George Matsumoto papers, 1945-1991 [manuscript].

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George Matsumoto papers, 1945-1991 [manuscript].

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The bulk of these papers and drawings document the architectural practice of George Matsumoto and Associates between 1948 and 1961. There are five series including correspondence, publications and photographs, mounted photographs, reduced blueprints , and drawings and sketches. The years 1948-1961 correspond to his residence in Raleigh, North Carolina and his tenure on the faculty of the School of Design at North Carolina State University. Known for his innovative and award-winning modern designs, projects in the collection include residential work chiefly in Raleigh, but also in Chapel Hill, Sedgefield, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, and Richmond, Virginia. The collection also includes blueprints from selected commercial projects from his practice in California between 1961 and 1991 including the Bechtel Engineering Center at the University of California at Berkeley. There is a series of correspondence that provides information on Matsumoto's relationship with his North Carolina and Virginia clients and the larger triangular relationship between the architect, client, and builder. Photographs by Joseph Molitor document completed projects and also were used by Matsumoto for publications of his own projects. Tear sheets and photographs comprise a Publications and Photographs Series for most of Matsumoto's North Carolina projects. The collection relates solely to Matsumoto's architectural practice, and there is limited information regarding Matsumoto's personal life or teaching career. Formats include correspondence, publications, scrapbooks, photographs, architectural drawings, blueprints, specifications, and sketches.

12.5 linear feet

North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries

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North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries

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Matsumoto, George, 1922-

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George Matsumoto, former Professor of Architecture at North Carolina State University (1957-1961) and prominent San Francisco, California architect (1961-1991) was born in San Francisco on July 16th, 1922. His educational background and professional career focused on architecture beginning in 1943 with a Bachelor of Art, Architecture, from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. He earned a Master of Art with honors, in 1945, from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, studyin...

North Carolina State University. School of Design

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Between 1951 and 1969, many architecture students at North Carolina State University completed summer projects documenting historic buildings and districts. Beginning in 1959, these projects were submitted to the National Park Service's Historic American Buildings Survey. The project was formalized with the creation of the undergraduate course, "Historic Architecture Research" (ARC 300), which was required for admission to the fifth year architecture program. In 1964, students undertook a projec...