Background

Brownson, Jacques Calmon was born on August 3, 1923 in Aurora, Illinois, United States. Son of Clyde Arthur and Iva Kline (Felter) Brownson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1948. Master of Science, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1954.

Career

Instructor, assistant professor architecture Illinois Institute of Technology, 1949-1959. Professor architecture, chairman department University Michigan, 1966-1968. Chief design C.F. Murphy Associates, Chicago, 1959—1961.

Project architect, chief designer Chicago Civic Center Architects, 1961—1968. Director state building division State of Colorado, Denver, 1986—1988. Private practice, since 1988.

Former managing architect Chicago Public Building Commission. Past director planning and development Auraria Center for Higher Education, Denver. Board directors Capital Construction, Denver.

Guest lecturer architecture in the United States and Europe.

Achievements

• Jacques Calmon Brownson has been listed as a notable architect by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Doris L. Curry, 1946. Children: Joel C., Lorre J., Daniel J. (deceased Jan 2005).

Father:

Clyde Arthur Brownson

Mother:

Iva Kline (Felter) Brownson

Spouse:

Doris L. Curry

child:

Joel C. Brownson

child:

Daniel J. Brownson (deceased Jan 2005)

child:

Lorre J. Brownson