Edward Charles Bassett
Edward Charles "Chuck" Bassett (1921–1999)[1] was an American architect based in San Francisco.
History
[edit]Edward Charles Bassett was born on September 12, 1921[2] in Port Huron, Michigan. Between high school and college Bassett worked for his father’s architectural firm. Bassett earned his B.S. in Architecture from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.[2] He continued his education at Cranbrook Academy of art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, earning a Master of Art in Architecture in 1951.[2] Bassett was a Fellow at the American Academy in Rome in 1970.
He served as design partner in the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill for 26 years, from 1955 through his retirement in 1981.[3] He was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member in 1970, and became a full member in 1990.
He died at age 77, from complications from a stroke only days prior.[1]
Bassett's designs include:
- Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California, 1962–1966[4]
- El Paso Energy Building, originally the Tenneco Building, Houston, Texas, 1963[4]
- 650 California Street, San Francisco, California, 1964
- Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Hawaii, 1965
- Bechtel Building, San Francisco, California, 1967[4]
- Weyerhaeuser Corporate Headquarters, Federal Way, Washington, 1971[5]
- Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 1980
- City Hall, Columbus, Indiana, 1981[6]
- Southeast Financial Center, Miami, Florida, 1983
- Crocker Galleria, San Francisco, California, 1982[3]
Honors and awards
[edit]- Arnold W. Brummer Prize in Architecture, 1963[2]
- American Institute of Architects, Fellow, 1977[7]
- San Francisco Arts Commission, Award of Honor for Architecture, 1985[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pace, Eric (1999-09-05). "Edward Bassett, Architect, Is Dead at 77". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- ^ a b c d Blum, Betty J. "Oral history of Edward Charles Bassett". digital-libraries.artic.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ a b "Obituaries : Edward C. Bassett; Architect Designed Many S.F. Skyscrapers". Los Angeles Times. 1999-09-03. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- ^ a b c Edward Charles Bassett at archINFORM
- ^ Margolies, Jane (February 12, 2021). "A Fight to Save a Corporate Campus Intertwined With Nature". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
The Weyerhaeuser site near Seattle, praised for its balance of building and landscape, is at the center of a battle between conservationists and a developer.
- ^ "The John Cho Movie We Have Been Waiting For". New Republic. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- ^ a b "PCAD - Edward Charles Bassett". pcad.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
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