Bruce Goff

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American architect architect human

Bruce Goff was an innovative American architect known for his highly original, organic, and often unconventional designs that broke with traditional architectural norms.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American architect → architect → human →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
creativePeriod	20th century →
designApproach	highly individualized designs for clients → integration of architecture with landscape → use of unconventional materials →
education	largely self-taught in architecture →
employer	University of Oklahoma →
familyName	Goff →
fieldOfWork	architecture →
genre	experimental architecture → religious architecture → residential architecture →
givenName	Bruce →
hasCharacteristic	experimental → innovative → nonconformist → organic design sensibility →
influenced	American organic architecture → later generations of experimental architects →
influencedBy	Frank Lloyd Wright →
knownFor	breaking with traditional architectural norms →
languageSpoken	English →
legacy	cult following among architects and architecture students → preservation efforts for his remaining buildings →
movement	organic architecture →
name	Bruce Goff →
nationality	American →
notableFor	highly original architectural designs → organic architectural forms → unconventional architectural designs →
notableWork	Bavinger House → Boston Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church (as a designer while at Rush, Endacott & Rush) → Ford House →
occupation	architect → university teacher →
placeOfActivity	Midwestern United States →
positionHeld	chair of the School of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma →
style	expressionist architecture → organic architecture →
usedMaterial	industrial scrap materials in residential design →
workedAt	Rush, Endacott & Rush →
workLocation	Chicago → Oklahoma →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Los Angeles County Museum of Art →	architect
Bruce Goff →	name