Background
King, John Lord was born on January 22, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Hanson and Margaret (Lord) King.
King, John Lord was born on January 22, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Hanson and Margaret (Lord) King.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Yale, 1930, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architecture, 1933. English traveling fellow study in Europe, 1933-1934.
Designer, Holabird & Root, architects, Chicago, 1934-1940. Chief facilities unit of the Chicago Ordnance District, 1943-1945. Partner Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, architects, Chicago and San Francisco, 1945-1953.
Proprietor own architectural office, San Francisco, since 1953.
Principal projects include Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Haiti, 1956, Burlingame (California) Country Club, 1956, Boardwalk Shopping Center, Belvedere, California, 1956, Mills Memorial Hospital, San Mateo, California, 1962. Chairman Architectural Review Committee Marin City Redevelopment, 1960-1963, Belvedere Planning Commission, 1950-1958.
Member of advisory committee Governor California Commission Metropolitan Area Planning, 1960. Trustee Richardson Bay Foundation, Marin County, California, 1960, San Francisco Maritime Museum.
Member of advisory committee Governor California Commission Metropolitan Area Planning, 1960. Trustee Richardson Bay Foundation, Marin County, California, 1960, San Francisco Maritime Museum. (Fellow) The American Institute of Architects (board directors Northern California chapter 1958-1960.
Married Theodora Shaw, June 27, 1935. Children: Pamela Winslow (Mistress Stuart Levine), John Lord, David Shaw.