George S. Wright Architectural Drawings and Plans 1949-1973

George S. Wright and Associates.

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Wright, George S.

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Architect George S. Wright graduated from Harvard and served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He designed a number of significant buildings in the Southwest. While a few are located in Texas and Nevada, the majority are located in New Mexico. Some of his best known buildings can be found at the Albuquerque Zoo, the University of New Mexico Law School and St. Anthony's Church in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. One example is the Giraffe House at the Albuquerque Zoo, a favor...

University of New Mexico.

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The University of New Mexico was established by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico in 1889. It was to be located in Albuquerque. Elias Stover was appointed the first president. The new institution opened in rented rooms as a summer normal school, June 15, 1892, beginning regular instruction on September 21st in the first building erected on the campus. In 1901 Dr. William G. Tight became president. He introduced the "Pueblo Style" architecture for the University buildings. U...

Flatow, Moore, Bryan & Fairburn

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Max Flatow obtained an architectural engineering degree from the University of Texas in 1941. As a first lieutenant in the army, he initially worked for the Army Corp of Engineers, building air bases and other military facilities. In 1945, he moved to New Mexico as a member of a covert operation, now known as the Manhattan Project. Flatow designed buildings for research of the atom bomb, meeting with project leader Robert Oppenheimer during his involvement. In 1947, along with college roommate J...