- John Savage Bolles
Infobox Person
name = John Savage Bolles
image_size = 180px
caption = American Architect
birth_date =June 25 1905
birth_place =Berkeley, California
death_date =March 5 1983
death_place =Santa Rosa, California
occupation =Architect
spouse =Mary Piper
parents =Edward Grosvenor Bolles
children =John Savage Bolles (
June 25 1905 –March 5 1983 ) was an American architect.Biography
Professional Life
Immediate Post Graduate
Structural Engineer in Oklahoma
=Oriental Institute of theUniversity of Chicago =Archeologist atPersepolis Carnegie Institution for Science Archeologist atChichen Itza Golden Gate International Exposition John worked with his father,
Edward Grosvenor Bolles on theTemple of Religion andThe Christian Science Monitor building.IBM
When
IBM needed more factories for their rapid, post World War II expansion,Thomas J. Watson, Jr. hired John Savage Bolles at the suggestion ofEliot Noyes to design the first computer factory in the San Jose area, IBM Building 25. [Watson Jr., Thomas J (1990). Page 279-280. Publisher: Bantam_Books]Published works
* 1977: "Las Monjas, A Major Pre-Mexican Architectural Complex at Chichen Itza", University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN 0806112824, ISBN 9780806112824
Awards
Education
*
Bachelor of Engineering ,University of Oklahoma , 1926
*Master of Architecture ,Harvard University , 1932Professional
*Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA)
Citations
References
*Harvard reference
Surname = Watson Jr.
Given = Thomas J.
Year = 1990
Title = Father, Son & Co.
Publisher = New York: Bantam Books
ID = ISBN 0-553-29023-1External links
Biography
* [http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/John_Savage_Bolles] Archiplanet
* [http://www.classicsfproperties.com/Architecture/JohnSBolles.htm] Pacific Heights Architects
* [http://www.sfhistoryencyclopedia.com/articles/b/bollesJohn.html] Encyclopedia of San FranciscoPersondata
NAME=John Savage Bolles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=American Architect
DATE OF BIRTH=June 25, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH=Berkeley, California
DATE OF DEATH=March 5, 1983
PLACE OF DEATH=Santa Rosa, California
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