- Peter Berndtson
Peter Berndtson (1909—1972) was an American
architect .Born in
Massachusetts , he studied atMassachusetts Institute of Technology for two years, but dropped out after his father died. In 1938 he began studies atFrank Lloyd Wright 's (1867-1959)Taliesin Fellowship, where he met and soon married another student, Cornelia Brierly, who had also studied at Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania . The couple settled inWestern Pennsylvania and together applied Wrightian theories to home design. In 1946 Peter became a registered Pennsylvania architect.Berndtson's best known work is
Polymath Park , located 60 miles southwest of Pittsburgh in theLaurel Highlands and sited near Wright'sFallingwater andKentuck Knob . The park features two Berndtson houses as well as the Duncan House of Frank Lloyd Wright. Though he designed more than 80 houses throughout his career, only 30 were constructed. He died in 1972.Carnegie Mellon University's Hunt Library houses the Peter Berndtson Collection, which is comprised of documents on nearly 100 Berndtson architectural projects.
References
* Patricia Lowry (2007). [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07164/793492-51.stm "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette": Frank Lloyd Wright's Duncan House ready for visitors] . Retrieved June 13, 2007.
*cite book | first= Donald| last= Miller| year= 1980| title= Organic Vision: The Architecture of Peter Berndtson| publisher= Hexagon Press| id=External links
* [http://www.polymathpark.com/index.asp Polymath Park website]
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NAME=Berndtson, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Berndtson, Peter
SHORT DESCRIPTION=American architect
DATE OF BIRTH=1909
PLACE OF BIRTH=Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH=1972
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