Nathaniel A. Owings

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Nathaniel A. Owings was an American architect best known as a co-founder of the influential modernist architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American architect
architect
human
awardReceived American Institute of Architects Gold Medal
coFounderOf Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1903-02-05
dateOfDeath 1984-06-13
educatedAt University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Washington University in St. Louis
employer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
familyName Owings
fieldOfWork architecture
modernist architecture
urban design
genre modernist architecture
givenName Nathaniel
hasEmployer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
hasInfluenced corporate modernist architecture in the United States
postwar American skyscraper design
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Institute of Architects
movement Modernism in architecture
name Nathaniel A. Owings
nationality American
notableFor co-founding Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
influence on postwar American corporate architecture
notableProject master planning and corporate architecture for SOM
notableWork Skidmore, Owings & Merrill corporate practice
occupation architect
business executive
urban planner
placeOfBirth Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
placeOfDeath Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
positionHeld partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
New York City, New York, United States
San Francisco, California, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Margery Hoffman Smith
workLocation Chicago
New York City
San Francisco

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