Word: architect
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...tablet in Soldiers Field in memory of Norman Prince '08. It occurred to me that the fact might not be generally known that the oak panels in the wainscoating of the Hall of the Union were intended for just such a purpose. I happened to be present when the architect, Mr. C. F. McKim, was discussing his plans for the Union with Mr. Higginson and others, and he said then that he hoped that the plain panels would genually be replaced by carved once inscribed with the names of Harvard men whose friends wished to perpetuate their memory there. Beyond...
...limitations of space in the little building which thus far has been at our disposal prevented even a moderately satisfactory realization of this idea. The new building goes a long way toward its fulfilment. Indeed, the genius of its architect, Professor Bestelmeyer of Berlin, has made this building in itself a condensed epitome of the course which art has taken in Middle Europe during the last nine hundred years. Without in the least laacking an organic unity or monumental impressiveness, the exterior of this building shows a rich diversity of structural detail, suggesting rather than copying motifs of numerous styles...
...gift from Coleman duPont late in 1911 paid for the land. The architect was selected in May, 1912, W. W. Bosworth of New York. The plans were announced in November, 1912, and the first run of concrete was made in April...
...fairly exact estimate of the probable cost of the swimming pool at the Union shows that close to $25,000 will be needed to cover the entire project, including the construction of the three walls, all other construction, and the architect's plans...
...clock on Wednesday, April 12. The subject of the competition this year will be something pertaining to Italian Renaissance gardens. The prize will be awarded by Professor J. S. Pray '95 and Professor H. V. Hubbard '97 of the Architectural School, and by Mr. Ferruccio Vitale, a landscape architect of New York. A first, second, and third prize will be awarded...