Turpin Bannister, Architect

Turpin Chambers Bannister - 1904 - 1982

Education:

1925 - Bachelor of Architecture with Honors, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

1928 - Master of Architecture, Columbia University, New York City, New York

1944 - Doctorate, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Fellowships:

1928 - 1929 - Perkins Boring Fellowship, Columbia University, New York City, New York

1937 - 1938 - Henry Adams Fellowship, American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Registered:

Alabama, Florida

Academic Appointments:

1932 - 1944 - Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York

1944 - Dean, College of Architecture & Arts, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama

1948 - Professor, College of Architecture, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

1951 - Department Head, College of Architecture, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

1956 - Dean, College of Architecture & Fine Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Professional Affiliations :

Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society

Federal Writers Project, Troy, New York

1958 - 1982 - Advisory Board, The National Park Service and the Historic American Buildings                                 Survey (HABS)

Publications:

1937 - An Introduction to Architecture

1944 - Iron and Architecture: A Study in Building and Invention from Ancient Time to 1700

1945 - One Hundred Books on Architecture

1945 - The Architecture of the Octagon in New York State

1954 - Evolution and Achievement: American Institute of Architects. Commission for the Survey of               Education and  Registration. The Architect at Mid-Century; Report

1957 - Modern Architecture: A Syllabus of Buildings Illustrating the Development of Architecture                 since the mid-eighteenth century

1959 - Medieval Architecture: A Syllabus of Buildings Illustrating the Development of European                   Architects from the Fourth through the Fifteenth Centuries

1961 - Ogelthorpe’s Sources for the Savannah Plan

1963 - A Venture Toward Verify (The Florida Architect)

1968 - The Constantinian Basilica of Saint Peter at Rome

Firms:

1918 -1923 – Andrew DeCurtins, Granville, Ohio

1925 - Arnold W. Brunner Associates, Granville, Ohio

1927 - Delano & Alfrich, Granville, Ohio

1928 - Gehron & Ross, New York City, New York

1929 -1931 - W.S. Corkran, New York City, New York

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Notable Works:

1957 - Residence, Gwynn Oaks Neighborhood, near Clear Lake, Gainesville, Florida

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Turpin Bannister, Architect