Background
Tappé, Albert Anthony was born on August 12, 1928 in Pittsburgh. Son of Albert Anthony and Martha Ann (McKee) Tappé.
Tappé, Albert Anthony was born on August 12, 1928 in Pittsburgh. Son of Albert Anthony and Martha Ann (McKee) Tappé.
Student, William and Mary College, 1948. Student, Fontainebleau Fine Art and Music School, 1951. Bachelor of Science, University Virginia, 1952.
Master in Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958. M.City Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Designer McLeod & Ferrara (Architects), Washington, 1954-1955. Planner Boston City Planning Board, 1957-1958. Architect, planner Architects Collaborative, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1958-1961.
Partner Huygens & Tappé, Inc. (architects and planners), Boston, 1962-1980. President A. Anthony Tappé & Associates, Inc., since 1980.
Instructor department city planning Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959-1960. Instructor office executive education Harvard University, since 1989. Consultant architect Massachusetts Bureau Library Extension, 1965-1976.
Chairman building commission, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1977, member board examiners, Brookline. Vice president Guild Religious Architecture. Member Back Bay Architectural Commission.
Board directors Boston Architectural Center, 1980, board overseers, 2001-2010. Visiting architect American Academy Rome, 1997.
Served with Army of the United States, 1946-1947, 52-54. Fellow American Institute of Architects (member national urban planning design committee 1975, citation, honorary mentions 1969, 1st honor award 1970, honor award New England Regional Council 1976). Member Massachusetts Association Architects (executive committee), Boston Society Architects (director, vice president 1981-1982, president 1982-1983, award 1998), American Institute Planners, American Planning Association, American Institute Consultant Planners, Ecoles D'Art Americanes Fontainebleau (trustee since 2003), Harvard Travelers Club.
Clubs: Union Boat (Boston), Eastern Point Yacht (Gloucester, Massachusetts), Harvard Club (Boston), Bass Rocks Golf Club (Gloucester, Massachusetts).
Married Jean Bates, June 27, 1963. Children: Eliza Bruce, Albert Anthony III.