Ralph Thomas Walker, FAIA, (1889–1973) was an American architect, president of the American Institute of Architects and partner of the firm McKenzie, Voorhees, Gmelin; and its successor firms Voorhees, Gmelin & Walker, Voorhees, Walker, Foley & Smith; Voorhees, Walker, Smith & Smith; and Voorhees, Walker, Smith, Smith & Haines.
Walker is best known for his designs for the Barclay-Vesey Telephone Building (later Verizon) (1922–26) and the Irving Trust Building (1928–31).
Walker was called "The only other honest architect in America" by Frank Lloyd Wright, and "Architect of the Century" by The New York Times when he received the Centennial Medal of Honor from the American Institute of Architects.
His Art Deco designs have been called "bold, spectacularly dynamic", "radical", "distinctive", "theatrical ... very dramatic", "syncopated and jazzy". —Wikipedia
He lived and died in Chappaqua, N.Y., and was the husband of Stella Forbes Walker.
Walker is best known for his designs for the Barclay-Vesey Telephone Building (later Verizon) (1922–26) and the Irving Trust Building (1928–31).
Walker was called "The only other honest architect in America" by Frank Lloyd Wright, and "Architect of the Century" by The New York Times when he received the Centennial Medal of Honor from the American Institute of Architects.
His Art Deco designs have been called "bold, spectacularly dynamic", "radical", "distinctive", "theatrical ... very dramatic", "syncopated and jazzy". —Wikipedia
He lived and died in Chappaqua, N.Y., and was the husband of Stella Forbes Walker.
Ralph Thomas Walker, FAIA, (1889–1973) was an American architect, president of the American Institute of Architects and partner of the firm McKenzie, Voorhees, Gmelin; and its successor firms Voorhees, Gmelin & Walker, Voorhees, Walker, Foley & Smith; Voorhees, Walker, Smith & Smith; and Voorhees, Walker, Smith, Smith & Haines.
Walker is best known for his designs for the Barclay-Vesey Telephone Building (later Verizon) (1922–26) and the Irving Trust Building (1928–31).
Walker was called "The only other honest architect in America" by Frank Lloyd Wright, and "Architect of the Century" by The New York Times when he received the Centennial Medal of Honor from the American Institute of Architects.
His Art Deco designs have been called "bold, spectacularly dynamic", "radical", "distinctive", "theatrical ... very dramatic", "syncopated and jazzy". —Wikipedia
He lived and died in Chappaqua, N.Y., and was the husband of Stella Forbes Walker.
Walker is best known for his designs for the Barclay-Vesey Telephone Building (later Verizon) (1922–26) and the Irving Trust Building (1928–31).
Walker was called "The only other honest architect in America" by Frank Lloyd Wright, and "Architect of the Century" by The New York Times when he received the Centennial Medal of Honor from the American Institute of Architects.
His Art Deco designs have been called "bold, spectacularly dynamic", "radical", "distinctive", "theatrical ... very dramatic", "syncopated and jazzy". —Wikipedia
He lived and died in Chappaqua, N.Y., and was the husband of Stella Forbes Walker.
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