Arthur Brown Junior Progressive Classicist
Arthur Brown Jr. (1874-1957) is one of the most important, yet underpublished, architects of the twentieth century.
Celebrated by his peers for such masterpieces as the City Hall, War Memorial Opera House, Temple Emanu-El, and Coit Tower in San Francisco; the Pasadena City Hall; and the Labor-ICC block of the Federal Triangle in Washington, DC, Brown epitomized the idea that architecture not only houses society’s daily rituals and defining events but also can itself shape the sociopolitical landscape of America. Arthur Brown Jr.: Progressive Classicist, the first full study of Brown within his architectural and social context, unifies the varied strands of the architect’s life, from the architectural forms and methods of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris to the reforming…
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November 29, 2005Jeffrey T. Tilman is an assistant professor at the School of Architecture and Interior Design at the University of Cincinnati, where he teaches architectural history, design, and historic preservation. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, and is an architect, registered in California.