Background
Sowder, Robert Robertson was born on December 29, 1928 in Kansas City. Son of James Robert and Agnes (Robertson) Sowder.
Sowder, Robert Robertson was born on December 29, 1928 in Kansas City. Son of James Robert and Agnes (Robertson) Sowder.
Bachelor, University Washington, 1953. Bachelor of Architecture, University Virginia, 1958. Graduate diploma in Architecture, Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Fontainebleau, France, 1952.
Designer Architects Collaborative, Boston, 1958-1959, Peirce & Pierce (architects), Boston, 1959-1963. Associate Fred. Bassetti & Company (architects), Seattle, 1963-1967. Partner Naramore, Bain, Brady & Johanson (architects), 1967-1981.
President NBBJ International, 1976-1981. Architect The Right Audience, Seattle, 1981-1983. Vice president Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall, San Francisco, 1983-1993.
Principal RRS Consulting, since 1993. Architectural design critic Boston Architectural Center, 1961-1962.
Member Redmond (Washington) Design Review Board, 1996-2000. Served with Counter Intelligence Corps United States Army, 1954-1956, Thomas Jefferson Society, University Virginia. Member American Institute of Architects (emeritus), International Association Assembly Managers, Seattle Tennis Club, Seattle Rainier Club, Scarab, Sigma Chi.
Married Joan Goddard, July 26, 1954. 1 daughter, Lisa Robertson Lee.