Harry WEESE

(1915 – 1998)

American architect who played an important role in the development of the modernist movement in the USA and in the field of historic preservation | 1915 born in Illinois, United States | 1933 enrolls at the “Massachusetts Institute of Technology” (MIT), studies under Alvar AALTO and befriends with classmates I. M. PEI and Eero SAARINEN | 1936 takes architecture classes at “Yale University” | 1937 tours northern Europe by bicyle | 1938 studies city planning at “Cranbrook Academy” in Michigan | 1940s becomes engineering officer in the US Navy for World War II | 1945 works for SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL | 1947 establishes his own architectural office | 1950s receives major commissions | 1978 receives the architecture firm award from”American Institute of Architects” (AIA) | 1998 died

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