Garret Michael Eakin

Background

Eakin, Garret Michael was born on November 24, 1947 in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Lester and Mary Louise (Thompson) Eakin.

Education

Bachelor of Architecture, Oklahoma State University, 1971; Master of Architecture, University of Illinois, 1973.

Career

Architect, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, Chicago, 1973-1974; senior architect, Perkins & Will, Chicago, 1974-1978; partner, Banks/Eakin Architects, Chicago, since 1978. Associate professor The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, since 1982, chairman lecture series, 1982-1983.

Achievements

• Garret Michael Eakin has been listed as a notable Architect by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Interpreter Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park, Illinois, 1973-1978. Chairman urban spaces Friends of Downtown, Chicago, 1982-1983. Board dirs.Hild Arts Center Second lieutenant United States Army, 1972-1973.

Member Architectural Society of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago Architectural Club, Arts Club.

Connections

Married Lois Janet Whitman, September 15, 1979. Children: Amelia, Elliot, David.

Father:

John Lester Eakin

Mother:

Mary Louise (Thompson) Eakin

Spouse:

Lois Janet Whitman

child:

Amelia Eakin

child:

Elliot Eakin

child:

David Eakin