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Male, US, born 1896-03-27, died 1969-02-09
Associated with the firms network
Howe and Lescaze, Architects; Lescaze, William, Architect
Résumé
Draftsman, Karl Moser, Architect, Zurich, Switerland.
Draftsman, Henri Sauvage, Architect, Paris, 1919-1920.
Draftsman, Hubbell and Benes, Architects, Cleveland, OH, c. 1921.
Draftsman, Walter R. McCormack, Cleveland OH.
Principal, William Lescaze, Architect, New York, NY, 1923-1929.
Partner, [George] Howe and Lescaze, Architects, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA, 1929-1934. (Some sources indicated the dissolution occurred in 1932, as per the Grove Art Encyclopedia's entry under "Lescaze.")
Principal, William Lescaze and Associates, New York, NY, 1934-1969.
Professional Activities
In 1955, Lescaze was a Registered Architect in the states of AR, CT, DC, MD, MA, NJ, NY and PA.
Professional Awards
Recipient, New York World's Fair, Silver Medal, New York, NY, 1939.
Honor Award, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Southern CA Chapter, for the CBS Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, 1939.
Fellow, Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (Royal Society of Arts, for short, or the "RSA"), London, UK, 1948.
Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA), 1951.
Archives
His papers have been archived at the William Lescaze Archive, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.
College
Coursework, College de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland, 1910-1914.
Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland, 1914-1915.
M.A., Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (E.T.H.), Zurich, Switzerland, 1919.
Relocation
Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Lescaze studied at College de Geneve, Switzerland, between 1910 and 1914, the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Geneve, Switzerland, during 1914-1915, and the Eidgenossische Technical Hochschule (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland, 1919.
The architect came to the U.S. in 1921 to work for the Cleveland, OH architectural firm of Hubbell and Benes.
Lescaze relocated from Cleveland, OH, to New York, NY, to practice architecture in 1923.
In 1955, Lescaze lived at 211 East 48th Street, New York, NY.
Spouse
William Lescaze married Mary Connick Hughes.
Child:
He and Mary had one son Lee Adrien Lescaze.
PCAD id: 80
| Name | Date | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA | 1937-1938 | Los Angeles | CA |
| Porter, Mrs. G.F., House, Ojai, CA | 1928-1929 |
