Walter A. Netsch, FAIA

Walter A. Netsch, FAIA: A Critical Appreciation and Sourcebook.
Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press, 2008

[Excerpts from each of this work’s three indexes are given here. In the works and locations indexes, long strings of undifferentiated locators were allowed by the editor.]

Main Index

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.

A
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

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
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

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