Gordon Kaufmann

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Kaufmann's Los Angeles Times building

Gordon Kaufmann (1888–1949) was an English born American architect mostly known for his work on the Hoover Dam. He arrived in California in 1914 and during his early career he did much work in the Mediterranean Revival Style which had become popular at that time.

He was also the initial architect for Scripps College, a liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges.

Kaufmann, along with landscape architect Edward Huntsman-Trout, designed the general campus plan featuring four residence halls to be built the first four consecutive years of the College (1927–1930). The project's design is primarily in the Mediterranean Revival style.^[1]

While gaining recognition for his work on the Scripps campus, he was also hired by California Institute of Technology in 1928 to design a group of dormitories and the building for the Athenaeum, a private club located on the school's campus.^[2]

Later in his career, Kaufmann worked primarily in the Art Deco style, with a personal emphasis on massively thick, streamlined concrete walls which gave his buildings a very distinctive appearance. Kaufmann's buildings as a result took on a very "mechanical" appearance, often resembling huge versions of old-fashioned appliances. The Los Angeles Times' headquarters is a perfect example of this.

Notable Buildings

• Greystone Mansion, 1928
• Hollywood Palladium, 1940

References

1. ^ "Scripps College Historical Timeline". http://www.scrippscollege.edu/dept/about/timeline/index.html. 
2. ^ "The Athenaeum: THE ARCHITECT". http://athenaeum.caltech.edu/Kaufmann.html. 

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Name	Kaufmann, Gordon
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Short description	architect
Date of birth	1888
Place of birth
Date of death	1949
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