Gerald Lee Moorhead, American architect. Recipient Special award Houston American Institute of Architects/Houston Home & Garden, 1979, Honor award Houston American Institute of Architects, 1979, Young Architect award Houston American Institute of Architects, 1985, International prize Union Architects of Kazakstan, 1991; named Architect Laureate of Kazakstan, 1992.
Background
Moorhead, Gerald Lee was born on February 18, 1947 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of Wayne Lee and Marilou (George) M. Bachelor, Rice University, 1969, Bachelor of Architecture, 1971. Architect Middleton &Statton, El Paso, Texas, 1967, Master of Arts Floyd Associates, Houston, 1968, Congressional Research Service Design Incorporated., Houston, 1969-1970, Phillips & Peterson American Institute of Architects, Houston, 1969-1973.
Education
Architect, vice president Charles Tapley Associates, Houston, 1973-1983. Proprietor Lloyd Jones Fillpot Associations, 1986-1987, Gerald Moorhead, Architect, 1983-1998. Architect Ray Bailey Architects, Incorporated., 1998.
Photography exhibited in group shows Galveston Arts Council, Texas, 1976, Jewish CommunityCenter, Houston, 1977, Cronin Gallery, Houston, 1977.
One-man photographic exhibitions include Autry House Gallery, Houston, 1979. Contributing editor Texas Architect.
Contributing editor Architectural Record. Contributor articles on architecture to professional publications.
Exhibition curator: Houston Museum Natural Science, 1990, Museum Fine Arts, Houston, 1991, FotoFest, Houston, 1996.
Treasurer Houston Center for Photography, 1985-1987.
Career
Architect Middleton & Statton, El Paso, Texas, 1967, Master of Arts Floyd Associates, Houston, 1968, Congressional Research Service Design Inc., Houston, 1969-1970, Phillips & Peterson American Institute of Architects, Houston, 1969-1973. Architect, vice president Charles Tapley Associates, 1973-1983. Proprietor Lloyd Jones Fillpot Associates, 1986-1987, Gerald Moorhead, Architect, 1983-1998.
Senior associate Bailey Architects, since 1998.
Membership
Treasurer Houston Center for Photography, 1985-1987. Fellow American Institute of Architects (Honor award Houston chapter 1979, Young Architect award Houston chapter 1985). Member Society Architectural Historians, National Trust for History Preservation, Texas Society Architects (1st Honor award 1976, Interiors award 1986, Flowers Journalism award 1995), Rice Design Alliance.