Walter Netsch
Walter A. Netsch (February 23, 1920 – June 15, 2008) was an American
Overview
After graduating from The Leelanau School, a boarding school in Michigan, Netsch studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and then enlisted in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. He earned his bachelor of architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1943 and began his career as an architect working for L. Morgan Yost in Kenilworth, Illinois. In 1947, he joined Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, which initially assigned him to work in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Later he became a partner for design in SOM and remained with the firm until 1979. He began his own practice in 1981.[1]
Following his work on the Air Force Academy, Netsch led the team which designed the original University of Illinois Circle Campus. The campus design grouped buildings into functional clusters and now constitutes most of the east campus buildings at the
Recognition
Netsch taught at several universities, received numerous awards and honorary degrees, and served as a trustee at the
Netsch was a collector and patron of the arts, along with his wife, Illinois politician Dawn Clark Netsch, whom he married in 1963. The couple's art collection has been exhibited several times.
Netsch maintained a private consulting practice and was viewed as a mentor by many architects.
References
General
- Blum, Betty J. (1995). "Walter Netsch (1920-2008)". Oral Histories (Architects). Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
- Northwestern University Library (2008). Walter A. Netsch, FAIA: A Critical Appreciation and Sourcebook. Northwestern University Press. ISBN 978-0-8101-2541-4.
Notes
- ^ Thomas E. Luebke, ed., Civic Art: A Centennial History of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 2013): Appendix B, p. 550.
- ^ "The Circle Campus: Circle Campus Design". UIC Library - Archives - Exhibits. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Walter Netsch Biography". Northwestern University Library. Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- ^ a b Blum 1995.
- ^ "Walter Netsch and the Northwestern University Library". Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- ^ Northwestern University Library 2008.
- ^ Netsch takes his wine and cheese to the parks. Chicago Sun-Times, July 6, 1986
- ^ Luebke, Civic Art.