Buford Duke, Jr. collection 1971-2000, undated

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Buford Duke, Jr. collection 1971-2000, undated

Buford Woodrow Duke, Jr. (1938-2000) served as a faculty member in the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin from 1981-2000. He was a practicing architect and member of the American Institute of Architects, completing significant works with Gwathmey-Duke (1968-1973), Winesett-Duke (1973-1974), and with Benham-Blair and Affiliates (later the Benham Group), including a State Office Building in Sacramento, California. Duke was known for his environmentally conscious designs and teachings, emphasizing "Gentle Architecture," energy efficiency, passive solar heating, and earth shelter architecture. Documentation of his work is arranged into six series: Personal Papers (1981-1994, 0.02 linear feet), Professional Papers (1974-1988, 0.4 linear feet), Faculty Papers (3.34 linear feet), Teaching Files (1981-2000, 5.0 linear feet), Students’ Work (1982-2000, 1.67 linear feet), and Drawings (1971-1998, 145 rolled drawings).

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Buford Woodrow Duke, Jr., practicing architect, member of the American Institute of Architects and later Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, was born on June 17, 1938 in Dallas, Texas and died on February 3, 2000 after suffering a heart attack in Austin. Buford Duke studied architecture at Arlington State College (Texas) before transferring to The University of Texas at Austin in 1959, where he received a bachelor’s degree in architecture in 1962. After graduat...

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