Gwathmey-Siegel
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- Cooper Residence, at Orleans, Massachusetts, 1968 to 1969. * 3D Model * Archiplanet page GreatBuildings page
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(Gwathmey b. Charlotte, North Carolina 1938)
Charles Gwathmey was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1938. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania School of Architecture under James Stirling. Since 1968 he has acted as a partner in Gwathmey and Siegel, with Robert Siegel.
Gwathmey grafts American vernacular with the International Style to create forms that mimic American activity and vitality. He combines the craft of nineteenth century brickwork and American wood construction with the Modern movement's passion for industrial buildings to create sleek, unarticulated surfaces.
Within his buildings, Gwathmey creates a spatial variety that sets him apart from his contemporaries. By slicing through forms and emphasizing verticality, Gwathmey invests his buildings with an exaggerated superscale and sense of infinite space. Despite the volumetric variety, he invests his buildings with a functional appropriateness that recognizes activity patterns, as well as orientation for access and view.
Detail
- Recipient, AIA Architecture Firm Award 1982.
References
Muriel Emmanuel. Contemporary Architects. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. ISBN 0-312-16635-4. NA 680-C625. p329-331.
