Background
Lacy, Bill was born on April 16, 1933 in Madill, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Leon and Eunice Lacy.
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100 Contemporary Architects
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Bill Lacy
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Bill Lacy, American College president, architect. Loeb fellow Harvard University, 1973. Board of directors International Design Conference Aspen, 1973-1992; board directors Tiffany Foundation, American Architectural Foundation; consultant Rothschild Foundation, Jean Paul Getty Trust; executive director Pritzker Architecture Pirze. With United States Army, 1955-1957. Fellow American Institute of Architects; member University Club.
Education
Bachelor of Architecture, Oklahoma State University, 1955. Master of Architecture, Oklahoma State University, 1958. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1985.
Career
Design architect, Caudill, Rowlett, Scott, Houston, 1958-1961; professor, associate department chairman architecture, Rice U., Houston, 1961-1965; professor, dean school architecture, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1965-1970; vice president, Omniplan, Dallas, 1970-1971; director architecture and environmental arts, National Endowment Arts, Washington, 1971-1977; director federal design program, National Endowment Arts, Washington, 1972-1977; president, American Academy in Rome, New York City, 1977-1980; president, The Cooper Union, New York City, 1980-1988; president, State University of New York, Purchase College, since 1993. Architectural consultant Foreign buildings Operations, Department State.
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Board of directors International Design Conference Aspen, 1973-1992. Board directors Tiffany Foundation, American Architectural Foundation. Consultant Rothschild Foundation, Jean Paul Getty Trust.
Executive director Pritzker Architecture Pirze. With United States Army, 1955-1957. Fellow American Institute of Architects.
Member University Club.
Connections
Married Susan Cavert Butler, December 27, 1992. Children: Jan, Kate, Shawn, Ross, Jessica.
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United States
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1955
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1958
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1985
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Pritzker Architecture Prize
The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually 'to honor a living architect or architects whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture'.The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually 'to honor a living architect or architects whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture'.