- Philip Will, Jr
Philip Will, Jr (Rochester NY, 1906 - Venice FL October 24, 1985) was co-founder of one of the nation's top architectural firms.
Will graduated with an Architecture degree from
Cornell University in 1928. He was a member of theSigma Phi fraternity.While at Cornell, Will met
Lawrence Perkins and they later foundedPerkins+Will in 1935. The young firm first gained national attention when it associated with Eliel andEero Saarinen on the design of the Crow Island School inWinnetka, Illinois (1939-40). [ [http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/caohp/perkins.html The Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago Architects Oral History Project: Lawrence Bradford Perkins ] ] Under Will's leadership, Perkins&Will won 26 national awards, including the American Institute of Architects' 25-year awards for a design of enduring significance. Will served two terms as President of theAmerican Institute of Architects (1960-62) [http://www.aia.org/history_presidents visited 2007-01-29] .Will served as a Cornell Trustee from 1963 to 1973 and as Chairman of its Buildings and Properties Committee. After 1973, Will continued to serve as a Trustee emeritus.
Works
*Blyth Park Elementary School, Riverside, Illinois
*Clyde Lyon Elementary School, Glenview, Illinois
*Cornell University , Hollister Hall, Ithaca, New York
*Crow Island School , Winnetka, Illinois
*First National Bank (now Chase Tower), Chicago, Illinois
*Glenbrook North High School , Northbrook, Illinois
*Heathcote Elementary School, Scarsdale, New York
*Keokuk High School, Keokuk, Iowa
*Linton High School, Schenectady, New York
*New Trier West High School (now New Trier High School, Northfield Campus), Northfield, Illinois
*Rugen Elementary School, Glenview, Illinois
*United States Gypsum Building (now demolished), Chicago, Illinois
*Winnetka Public Library, Winnetka, IllinoisExternal links
* [http://www.perkinswill.com/ Perkins+Will website]
* [http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:ZjzThkdF2y8J:query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html%3Fres%3D9A0CE4DB1638F936A15753C1A963948260+%22Philip+Will%22+architect&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=19 New York Times Obituary]
* [http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/RMM03749.html Philip Will papers]
* [http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/caohp/perkins.pdf Perkins Oral History transcript]
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