Bruce J. Graham
Bruce John Graham (born December 1, 1925 in La Cumbre , Colombia , † March 6, 2010 in Jupiter , Florida ) was an American architect .
Life
Bruce J. Graham was born in La Cumbre, Colombia, the son of a Canadian banker and a Peruvian. His mother tongue is Spanish.
He graduated from the Colegio San Jose de Rio Piedras in Puerto Rico in 1944 . He then studied at the University of Dayton and the Case School of Engineering in Ohio . He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in architecture in 1948 . He then started his career in Chicago at Holabird & Roche before moving to the office of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill . A few years later he rose to head the office.
He worked with civil engineer Fazlur Khan on the construction of the Willis Tower , the John Hancock Center and the Inland Steel Building , among others . He also had long-term friendships with Alexander Calder , Joan Miró , Chryssa , Eduardo Chillida and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe .
Designed buildings
Inland Steel Building
Web links
- Bruce Graham, architect of Willis Tower and John Hancock Center, dies at age 84 , obituary by Blair Kamin in the Chicago Tribune , March 8, 2010
- Bruce Graham dies at 84; architect of iconic Chicago skyscrapers , Blair Kamin's obituary in the Los Angeles Times , March 9, 2010
- Bruce J. Graham, Chicago Architect Who Designed Sears Tower, Dies at 84 , William Grimes obituary in the New York Times , March 10, 2010
- Bruce J. Graham in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graham, Bruce J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Graham, Bruce John (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Cumbre , Colombia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 2010 |
| Place of death | Jupiter , Florida, United States |