Alden B. Dow

Alden Dow House, Midland

Alden B. Dow ( April 10, 1904 - August 20, 1983 ) was an American architect . During his career he designed over 70 houses as well as dozen of churches, schools and art centers. Alden Dow is the son of the industrialist Herbert Dow , founder of Dow Chemical .

plant

Fleming Administration Building in Ann Arbor , Michigan

Dow is best known for his work in the American city of Midland , Michigan , where he designed more than 100 buildings starting in 1933, many of which can still be visited today. His architectural style was significantly influenced by a stay in Japan, during which he visited the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo designed by Frank Lloyd Wright . Dow's buildings are described as "angular and organic", one of his maxims when designing new buildings was gardens never end, and buildings never begin (in German: "Gardens never end and buildings never begin ").

Honors

In Midland, the Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art is named after Dow.

He has also received various awards and prizes for his work, including:

Diplome de Grand Prix of the Paris World Exhibition (1937)
Award of merit from the American Institute of Architecture (1958)
Michigan Society of Architects Gold Medal (1960)
Frank Lloyd Wright Creativity Award (1982)

literature

Diane Maddex: Alden B. Dow: Midwestern Modern . Archetype Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-393-73248-1 .

Web links

Commons : Alden B. Dow - Collection of images, videos and audio files

abdow.org

Individual evidence

↑ Alden B. Dow. In: findagrave.com. April 11, 2002, accessed January 3, 2019 .
^ History. In: abdow.org. Alden B. Dow Home & Studio, accessed January 3, 2019 .
↑ Patrick Sisson: Alden B. Dow: Designer of the Midwest's most modern town. In: curbed.com. August 4, 2017, accessed January 3, 2019 .
↑ Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art. In: mcfta.org. Retrieved January 3, 2019 .
↑ Timothy G. Nash: Of Architecture, Philosophy and Individualism: The Alden B. Dow Story. In: mackinac.org. April 7, 2004, accessed January 3, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Dow, Alden B.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American architect
DATE OF BIRTH	April 10, 1904
DATE OF DEATH	20th August 1983

[1] Alden B. Dow. In: findagrave.com. April 11, 2002, accessed January 3, 2019 .

[2] History. In: abdow.org. Alden B. Dow Home & Studio, accessed January 3, 2019 .

[3] Patrick Sisson: Alden B. Dow: Designer of the Midwest's most modern town. In: curbed.com. August 4, 2017, accessed January 3, 2019 .

[4] Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art. In: mcfta.org. Retrieved January 3, 2019 .

[5] Timothy G. Nash: Of Architecture, Philosophy and Individualism: The Alden B. Dow Story. In: mackinac.org. April 7, 2004, accessed January 3, 2019 .