Background
Kurtich, John William was born on October 18, 1935 in Salinas, California, United States. Son of John Joseph and Elizabeth (Lyons) K. Bachelor in Theatre and Cinematography, University of California at Los Angeles, 1957.
Kurtich, John William was born on October 18, 1935 in Salinas, California, United States. Son of John Joseph and Elizabeth (Lyons) K. Bachelor in Theatre and Cinematography, University of California at Los Angeles, 1957.
Bachelor in Theatre and Cinematography, University of California at Los Angeles, 1957. Bachelor of Architecture, University California, Berkeley, 1966. Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Design, Columbia University, 1968.
Film-maker SMP Architects, San Francisco, 1960-1961. Film-maker, architectural draftsman McCue & Associates, 1962-1966. Freelance film-maker, designer Friedberg, New York, 1968.
Instructor School of Art Institute, Chicago, 1968-1970, assistant professor, 1970-1974, associate professor, 1974-1982, professor, 1982—2004, chairman department design and communication, 1981-1985, area head interior architect, 1987-1994, chairman undergraduate division. Staff architect American Excavations, Samothrace, Greece, 1970-2004. Architectural consultant Federal Reserve Bank Chicago, 1978.
William Bronson Mitchell and Grayce Slovet Mitchell endowed chair in Interior Architecture, 1995-2004.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1957-1960. Fellow Royal Society Arts (London). Member American Institute of Architects (corporation.
Member), Society Architectural Historians, National Committee for Interiors, Chicago Architectural.
Club. Multi-media productions include: Hellas, Columbia University, New York City, 1968, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1971, 79.