John O. Merrill
John Ogden Merrill Sr. (10 August 1896 – 13 June 1975) was an American architect and structural engineer. He was responsible for the design[1] and construction of the United States Air Force Academy campus[2] and for the development of Oak Ridge, Tennessee where the atomic bomb was developed.
| John O. Merrill | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Name | John O. Merrill |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth date | August 10, 1896 |
| Birth place | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Date of death | June 13, 1975 (aged 78) |
| Place of death | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Work | |
| Awards | 1950 Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) |
He was a founding partner of the international architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.[3]
References
- ↑ "John Merrill Sr., Architect, Dead," New York Times. June 13, 1975.
- ↑ Nauman, Robert Allen. (2004). On the Wings of Modernism: the United States Air Force Academy, p. 81. at Google Books
- ↑ Museum of Modern Art (MOMA): SOM citing Richard Guy Wilson (2009). Grove Art Online, Oxford University Press.
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