Background
Benkert, Kyle Grant was born on June 17, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ernst August and Helen (Limerick) Benkert.
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Benkert, Kyle Grant was born on June 17, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ernst August and Helen (Limerick) Benkert.
Student, Amherst College, 1949—1951. AB cum laude, Harvard University, 1953. Postgraduate, Princeton University, 1958—1959.
Bachelor of Architecture with honors, University Pennsylvania, 1960. Master in City Planning, University Pennsylvania, 1960. Master of Architecture, University Pennsylvania, 1961.
Office manager Ernst A. Benkert, Architect, Winnetka, Illinois, 1955—1957. Job captain Morton Salt Building firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, Chicago, 1957—1958. Head central area section general plan Chicago Department Planning, 1961—1966.
Principal Kyle G. Benkert & Associates, Architects & Planners Chicago, since 1966, Columbus, North Carolina, 1973—1981. Visiting critic lecturer University Illinois, 1962—1966, Hunter College, 1965. Board directors Chicago Commons Association, 1968—1972.
With United States Coast Guard, 1953-1955.
Member of American Institute of Architects, National Council Architectural Registration Boards, Arts Club(Chicago).
Married Adrienne Lee Hurley, April 19, 1958. Children: Adrienne Joan, John Christopher, Mark Grant, Helen Keith, Paul David.