Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects is an American architecture firm based in Atlanta, Georgia. The two principal architects are husband and wife Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam. The firm was first founded in 1984 as Parker and Scogin, and later, from 1984 to 2000, as Scogin Elam and Bray, and from 2000 as Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects. The architects are well known for their modernist buildings, often playing on polemical themes. The architects have received numerous architectural prizes and awards for their works.
The firm was founded in 1984 as Parker and Scogin. It later became Scogin, Elam and Bray[1] (with Mack Scogin, Merrill Elam and Lloyd Bray). It became Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects in 2000.[2]
Mack Scogin studied architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology and became Professor of Architecture at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where he was chairman of the Department of Architecture from 1990 to 1995.[2]
Merrill Elam first studied architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology, completing a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1971, before completing a master's degree in business administration at Georgia State University in 1982. She has held several positions in schools of architecture in the USA and Canada.[3]
Critical responseedit
The buildings of Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects have received much critical interpretation in architectural journals. But they have also attracted clients with avant-gardist aspirations. "Unusually extroverted" was what magistrates asked Mack Scogin Merrill Elam to deliver for the design of a $63 million federal courthouse in Austin, Texas.[4]New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff wrote that the building exhibited a tension "between the desire to uphold core democratic values and a growing sense of instability".[5] The building is conceived as an eight-story cube, its interlocking forms resting on a concrete base. Deep recesses set into the building create a play of light and shadow. The visual game continues inside, where the walls and walkways enclosing a lobby atrium dissolve into a cubist composition of intersecting planes. The lightness of the forms recalls the theoretical structures of Frederick Kiesler, the utopian who imagined weightless buildings suspended in air. But if you circle around to the back of the model, the upper floors begin to shift, setting the entire structure off balance.
Turner Village at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University (1992)
House Chmar (1992)
Carol Cobb Turner Branch Library (1992)
Clayton County Headquarters Library (Scogin Elam and Bray Architects, 1988)[8]
High Museum at Georgia-Pacific Center (1988)
Awardsedit
Mark Scogin and Merrill Elam, Shutze Medal, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013[9]
Mark Scogin and Merrill Elam, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Architecture with Mack Scogin, 2012 [10]
Mark Scogin and Merrill Elam, Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture, American Academy of Arts and Letters with Mack Scogin, 2011[11]
Mark Scogin and Merrill Elam, Arts and Letters Award in Architecture, American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1995[12]
Publicationsedit
Mark Linder, Scogin Elam & Bray. Rizzoli, New York, 1992.
Jason Smart (ed.), Mack & Merrill: The Work of Scogin Elam and Bray Architects, Michigan Architecture Papers, no.7, University of Michigan College of Architecture + Urban Planning, 1999.
^"Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects Designing New Austin Courthouse", Architectural Record, May 3, 2006. June 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^Nicolai Ouroussoff, "ARCHITECTURE; Uncle Sam, Visionary Builder?" New York Times, September 19, 2004
^Edward Keegan (3 January 2011). "Carnegie Mellon University Gates and Hillman Centers". Architect. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^"AIA Announces 2010 Institute Honor Awards". Architect. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
^Hagloch, Susan B.; Thomas, James L. (1994), Library Building Projects: Tips for Survival: Tips for Survival, Greenwood, pp. 133–136, ISBN0-87287-980-1
^"Georgia Tech College of Architecture". gatech.edu.
^"Chronicle of Honorees & Jurors". Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum.
^. artsandletters.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
^. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
External linksedit
Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects website
December 18, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Mack Scogin Merrill Elam news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects is an American architecture firm based in Atlanta Georgia The two principal architects are husband and wife Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam The firm was first founded in 1984 as Parker and Scogin and later from 1984 to 2000 as Scogin Elam and Bray and from 2000 as Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects The architects are well known for their modernist buildings often playing on polemical themes The architects have received numerous architectural prizes and awards for their works Contents 1 Background 2 Critical response 3 Notable works 4 Awards 5 Publications 6 References 7 External linksBackground editThe firm was founded in 1984 as Parker and Scogin It later became Scogin Elam and Bray 1 with Mack Scogin Merrill Elam and Lloyd Bray It became Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects in 2000 2 Mack Scogin studied architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology and became Professor of Architecture at Harvard University Graduate School of Design where he was chairman of the Department of Architecture from 1990 to 1995 2 Merrill Elam first studied architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology completing a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1971 before completing a master s degree in business administration at Georgia State University in 1982 She has held several positions in schools of architecture in the USA and Canada 3 Critical response editThe buildings of Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects have received much critical interpretation in architectural journals But they have also attracted clients with avant gardist aspirations Unusually extroverted was what magistrates asked Mack Scogin Merrill Elam to deliver for the design of a 63 million federal courthouse in Austin Texas 4 New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff wrote that the building exhibited a tension between the desire to uphold core democratic values and a growing sense of instability 5 The building is conceived as an eight story cube its interlocking forms resting on a concrete base Deep recesses set into the building create a play of light and shadow The visual game continues inside where the walls and walkways enclosing a lobby atrium dissolve into a cubist composition of intersecting planes The lightness of the forms recalls the theoretical structures of Frederick Kiesler the utopian who imagined weightless buildings suspended in air But if you circle around to the back of the model the upper floors begin to shift setting the entire structure off balance Notable works editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message United States Courthouse Austin Texas 2012 Carnegie Mellon University Gates and Hillman Centers 2011 6 One Midtown Plaza Lobby Atlanta Georgia 2007 Yale University Health Services Center Yale University New Haven Connecticut 2006 Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center and Davis Garage Wellesley College 2006 Ernie Davis Hall Syracuse University Syracuse New York 2005 Harvard University Allston Campus and First Science Buildings Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts 2005 Gates Center for Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 2005 Carroll A Campbell Jr Graduate Engineering Center Clemson University Greenville South Carolina 2004 Zhongkai Sheshan Villas Shanghai China 2004 Jean Grae Hargrove Music Library University of California Berkeley 2004 Knowlton Hall Austin E Knowlton School of Architecture Ohio State University 2004 7 Bailey HouseStudio 2003 Mountain Tree House Dillard Georgia 2003 Willow Street Residence Hall Tulane University 2003 Lee B Philmon Branch Library 2003 U S Federal Courthouse General Services Administration Austin Texas 2003 Nomentana Residence 1999 Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries 1996 Don and Sylvia Shaw Salon and Spa 1996 John J Ross William C Blakley Law Library Arizona State University 1994 Buckhead Branch Library 1993 Turner Village at the Candler School of Theology Emory University 1992 House Chmar 1992 Carol Cobb Turner Branch Library 1992 Clayton County Headquarters Library Scogin Elam and Bray Architects 1988 8 High Museum at Georgia Pacific Center 1988 Awards editMark Scogin and Merrill Elam Shutze Medal Georgia Institute of Technology 2013 9 Mark Scogin and Merrill Elam Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Architecture with Mack Scogin 2012 10 Mark Scogin and Merrill Elam Arnold W Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture American Academy of Arts and Letters with Mack Scogin 2011 11 Mark Scogin and Merrill Elam Arts and Letters Award in Architecture American Academy of Arts and Letters 1995 12 Publications editMark Linder Scogin Elam amp Bray Rizzoli New York 1992 Jason Smart ed Mack amp Merrill The Work of Scogin Elam and Bray Architects Michigan Architecture Papers no 7 University of Michigan College of Architecture Urban Planning 1999 Todd Gannon Teresa Ball eds Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Knowlton Hall Chronicle Books 2005 References edit Firm Profile Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects Retrieved 13 February 2020 a b Mack Scogin CV Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects Retrieved 13 February 2020 Merrill Elam CV Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects Retrieved 13 February 2020 Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects Designing New Austin Courthouse Architectural Record May 3 2006 Archived June 12 2011 at the Wayback Machine Nicolai Ouroussoff ARCHITECTURE Uncle Sam Visionary Builder New York Times September 19 2004 Edward Keegan 3 January 2011 Carnegie Mellon University Gates and Hillman Centers Architect Retrieved 13 February 2020 AIA Announces 2010 Institute Honor Awards Architect 25 January 2010 Retrieved 15 October 2015 Hagloch Susan B Thomas James L 1994 Library Building Projects Tips for Survival Tips for Survival Greenwood pp 133 136 ISBN 0 87287 980 1 Georgia Tech College of Architecture gatech edu Chronicle of Honorees amp Jurors Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum American Academy of Arts and Letters Award Winners artsandletters org Archived from the original on 2014 03 30 American Academy of Arts and Letters Architecture 1995 Archived from the original on 13 October 2008 Retrieved 14 November 2015 External links editMack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mack Scogin Merrill Elam amp oldid 1163720301, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
