Résumé

Engineer, US Army Corps of Engineer, World War II, 1943-1945.

Architect, L. Morgan Yost, Architect, Kenilworth, IL, 1946-1947

Architect, Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM), San Francisco Office, San Francisco, CA, 1947-1951.

Partner, Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM), Chicago Office, Chicago, IL, 1951-1979

Principal, Walter A. Netsch, Consultant, Chicago, IL, c. 1981-2000.

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Member, City of Chicago, Park District Board of Commissioners, Chicago, IL, 1986-1989.

Professional Awards

Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA), 1967.

Associate Elect, National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1969. (See "Associates Elect: Architects," National Academy of Design 162nd Annual Exhibition, March 24-April 29, 1987, [New York: National Academy of Design, 1987], n.p.)

Recipient, Tau Sigma Delta, Gold Medal, 1986.

High School

Graduate, The Leelanau School, Glen Arbor, MI, c. 1938.

B.S., Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, 1943.

Relocation

In 1987, Netsch resided at 30 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL. (See "Associates Elect: Architects," National Academy of Design 162nd Annual Exhibition, March 24-April 29, 1987, [New York: National Academy of Design, 1987], n.p.)

Spouse

In 1963, Netsch wed Patricia Dawn Clark (born 09/16/1926-d. 03/05/2013), a 1948 and 1952 graduate of Northwestern University, who later would become a law professor there in 1965. Clark had a long career in Illinois state politics.

She and Walter Netsch became active art collectors.