John Storrs architectural drawings 1953-1977

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John Storrs architectural drawings 1953-1977

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv60892

John Storrs (1920- ) was a Portland, Oregon area architect. The collection contains architectural drawings.

2.5 linear feet, 54 folders

eng,

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6375101

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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Storrs, John, 1920-

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Architect John Storrs was born in 1920, and graduated from Dartmouth in 1942 and from Yale in 1950. He lived in Fairfield, Connecticut before moving to the Portland area, where he practiced since 1954. His projects represent a broad spectrum of architecture, and his innovative designs and planning approach have been a significant contribution to the Northwest Regional Style. Storrs specialized in wooden buildings, calling wood "an understandable, romantic material." From the guide to...