He was the son of Hiram Ray and Armina Belle Shear. His wife's name was Margaret Maddox.
John Knox Shear was born in Putnam, NY. He graduated Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) with a Bachelors degree in architecture in 1938 and obtained his Masters in 1941. He also received his Masters of Fine Arts in Architecture from Princeton in 1941.
He worked as a draftsman for C B Kearfott in Bristol, VA before moving to Pittsburgh where he worked with Charles and Edward Stotz, Jr. and Marlier and Johnstone before opening his own office of Shear Spagnuolo and Taylor. He left the firm in 1955 to become Editor in Chief of the magazine, Architectural Record, a position he held until his death.
Mr. Shear was also a professor of architecture teaching at both Princeton and Carnegie Institute, the latter of which he was also Head of the Architecture Department from 1949-55.
He designed many types of architecture including residential, commercial, and religious.
He was a member of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
Mr. Shear was married in 1944 and was the father of 3 children. His untimely death at the young age of 40 came after a short illness. He certainly made his mark in the world in a brief time.
(Info from the 1956 American Institute of Architects Directory, as well as newspaper clippings from several Pennsylvania newspapers.
Bio contributor Catherine Cramer #47339001
John Knox Shear was born in Putnam, NY. He graduated Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) with a Bachelors degree in architecture in 1938 and obtained his Masters in 1941. He also received his Masters of Fine Arts in Architecture from Princeton in 1941.
He worked as a draftsman for C B Kearfott in Bristol, VA before moving to Pittsburgh where he worked with Charles and Edward Stotz, Jr. and Marlier and Johnstone before opening his own office of Shear Spagnuolo and Taylor. He left the firm in 1955 to become Editor in Chief of the magazine, Architectural Record, a position he held until his death.
Mr. Shear was also a professor of architecture teaching at both Princeton and Carnegie Institute, the latter of which he was also Head of the Architecture Department from 1949-55.
He designed many types of architecture including residential, commercial, and religious.
He was a member of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
Mr. Shear was married in 1944 and was the father of 3 children. His untimely death at the young age of 40 came after a short illness. He certainly made his mark in the world in a brief time.
(Info from the 1956 American Institute of Architects Directory, as well as newspaper clippings from several Pennsylvania newspapers.
Bio contributor Catherine Cramer #47339001
He was the son of Hiram Ray and Armina Belle Shear. His wife's name was Margaret Maddox.
John Knox Shear was born in Putnam, NY. He graduated Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) with a Bachelors degree in architecture in 1938 and obtained his Masters in 1941. He also received his Masters of Fine Arts in Architecture from Princeton in 1941.
He worked as a draftsman for C B Kearfott in Bristol, VA before moving to Pittsburgh where he worked with Charles and Edward Stotz, Jr. and Marlier and Johnstone before opening his own office of Shear Spagnuolo and Taylor. He left the firm in 1955 to become Editor in Chief of the magazine, Architectural Record, a position he held until his death.
Mr. Shear was also a professor of architecture teaching at both Princeton and Carnegie Institute, the latter of which he was also Head of the Architecture Department from 1949-55.
He designed many types of architecture including residential, commercial, and religious.
He was a member of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
Mr. Shear was married in 1944 and was the father of 3 children. His untimely death at the young age of 40 came after a short illness. He certainly made his mark in the world in a brief time.
(Info from the 1956 American Institute of Architects Directory, as well as newspaper clippings from several Pennsylvania newspapers.
Bio contributor Catherine Cramer #47339001
John Knox Shear was born in Putnam, NY. He graduated Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) with a Bachelors degree in architecture in 1938 and obtained his Masters in 1941. He also received his Masters of Fine Arts in Architecture from Princeton in 1941.
He worked as a draftsman for C B Kearfott in Bristol, VA before moving to Pittsburgh where he worked with Charles and Edward Stotz, Jr. and Marlier and Johnstone before opening his own office of Shear Spagnuolo and Taylor. He left the firm in 1955 to become Editor in Chief of the magazine, Architectural Record, a position he held until his death.
Mr. Shear was also a professor of architecture teaching at both Princeton and Carnegie Institute, the latter of which he was also Head of the Architecture Department from 1949-55.
He designed many types of architecture including residential, commercial, and religious.
He was a member of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
Mr. Shear was married in 1944 and was the father of 3 children. His untimely death at the young age of 40 came after a short illness. He certainly made his mark in the world in a brief time.
(Info from the 1956 American Institute of Architects Directory, as well as newspaper clippings from several Pennsylvania newspapers.
Bio contributor Catherine Cramer #47339001
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