William D. Warner
William D. Warner | |
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Born | |
Died | August 27, 2012 | (aged 83)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Architect |
Practice | William D. Warner; William D. Warner Architects and Planners |
William D. Warner
Life and career
William Diaz Warner was born July 14, 1929, in
After the completion of the report Warner opened an architects office in Providence.[1] His interest in historic architecture influenced his own work, which was part of the larger Postmodern architecture movement. He became notable first for a series of schools and churches before being selected architect for larger institutional projects for the Rhode Island School of Design, the University of Rhode Island and the Woonsocket Harris Public Library.[3] An important unexecuted project was a National Endowment for the Arts-funded competition design for the Provincetown Playhouse in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Warner won the competition but the building was never built.[4]
When reviewing Warner's Pierce School in
Warner is best remembered for his role in the reconfiguration of
Warner joined the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1963 and was elected a Fellow in 1981.[7] Warner was a 2003 recipient, with Barnaby Evans, of the Kevin Lynch Award and was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2004.[8]
Personal life
Warner was married to Margaret Hansen. He had five children from two previous marriages.[1] In the 1970s they purchased Locust Valley Farm in Exeter, where he would live and work for the rest of his life, building a house on the property and moving his practice into Lawton's Mill. He died on August 27, 2012, at the age of 83.[2][9] In 2013 his work was the subject of a posthumous exhibition organized by the Rhode Island chapter of the AIA.[3]
Architectural works
- Gordon School, East Providence, Rhode Island (1963 and 1970)[10]
- Westminster Unitarian Church, East Greenwich, Rhode Island (1963)[11]
- Medical Research Labs, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (1964–65)[12]
- Church of the Messiah, Foster, Rhode Island (1966)[10]
- Bancroft School, Andover, Massachusetts (1968–69, demolished 2014)[13]
- North Kingstown Public Safety Building, Wickford, Rhode Island (1971)[14]
- Moshassuck Square Apartments, Providence, Rhode Island (1972)[15]
- Mount Hope Court Apartments, Providence, Rhode Island (1972)[15]
- James N. Byers III house, Providence, Rhode Island (1973)[15]
- Woonsocket Harris Public Library, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (1973–74)[16]
- Waterville Valley Elementary School, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire (1974)[3]
- John R. Pierce School, Brookline, Massachusetts (1974)[5]
- Watkins Laboratory, University of Rhode Island Narragansett Bay Campus, Narragansett, Rhode Island (1978)[17]
- St. Augustine Episcopal Church, Kingston, Rhode Island (1982)[3]
- Marine Resources Building, University of Rhode Island Narragansett Bay Campus, Narragansett, Rhode Island (1983)[2]
- East Hall and South Hall, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island (1985–87)[10]
- Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School, West Greenwich, Rhode Island (1990)[2]
- Manchester Street Generating Station repowering,[a] Providence, Rhode Island (1992–95)[18]
- BankNewport City Center, Providence, Rhode Island (1997–98)[18]
- John Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, Rhode Island College, Providence, Rhode Island (1998–2000)[18]
Notes
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- ^ Designed in association with Maguire Group engineers.
References
- ^ a b c "Warner, William Diaz" in Who's Who in America (New Providence: Marquis Who's Who, 1982): 3479.
- ^ a b c d e f "Warner, William Diaz FAIA" in Providence Journal, August 31, 2012.
- ^ a b c d David Brussat, "Bill Warner and the classical revival" in the Providence Journal, October 3, 2013.
- ^ Robert Campbell, "Charette in Provincetown," Boston Globe, November 26, 1978, b2.
- ^ a b Robert Campbell, "Pierce School is an education" in the Boston Globe, September 8, 1974, A7.
- ^ Francis J. Leazes and Mark T. Motte, Providence, the Renaissance City (Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2004): 104–05.
- ^ "William Diaz Warner," AIA Historical Directory of American Architects, no date. Accessed February 9, 2023.
- ^ "William D. Warner FAIA," Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, no date. Accessed February 9, 2023.
- ^ Martha Smith, "Exeter's celebrated architect Bill Warner dies," North Kingstown Standard–Times, September 8, 2012. Accessed February 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c William H. Jordy, Buildings of Rhode Island (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004)
- ^ Arthur B. Mazmanian, The Structure of Praise: A Design Study. Architecture for Religion in New England from the 17th Century to the Present (Beacon Press, 1970): 95.
- ^ College Hill Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1970)
- ^ "15 Bancroft Road," Andover Historic Preservation, no date. Accessed February 9, 2023.
- ^ North Kingstown, Rhode Island: Statewide Historical Preservation Report W-NK-1 (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1979)
- ^ a b c William McKenzie Woodward and Edward F. Sanderson, Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources, ed. David Chase (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1986)
- ^ Woonsocket, Rhode Island: Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-W-1 (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1976)
- ^ Historic and Architectural Resources of Narragansett, Rhode Island (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1991)
- ^ a b c William McKenzie Woodward, PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture (Providence: Providence Preservation Society, 2003)