Background
White was born in 1926 to surgeon William Crawford White and social worker Caroline (Taylor) White. He grew up on the Upper East Side and went to the Allen-Stevenson School and Exeter.
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This is a guide to the architectural elements of all periods of history, from the more obvious buildings of the city centre to the monuments, nooks and crannies of the outer arrondissements. More than 2000 buildings, monuments, bridges and parks are included, with 58 walking tours listed.
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White was born in 1926 to surgeon William Crawford White and social worker Caroline (Taylor) White. He grew up on the Upper East Side and went to the Allen-Stevenson School and Exeter.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949. Student, School Fine Arts, Fontainbleau, 1954. Master of Fine Arts, Princeton, 1955.
He designed buildings throughout the United States., but he is best known for his writing, particularly the American Institute of Architects Guide to New York City (with Elliot Willensky). White was widely considered to be one of the great figures of New York architecture. Following two years on active duty with the United States Naval Reserve during World World War II, White received a Bachelor of Surgery from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1949.
White resided in the neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights before moving to northwestern Connecticut in the early 1990s.
In 1962, upon hearing of the imminent demolition of New York City"s historic Pennsylvania Station, White and several other architects, including Willensky, founded AGBANY (Action Group for Better Architecture in New York). They picketed the station and handed out fliers in protest.
In 1967, White and Willensky proposed a guide to New York City architecture to the American Institute of Architects (American Institute of Architects). The American Institute of Architects Guide to New York City, a 464+ page guidebook featuring over 2600 buildings in its first edition The fourth edition of this guide was issued in 1999, then without further contributions from Willensky, who had died in 1990.
White was able to finalize the 5th edition of the American Institute of Architects Guide before his death, which was published in 2010.
As a professor, White taught architectural history and design, first at Cooper Union and then from 1968 at the School of Architecture and Environmental Studies at the City College of New York, where he served as the founding chairman and where he continued to teach until he retired.
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Trustee Brooklyn Institute Arts and Sciences, 1973-1982, Brooklyn Public Library., 1993-1996. Governor Brooklyn Museum, 1973-1982, advising committee, since 1982. Member New York City Art Commission, 1975-1986, secretary, 1975-1977, vice president, 1978-1980.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow American Institute of Architects. Member Society Architectural Historians, New York State Association Architects.
Married Joyce Leslie Lee, May 24, 1958 (divorced). Children: William Crawford, Thomas Taylor, Gordon Crawford, Alistair David. Married Camilla Cecilia Crowe, June 7, 1992.