John Lane Evans architectural records, 1920-1982.

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John Lane Evans architectural records, 1920-1982.

This collection is the primary archive of the architectural work of John Lane Evans. The largest part of the collection comprises architectural records of Evans's practice, including domestic, ecclesiastical, civic and commercial projects in and near Philadelphia and as far west in Pennsylvania as Harrisburg. In addition, the collection is rich in Evans's student drawings, which provide insight into the teaching of architectural design at the University of Pennsylvania during an important period. In addition to projects and collaborations of Evans's own firm, projects of other architects are also found in the collection. Evans worked in Paul Cret's office as a young man, and his records preserve 3 drawings he made for Cret's projects. As City Architect of Philadelphia, Evans supervised projects of other architects and engineers, and his project files contain materials related to projects of the following: Vincent G. Kling; Harbeson, Hough, Livingston and Larson; Wright Andrade Amenta and Gane; Supowitz and Demchick; George M. Ewing Co.; Stonorov and Haws; Hugh A. Stubbins, Jr.

1 architectural model.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7897538

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Harbeson, Hough, Livingston & Larson, Architects

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George M. Ewing Co.

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University of Pennsylvania. Dept. of Architecture

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Wright, Andrade, Amenta and Gane.

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Supowitz and Demchick.

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Stubbins, Hugh, 1912-2006

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Hugh Stubbins graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technolgy in 1931 and was awarded the MArch by the Harvard Graduart School of Design in 1935. At the invitation of Walter Gropius, Stubbins taught for more than a decade during the 1940's and 1950's at the GSD; in 1954 he left teaching to devote himself to his architectural firm, which was to become a highly successful international practice. Stubbins is perhaps best-known as the architect of large-scale urban structures which have become rec...

Stonorov and Haws

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University of Pennsylvania. Graduate School of Fine Arts

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Evans, John Lane, 1902-1994.

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John Lane Evans was born in Philadelphia and graduated from West Philadelphia High School. He was trained at the University of Pennsylvania, earning a B. Arch. in 1924 and completing his M. Arch. the following year. Evans was made a teaching assistant in design while still an undergraduate. He was awarded the AIA's student medal and the Arthur Spayd Brooke gold medal in 1924, and the John Stewardson traveling scholarship in 1925. Evans began his professional career working in the office of Paul ...

Kling, Vincent G. (Vincent George), 1916-

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Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945

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Paul Philippe Cret (1876-1945) was born in Lyon, France. EĢcole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1903. Professor, University of Pennsylvania, and architect in Philadelphia, 1903-1937. Major works include Indianapolis Public Library, 1914-1917; Delaware River Bridge, Philadelphia, 1920-1926; Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, 1928-1932; Federal Reserve Board Building, Washington, 1935-1937. From the description of Pan American Union Building, Washington, D.C. : presentation, development an...