Burton Lowe Rockwell

Background

Rockwell, Burton Lowe was born on June 3, 1920 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Burton Lowe and Blanch Louise (Taylor) Rockwell.

Education

Bachelor of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946; Master of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1947.

Career

Project architect, John Lyon Reid, Architect, San Francisco, 1947-1953; partner, John Lyon Reid & Partners, San Francisco, 1953-1960; partner, Reid Rockwell Banwell & Tarics, San Francisco, 1960-1962; partner, Rockwell & Banwell, San Francisco, 1962-1970; private practice, Burton Rockwell, Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, San Francisco, 1970-1988; partner, Rockwell, Chatham, Marshall, San Francisco, 1977-1988; partner, Rockwell & Rockwell, Architects, San Francisco, since 1987. Faculty member University of California Berkeley, College Environmental Design, 1962-1971. Guest professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969-1970.

Juror California Coalition for Adequate School Housing, Architectural Competition, 1991. Chairman California Council Architects and Engineers, 1965.

Achievements

• Burton Lowe Rockwell has been listed as a notable Architect by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Community Music Center, San Francisco, 1972-1974, Eastshore Pk.Project, San Francisco, 1975-1980, Friends of Recreation and Parks, San Francisco, since 1993. Member citizens' advising committee San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, since 1966. Member architectural education committee California Council Higher Education, Sacramento, 1968-1970.

Member board examiners Department Public Works, San Francisco, 1977-1978. Chair Golden Gate Pk. Master Plan Task Force, since 1997.

Served to captain United States Army, 1942-1946. Fellow American Institute of Architects (president San Francisco chapter 1965, board directors, other officers). Member American Society for Testing and Materials, California Council Architects (president 1968, board directors, other offices since 1965), Construction Specification Institute, American Society Testing and Materials, International Council Building Officials.

Interests

• Avocations: Morgan and Lancia automobiles, Scottish deerhounds.

Connections

Married Ruth Aldrich, May 19, 1949. Children: Peter Grant, Abbie.

Father:

Burton Lowe Rockwell

Mother:

Blanch Louise (Taylor) Rockwell

Spouse:

Ruth Aldrich

child:

Peter Grant Rockwell

child:

Abbie Rockwell