russell (September 4, 1905 - March 17, 1989) was an award-winning American architect.
Early life
George Vernon Russell was born on September 4, 1905 in San Bernardino, California.[1][2] He attended the California Institute of Technology for a year and graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.[1][2] He also attended the École des Beaux-Arts at Fontainebleau in Fontainebleau, France in 1928.[1]
Career
Russell began his career as a draughtsman in New York City.[2] He became a movie set designer in Los Angeles in 1933.[2] During World War II, he worked in London, until he returned to California and taught architecture at the University of Southern California.[2]
During World War II, Russell designed air bases and units for the United States Army in England and Ireland.[2] After the war, he designed the Republic Supply Co. building in San Leandro, for which he won awards at the 1953 Berlin Trade Fair in Germany.[2] A few years later, he designed the Cate School in Carpinteria, for which he won the first prize from the Church Architectural Guild of America in 1958.[2] Meanwhile, he designed the master plans of the University of California, Riverside,[2] where he also designed the Library Unit II in 1963.[3] By 1976, he designed a three-story, 56,000-square-foot expansion of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.[2]
Russell became a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and served as the president of its Southern California chapter in 1958.[1][2]
Personal life and death
Russell resided in Pasadena, California.[2] He had a son, Colin.[2] He died on March 17, 1989.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "George Vernon Russell (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "G. V. Russell; Award Winner in Architecture". The Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1989. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "Rivera Library & Walkway". University of California History. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
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