Background
Durham, Robert Lewis was born on April 28, 1912 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of William Worth and Abbie May (McNett) Durham.
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Robert Lewis Durham, American architect, consultant. Recipient honor award for various churches Church Architectural Guild American, 1952, 55, 57, 59, 60, 64; honor awards Washington chapter American Institute of Architects, 52, 59, 54, 56; award for Southwest Branch Library Seattle; award for Southwest Branch Library American Institute of Architects-American Library Association, 1964.
Education
Student, College Puget Sound, 1931. Bachelor of Architecture cum laude, University Washington, 1936.
Career
Draftsman, B. Dudley Stuart (Architect), Seattle, 1936-1938;
cost engineer, Federal Housing Administration, 1938-1941;
partner, Stuart & Durham (Architects), Seattle, 1941-1951;
partner, Robert L. Durham & Associates, Seattle, 1951-1954;
partner, Durham, Anderson & Freed (Architects), Seattle, 1954-1974;
president, Durham, Anderson & Freed (Architects), 1974-1977;
consultant, High-Dose-Rate Inc. (Architects), 1977-1984. Member Building Code Advisory Commission City Seattle, Seattle Planning Commission, 1969-1975.
Member Seattle Municipal Art Commission, 1955-1965, chairman, 1957-1959. Chairman cultural arts committee Century 21 Exposition, Seattle, 1958-1962. Speaker art, architecture.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Institute of Architects (past president Washington, national president 1967-1968, bursar College Fellows 1976-1978, vice chancellor College Fellows 1978-1979, chancellor 1979-1980, Kemper award 1981). Honorary fellow Royal Architectural Institute Canada, Mexican Society Architects, Peruvian Society Architects. Member Church Architectural Guild American (vice president 1963-1965, dir), Tau Sigma Delta.
Clubs: Seattle Engineers.
Connections
Married Dorothy Evelyn Wyatt, May 14, 1935 (deceased November 1935). Married Marjorie Ruth Moser, September 19, 1936. Children: David Robert, Gail Maureen Durham Philippson, Catherine Louise Durham Gunstone, Jennifer Ann Durham Jerde.
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July 25, 1998 (aged 86)
Education
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1931
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1936
Awards
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Recipient honor award for various churches Church Architectural Guild American, 1952, 55, 57, 59, 60, 64. Honor awards Washington chapter American Institute of Architects, 52, 59, 54, 56. Award for Southwest Branch Library Seattle. Award for Southwest Branch Library American Institute of Architects-American Library Association, 1964.Recipient honor award for various churches Church Architectural Guild American, 1952, 55, 57, 59, 60, 64. Honor awards Washington chapter American Institute of Architects, 52, 59, 54, 56. Award for Southwest Branch Library Seattle.
Award for Southwest Branch Library American Institute of Architects-American Library Association, 1964.