Walter A. Netsch, FAIA: A Critical Appreciation and Sourcebook.

Excerpts from each of this work’s three indexes are given here with

permission of Northwestern University Press

Main Index Excerpts

Photographs and drawings and indicated by page numbers in italics.

Names followed by page numbers in bold type indicate authored or edited works, interviews (either interviewer or person interviewed), and photographers cited in the bibliography.

For the purposes of economy, and because of the preponderance of short entries there, page ranges in the bibliographies have been treated as continuous whereas they usually are not.

Aalto, Alvar

academic library design and, 170

Baker Dormitory (MIT), 118

at MIT, 29, 111

as modernist pioneer, 117, 118

Netsch and, 28, 48, 111

United States, working in, 109, 111

Abercrombie, Stanley, 190

Abstract Expressionism, 124

The Academy Master Plan exhibition (Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center), 16

Acropolis (Greek), 51

Adams, Nicholas, 197–199

Adler, Dankmar, 29, 41, 171

Aga Kahn Conference on the Search for Form in Islamic Society, 119, 135–136

Agora, 113

Ahmedabad (India), 92

AIA. See American Institute of Architects

Air Force Academy. See U.S. Air Force Academy

Air Force Academy Construction Agency, 35, 37, 70, 72n55

Air Force Contract Appeals Panels, 71n45

Air Show (Chicago Air and Water Show), 125

Alan Siegel chairs, 124

American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Bartlett Award, 18

Honor Award, 18, 181

licensing Netsch, 32, 199

Lifetime Achievement Award, 20

Netsch elected to College of Fellows of, 16

Silver Medal for Design and Craftsmanship, 16

“The Teaching of Architecture” seminars sponsored by, 131, 146, 148

Twenty-Five Year Award, 19, 68, 125–126, 188–189

See also awards received by Netsch; honorary degrees received by Netsch

American Library Association (ALA), 18, 93–94

A. M. Kinney Associates, 177

Anderson, Lawrence B., 29, 70n2

Anderson, Lawrence W., 48, 117

Anderson, Maggie, 198

André Emmerich Gallery (New York City), 38

Annapolis (Maryland), 99, 166

archeology, 102

ArchiCenter (Chicago), 177

Archigram architectural group, 82, 83

architect-engineer relationships, 108

“Architectural Transformations in the Islamic World” (seminar series), 19

architecture licensing exams, 10, 32, 131–132, 146

Armbruster, Father, 116

Armour & Co., 27, 29, 139

Army Corps of Engineers, 15

Arnest, Mark, 193

Art and Architecture Building (Netsch), 1961-65, UIC, Chicago

Field Theory and, 117, 135, 157, 159, 162

interiors of, 159, 162

lattice systems and, 77, 164

in Netsch chronology, 16

strengths and weaknesses of, 179

in UIC campus context, 154, 175

Art Institute of Chicago (AIC)

architectural collections of, 23

Chicago Architects Oral History Project, 45

Chicago Architecture and Design exhibit, 186

Department of Architecture and Design, 45

East Wing, 1976 (Columbus Drive Building), 18, 41, 169–171, 173, 177, 181–182, 184–185, 193–194

Netsch enrolled in, 28

oral history web site of, 45, 70, 138, 180, 182, 184–188

Prints and Drawings Gallery, 41

proposed exhibits at, 23–24

Restaurant in the Park of, 190

School of, 41, 169–170

Art Nouveau, 112

Arts and Crafts Architects, 32

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), 131, 148, 152

Association of School Business Officials, 18

Athena, 51

Atka (Aleutian Islands), 31

Auditorium Building (Adler and Sullivan) Chicago, 29, 126

awards received by Netsch

Aga Kahn Award for Architecture, 19, 135–136

Annual Design Awards (Progressive Architecture), 150

Bartlett Award (AIA), 18

Certificate of Architectural Merit (Association of School Business Officials), 18

Daniel H. Burnham History Maker Award for Distinction in American Architecture (Chicago Historical Society/Chicago History Museum), 19, 125

Deering Family Award (Deering Society and Northwestern University Library Board of Governors), 20

Excellence in Architecture Award (IIT), 19

Honor Award (AIA), 18, 181

Lifetime Achievement Award (AIA), 20

R. S. Reynolds Memorial Award, 16

Silver Medal for Design and Craftsmanship (AIA), 16

Superior Craftsman Award (Concrete Contractors Association of Greater Chicago), 17

Total Design Award (National Society of Interior Designers), 16, 156

Twenty-Five Year Award (AIA), 19, 68, 125, 188–189

See also honorary doctorate degrees

Bach, Ira, 173

Baldwin Building (Netsch), 1978 (Community Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 18, 172

Bangs, George (photographer), 160

Banham, Reyner, 73, 154, 182

Barber, Joe, 193

Barcelona Pavilion (Mies van der Rohe) Spain, 55

Barker Library of Engineering remodeling. See James Madison Barker Library of Engineering

Barler Hall of Music (Netsch), 1974, Wells College, Aurora, New York, 17

Barnes, Richard (photographer), 197

Baroque architecture, 112

Bartholomay, William, 125

Basic Sciences Building (Netsch), 1972 (Bowen Sciences Building), University of Iowa, Iowa City

designs for, 161

Field Theory and, 114, 117, 159, 162, 165, 168, 174

in Netsch chronology, 17

Netsch on, 114, 117

Bassett, Charles, 15, 35, 142, 148, 167, 185

Baugher, Shirley, 191, 195

Bauhaus architecture, 49, 54, 87, 89, 111

Bayer, Herbert, 56

Becker, Robert, 195

Becket, Welton, 115, 140

Beckwith, Herbert, 29, 48, 70n2

Beeby, Tom, 173

Behavioral Sciences Building (Netsch), 1961-65, UIC, Chicago, 17, 79, 114–115, 159, 162, 174–175, 183

Beinecke Library (Bunshaft) Yale, 61

Belknap, William, Jr. (photographer), 147

Bellamy, Dick, 109

Belluschi, Pietro, 37, 115, 126, 143–144, 189

Benjamin C. Howland Memorial Lecture (University of Virginia), 137

Bennett, Julie, 185

Berent, Anthony, 177

Works Index Excerpts

Art and Architecture Building, 1961-65, University of Illinois Circle Campus, Chicago, 16, 77, 117, 135, 154, 157, 159, 162, 164, 175, 179

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room installation, 19, 41

East Wing, 1976 (Columbus Drive Building), 18, 41, 169–171, 173, 177, 181–82, 184–85, 193–94

Baldwin Building, 1978 (Community Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 18, 172

Barler Hall of Music, 1974, Wells College, Aurora, New York, 17, 40

Basic Sciences Building, 1972 (Bowen Sciences Building), University of Iowa, Iowa City, 17, 114, 117, 159, 161, 162, 165, 168, 174

Behavioral Sciences Building, 1961-65, University of Illinois Circle Campus, Chicago, 17, 79, 114–115, 159, 162, 174–175, 183

Bowen Sciences Building. See Basic Sciences Building, University of Iowa

Burling Library, 1959, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 9, 151, 155

Café Brauer restoration, c. 1986-89 (South Pond Refectory), Lincoln Park, Chicago, 44

Campbell Art Building, 1974 (Henrietta Campbell Art Studio), Aurora, New York, 17

Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Building 13, 1965, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 16

Central Library original concept drawings, 1979, Sophia University, Tokyo, 18, 40

Columbus Drive Building. See Art Institute of Chicago, East Wing

Crown-Zellerbach Headquarters Building plans, 1954, San Francisco, 15, 16, 35, 142

Del Monte Shopping Center, 1950, Del Monte, California, 15, 49, 139

Elmendorf Air Force Base Hospital, 1952, Anchorage, Alaska, 15, 35

Fine Arts Building, 1961, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 16, 151

Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 1980-84, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 19, 42

The Forum, 1965, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 16, 155

Francis Searle Building, 1972, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 17, 40, 169, 194

Greyhound Service Garage, 1953, San Francisco, 15, 140

Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa

Burling Library, (1959), 9, 16, 132, 151, 155

Fine Arts Building, (1961), 16, 151

the Forum, (1965), 16, 155

Roberts Theater (1961), 151

Grover M. Hermann Hall, 1962, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 16

Harris Trust and Savings Bank first expansion, 1959, Chicago, 16, 190

Health Sciences Library, 1973 (Hardin Library for Health Sciences), U. of Iowa, Iowa City, 17, 40, 165, 168

Henrietta Campbell Art Studio, 1974 (Campbell Art Building), Wells College, Aurora, New York, 17

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago

Grover M. Hermann Hall (1962), 16, 40, 197

Paul V. Galvin Library (1962), 16, 39, 178, 197

Perlstein Hall Fountain, 183

Illinois State Bar Association Office Building, 1967 (Illinois Bar Center), Springfield, Illinois, 16

industrial modular housing system, 1973, Indianapolis, 17

Inland Steel Building designs, 1954, Chicago, 10, 35, 45, 70n16, 89, 141, 144–147, 150, 154, 161, 171, 173, 175–176, 182, 184, 190, 193, 195, 197

Indianapolis urban design and transportation study (1971), 17

James Madison Barker Library of Engineering remodeling, 1972, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 17, 40, 164

John Hancock Western Home Office Building designs, 1954, San Francisco, 148

John J. Madden Clinic, 1967 (John J. Madden Clinic Mental Health Center), Maywood, Illinois, 17

John Wesley Powell Federal Building, 1974 (U.S. Geological Survey National Center), Reston, Virginia, 18, 180

Joseph Regenstein Library, 1970, U. of Chicago, 186, 17, 23, 40, 163, 165, 168, 173, 194, 195, 197, 198

Junior Chamber of Commerce Architectural Competition honorable mention (1949), 15

Locations Index Excerpts

Algeria

Annaba

University of Annaba

student housing (1984), 19

Blida

University of Blida (1984-86), 19, 42, 135–136

China

Hong Kong

Peak Residential Club competition submission (1983), 40, 177

Japan

Okinawa

military air bases (1953-54), 15, 34, 49–50

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

wild animal reservation and recreation center plans (1975), 18, 42

United States

Junior Chamber of Commerce Architectural Competition honorable mention (1949), 15

Alaska (Anchorage)

Elmendorf Air Force Base Hospital (1952), 15, 35

California (Del Monte)

Del Monte Shopping Center (1950), 15, 49, 139

California (San Francisco)

Crown-Zellerbach Headquarters Building plans (1954), 15, 16, 35, 142, 148, 182, 184

John Hancock Western Home Office Building designs (1954), 148

Colorado (Colorado Springs)

U.S. Air Force Academy (1954-63), 10, 15–16, 19, 35–38, 47, 47–70, 53, 56, 59, 70, 72n60, 121, 123–126, 131, 135–136, 138, 140–143, 145–150, 152, 156, 158–159, 161, 166–169, 172, 179, 182, 186–189, 192–194, 197

Cadet Chapel (1954-1963), 10, 16, 19, 36–38, 45n9, 47–48, 55, 57–69, 65, 66, 71n45, 71n52, 72n55, 72n60, 72n84, 76, 94, 102, 111–113, 115-117, 123, 125–126, 131, 135–136, 142–147, 149–152, 158, 166–167, 172–175, 179, 183, 188–192, 194, 198–200

Florida (Poinciana)

New Town master plan (1973), 17

Illinois (Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room installation (1976), 19, 41

East Wing, 1976 (Columbus Drive Building), 18, 41, 169–171, 173, 177, 181–182, 184–185, 193–194

Illinois Institute of Technology

Grover M. Hermann Hall (1962), 16, 40, 197

Paul V. Galvin Library (1962), 16, 39, 178, 197

Inland Steel Building designer, (1954), 10, 35, 45, 70n16, 89, 144–147, 150, 154, 161, 171, 173, 175–176, 182, 184, 190, 193, 195, 197

Lake Meadows Shopping Center (1949), 15, 33, 155, 199

Netsch home and studio (1974), 2, 17, 24, 39, 114, 117–118, 120, 160, 163, 168–171, 178, 186–187, 190–191, 194–195

South Pond Refectory restoration (Café Brauer), Lincoln Park (c. 1986-89), 44

University of Chicago

Joseph Regenstein Library (1970), 17, 23, 40, 163, 165, 168, 173, 186, 194–195, 195, 197, 197–198, 198

Stevenson Building/Oriental Institute project designs, 40

University of Illinois Circle Campus, 1961-65, 1970 (University of Illinois at Chicago), 16–17, 20, 39, 40–41, 69, 104–106, 112–113, 127, 133–135, 149–150, 152, 154–159, 161–162, 167, 171, 173, 175, 178–179, 183, 185–190, 193–194, 196, 198

Art and Architecture Building (1961-65), 16, 77, 117, 135, 154, 157, 159, 162, 164, 175, 179

Behavioral Sciences Building (1961-65), 17, 79, 114–115, 159, 162, 174–175, 183

Science and Engineering South Building (1970), 16–17, 154, 159, 162, 175, 185

Illinois (Evanston)

Northwestern University

Francis Searle Building (1972), 17, 40, 169, 194

Lakefill Expansion Project (1962), 9, 12, 16, 40, 150, 153, 157

Lindheimer Astronomical Research Center (1966), 16, 40, 157–158, 159, 162, 168, 173, 185, 199

Mary and Lee Block Gallery designs (c. 1980), 144

Northwestern University Library (1964-70), 9–12, 16–17, 20, 40, 44, 76–77, 79–95, 80, 80, 80–83, 84, 85, 87–95, 90, 91, 93, 128, 133, 152–163, 155, 170, 173–174, 177–178, 183–184, 192, 194–195, 197

O. T. Hogan Biological Sciences Building (1971), 17, 40, 159

Rebecca Crown Center (1968), 17, 40, 199

Regenstein Hall of Music (1977), 18, 40

Seeley G. Mudd Library for Science and Engineering (1977), 18, 40, 171, 183, 192