Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). University Architect
Organization
Biography
The University Architect was responsible for supervising institutional master planning and the design and construction of all new and remodeled buildings on the Evanston and Chicago campuses of the university. From 1926 to 1977 it was an informally held post. In 1978, Gabor Zsolnay was the first to be appointed as the official University Architect at Northwestern University.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Northwestern University Architectural Drawings and Models Collection
Collection
Identifier: 76/8
Abstract
This collection consists of architectural drawings (floor plans, elevations, perspective views, construction details), and models; chiefly of buildings on the Evanston and Chicago campuses of Northwestern University. It includes buildings that were constructed (whether or not they survive), and buildings that were projected but never built.
Dates:
1866 - 2010
Records of the University Architect
Collection
Identifier: 7/1/12
Abstract
The records of the University Architect span the years 1926 to 1977. They incorporate a variety of materials, ranging from building space requirements and descriptions by University faculty members of their research and teaching space needs, to correspondence, minutes, and reports, contracts, specifications, proposals in response to bid requests, reports of on-site engineering tests (caissons, compression, et al.), and detailed records of expenses and payments. Not all these varieties of...
Dates:
1926-1977