In 1965, while not yet a licensed architect, he designed a house and studio for his parents in Amagansett, New York, that became famous and revolutionized beach house design. When he did take the professional licensing exam, he was surprised to see a multiple-choice question on the test that asked "Which of these is the organic house?" The choices included the house he designed for his parents. He wanted to answer that the organic house was his, but in order to pass the exam he chose Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater House. He knew that was the answer they wanted. He passed.[2] By 1977, Gwathmey had designed 21 houses and renovations while still under 40 years old and ten years of practice.[3] From 1965 through 1991, Gwathmey taught at Pratt Institute, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, Princeton University, Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Texas, and the University of California at Los Angeles. He was Davenport Professor (1983 and 1999) and Bishop Professor (1991) at Yale, and the Eliot Noyes Visiting Professor at Harvard University (1985). Gwathmey was the Spring 2005 William A. Bernoudy Resident in Architecture at the American Academy in Rome[2][3]
His first marriage to Emily Margolin, a writer, ended in divorce. He had one child from that marriage, Annie Gwathmey. In 1974 Gwathmey married Bette-Ann Damson.[2]
Gwathmey was the recipient of the Brunner Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1970, and in 1976 he was elected to the academy. In 1983, he won the Medal of Honor from the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and in 1985, he received the first Yale Alumni Arts Award from the Yale School of Architecture. In 1988 the Guild Hall Academy of Arts awarded Gwathmey its Lifetime Achievement Medal in Visual Arts, followed in 1990 by a Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York State Society of Architects.[2] Gwathmey was the only architect named in the Leadership in America issue of Time magazine.[3]
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^Bersten, Fred A (August 4, 2009). "Charles Gwathmey, Architect of the Modernist School, Is Dead at 71". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
^"Charles Gwathmey dies at 71; architect known for modernist home designs". Los Angeles Times. August 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
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Charles Gwathmey June 19 1938 August 3 2009 was an American architect He was a principal at Gwathmey Siegel amp Associates Architects as well as one of the five architects identified as The New York Five in 1969 Gwathmey was perhaps best known for the 1992 renovation of Frank Lloyd Wright s Guggenheim Museum in New York City 1 Charles GwathmeyGwathmey in 2006Born 1938 06 19 June 19 1938Charlotte North Carolina U S DiedAugust 3 2009 2009 08 03 aged 71 New York City U S OccupationArchitectParent s Robert GwathmeyRosalie GwathmeyBorn in Charlotte North Carolina he was the son of the American painter Robert Gwathmey and photographer Rosalie Gwathmey He attended the High School of Music and Art in New York City graduating in 1956 Charles Gwathmey attended the University of Pennsylvania and received his Master of Architecture degree in 1962 from Yale School of Architecture 1 where he won both the William Wirt Winchester Fellowship as the outstanding graduate and a Fulbright Grant While at Yale he studied under Paul Rudolph 2 Gwathmey served as president of the board of trustees for The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies and was elected a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1981 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Awards and honors 4 Completed projects 5 References 6 External linksCareer Edit nbsp Gwathmey designed this condominium tower at 445 Lafayette Street where Lafayette Cooper Square and Astor Place come together In 1965 while not yet a licensed architect he designed a house and studio for his parents in Amagansett New York that became famous and revolutionized beach house design When he did take the professional licensing exam he was surprised to see a multiple choice question on the test that asked Which of these is the organic house The choices included the house he designed for his parents He wanted to answer that the organic house was his but in order to pass the exam he chose Frank Lloyd Wright s Fallingwater House He knew that was the answer they wanted He passed 2 By 1977 Gwathmey had designed 21 houses and renovations while still under 40 years old and ten years of practice 3 From 1965 through 1991 Gwathmey taught at Pratt Institute Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Princeton University Columbia University the University of Pennsylvania the University of Texas and the University of California at Los Angeles He was Davenport Professor 1983 and 1999 and Bishop Professor 1991 at Yale and the Eliot Noyes Visiting Professor at Harvard University 1985 Gwathmey was the Spring 2005 William A Bernoudy Resident in Architecture at the American Academy in Rome 2 3 Gwathmey s firm designed the Museum Of Contemporary Art of North Miami Florida in 1995 and the Astor Place Tower a 21 story condominium project in Manhattan s East Village in 2005 In 2011 the Ron Brown Building would serve as the new home of the United States Mission to the United Nations for which he was the lead architect The building was dedicated to him In her remarks Ambassador Susan Rice thanked Gwathmey posthumously 4 Personal life EditHis first marriage to Emily Margolin a writer ended in divorce He had one child from that marriage Annie Gwathmey In 1974 Gwathmey married Bette Ann Damson 2 Gwathmey died of esophageal cancer on August 3 2009 one day before the opening of Bay Lake Tower one of his projects He was 71 5 6 His wife donated his archives to Yale University in 2010 7 Awards and honors EditGwathmey was the recipient of the Brunner Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1970 and in 1976 he was elected to the academy In 1983 he won the Medal of Honor from the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and in 1985 he received the first Yale Alumni Arts Award from the Yale School of Architecture In 1988 the Guild Hall Academy of Arts awarded Gwathmey its Lifetime Achievement Medal in Visual Arts followed in 1990 by a Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York State Society of Architects 2 Gwathmey was the only architect named in the Leadership in America issue of Time magazine 3 Completed projects EditBuilding project Location Country DateRobert Gwathmey Residence Amagansett New York United States 1965Straus Residence Purchase New York United States 1966Joseph Sedacca Residence Northwest Harbor New York United States 1968The Jack D and Barbara Weiss Goldberg Residence Manchester CT United States 1969Cooper Residence Orleans MA United States 1969Dunaway Residence New York New York United States 1970The Loring Mandel House Huntington Bay New York United States 1970The Paul and Kay Breslow Apartment New York New York United States 1973The Maurice and Marilyn Cohn Residence Amagansett New York United States 1973East Campus Housing and Academic Center Columbia University New York New York United States 1973 8 The Charof Residence Montauk New York United States 1976The Buettner Residence Sloatsburg New York United States 1977The Richard and Thea Benenson House Rye New York United States 1977The David Geffen Apartment New York New York United States 1979The Lloyd Taft House Cincinnati Ohio United States 1979de Menil Residence Amagansett New York United States 1982Sycamore Place Senior Housing Columbus Indiana United States 1982Pence Place Family Housing Columbus Indiana United States 1984The Steven Spielberg Apartment New York New York United States 1985American Museum of the Moving Image Queens New York United States 1988The Morgan Stanley Building New York City New York United States 1990Solomon R Guggenheim Museum addition New York City New York United States 1992Yale Arts Complex addition New Haven Connecticut United States 2006445 Lafayette Street New York City New York United States 2006Glenstone residence and guest house Potomac Maryland United States 2006Bay Lake Tower Walt Disney World Resort United States 2009Cleveland State University Student Center Cleveland Ohio United States 2010United States Mission to the United Nations New York City New York United States 2011 lead architect completed posthumously References EditNotes a b Times Topics gt People 2008 Charles Gwathmey The New York Times Archived from the original on May 20 2011 a b c d e Charles Gwathmey FAIA 1938 2009 a b c Breslow Kay and Paul Breslow Charles Gwathmey amp Robert Siegel Residential Works 1966 1977 New York Architectural Book Pub 1977 Print Remarks by Ambassador Susan e Rice U S Permanent Representative to the United Nations at the Dedication of the Ronald H Brown U S Mission to the United Nations Building usun state gov Archived from the original on 6 July 2011 Retrieved 12 January 2022 Bersten Fred A August 4 2009 Charles Gwathmey Architect of the Modernist School Is Dead at 71 The New York Times Retrieved 2009 08 11 Charles Gwathmey dies at 71 architect known for modernist home designs Los Angeles Times August 5 2009 Retrieved 2009 08 11 Glancey Jonathan and Richard Bryant The New Moderns New York Crown 1990 Print Charles Gwathmey Oxford Reference Retrieved 2022 01 21 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charles Gwathmey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Gwathmey amp oldid 1156064932, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
