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Male, US, born 1908-07-03, died 1990-05-05
Associated with the firms network
Chiarelli and Kirk, Architects; Chiarelli, James J., Architect; Graham, John and Company, Architects and Engineers; Naramore, Bain, Brady, and Johanson, (NBBJ); Priteca and Chiarelli, Architects; Smith, Carroll and Johanson, Architects; Thomas, Grainger and Thomas, Architects; Willatzen, Andrew C.P., Architect
Résumé
Draftsman, Andrew Willatsen, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1934-1935.
Draftsman, Thomas, Grainger and Thomas, Seattle, WA, 1935-1937.
Draftsman, Richard Ellis, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1938.
Draftsman, Henry Elmer "Kirk" Kirkemo, Architect, Missoula, MT, 1938.
Draftsman, Naramore, Bain, Brady, and Johnson, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1938.
Draftsman, F. M. Stokes, Portland, OR, 1939.
Draftsman, John Graham and Company, Architects and Engineers, Seattle, WA, 1939.
Draftsman, Smith, Carroll and Johanson, Seattle, WA, 1939-1940. He was still employed with Smith, Carroll and Johanson on 10/16/1940. The firm had its office in Room #812 of the General Insurance Building in Seattle. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 31, accessed 02/27/2024.)
Field Architect, Vancouver Housing Authority, Vancouver, WA, c. 1940.
Partner, Chiarelli and Kirk, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1945-1950;
Principal, James J. Chiarelli, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1950- 1979; Chiarelli moved to a 1717 East Pine Street office in 09/1962.
Teaching
Instructor for Architectural Design, College of Architecture, University of Washington, Seattle (UW), 1947; lectured at the Edison Vocational Technical Institute, Seattle, WA;
Professional Service
When surveyed in 1955, Chiarelli indicated that he was a Registered Architect in the State of WA.
President, University Architectural Alumni Association, University of Washington, Seattle, before 1948.
Member, Council on Progressive Architecture, c. 1948.
Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington State Chapter.
Board Member, AIA, Washington State Chapter, 1955-1958.
Chairman, AIA, Washington State Chapter, Planning and Urban Development Committee, 1953.
Chairman, AIA, Washington State Chapter, Profile Information Committee, 1954.
President, AIA, Washington State Chapter, 1956-1958.
Member, Seattle Planning and Redevelopment Council, Pioneer Square Advisory Committee, Seattle, WA, 1966.
Professional Awards
Recipient, AIA, Washington State Chapter, Walter Brown Clinic, Honor Award, 1947.
Recipient, VIII Pan-American Congress, Rosellini Clinic, Gold Medal, 1950.
Recipient, AIA, Washington State Chapter, Honor Award, Tacoma Blood Bank, 1951.
Education
B.Arch., University of Washington, Seattle (UW), Seattle, WA, 1934.
Relocation
James Joseph Chiarelli was born in Spokane, WA, on 07/03/1908.
On I0/16/1940, Chiarelli resided with his mother at 606 Lee Street in Seattle, WA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 31, accessed 02/27/2024.)
Chiarelli, his wife and son Randall lived at 843 East 100th Street in Seattle, according to the 1950 US Census.
Spouse
James Chiarelli married Patricia Alice Bradwell (born 03/30/1926 in San Francisco, CA) in 1947.
Children
When surveyed in 1955, Chiarelli noted that he had had three children. One son, Randall G. (Rico) Chiarelli, went on to become a Lighting Designer for the Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB). (See Moira Macdonald, "Pacific Northwest Ballet's Rico Chiarelli lights the way,"
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