George M. Notter
George M. Notter | |
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Born | |
Died | December 26, 2007 | (aged 74)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | Fellow, American Institute of Architects (1978) |
Practice | Finegold Alexander Architects |
George M. Notter
Life and career
George Madison Notter Jr. was born August 7, 1933, in
- Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts (1977)
- Cabot House and Pforzheimer House, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1986)
- Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, Washington, D.C. (1987)
- Ellis Island,[a] New York City (1990)
- William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, D.C. (1993)
In 1984 the firm became Notter Finegold & Alexander with the retirement of Anderson. With his election as president of the AIA Notter moved to Washington, D.C. where he established a presence for the firm.[2] In 1992 he withdrew to establish Notter & Associates in Washington, renamed Notter Architects in 1995.[4] His partner during his last years of practice was fellow preservation architect John K. Mott.[5] His last major project was the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, completed in 1996.[b] His illness obligated his retirement the same year.
Notter joined the American Institute of Architects in 1967 as a member of the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) and the Massachusetts State Association of Architects (MSAA), which were merged in 1989. He served as the president of the BSA in 1976, of the MSAA in 1978 and served as AIA regional director from New England from 1978 to 1980. He served as a vice president of the AIA in 1981 and in 1982 he was elected first vice president/president elect for 1983 and president for 1984.[2] As president Notter built on the initiatives of his predecessor Robert C. Broshar to make architects active members of their community.[7] He was elected a fellow of the AIA in 1978 and was elected to honorary membership in the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Federation of Colleges of Architects of the Mexican Republic (FCARM).[2]
Notter was involved in several other preservation-oriented organizations including the
Personal life
Notter was married in 1959 to Sarah McIntyre Wolfe. They had two children and divorced in 1979. He remarried in 1987.[1][2] He began suffering from Alzheimer's disease in his 60s, which forced his retirement in 1996. He died December 26, 2007, in Rockville, Maryland at the age of 74.[8]
Notes
- ^ Beyer Blinder Belle/Notter Finegold & Alexander, architects.
- ^ Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, architect; Notter Architects, associate.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Notter, George Madison Jr." in Who's Who in America (Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1984): 2437.
- ^ a b c d e f R. Randall Vosbeck, A Legacy of Leadership: The Presidents of the American Institute of Architects, 1857–2007 (Washington: American Institute of Architects, 2008): 161–162.
- ^ "George M. Notter (1933–2007)," AIA Historical Directory of American Architects, no date. Accessed March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Notter Architects PC" in ProFile 1996 (Atlanta: construction Market Data, 1996): 388.
- ^ "John Mott," Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, no date. Accessed March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Museum Enlivens Warehouse District" in Architecture 85, no. 11 (November, 1996): 40–41.
- ^ Robert Campbell, "Notter sets out to reshape AIA," Boston Globe, December 13, 1983, 52.
- ^ a b "A Tribute to George M. Notter, 1933–2007," AIArchitect, January 11, 2008. Accessed April 11, 2023.