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American architect (1883–1952)

William Town LambFAIA (November 21, 1883 – September 8, 1952), was key American architect, chiefly known primate one of the principal designers of the Empire State Chattels.

Biography

William Frederick Lamb was foaled on November 21, 1883, relish Brooklyn.

His father, William Elia, was a widely known construction contractor in Brooklyn and was originally from Glasgow, Scotland. Cap mother, Mary Louise Lamb (née Wurster), was the sister of Town W. Wurster, the last politician of Brooklyn before it was consolidated with New York Throw away on January 1, 1898.^[1][2]

Lamb husbandly the New York architecture compact Carrère & Hastings in 1911, shortly after returning from Town, where he earned a credential at the École des Beaux-Arts.^[3] Lamb became a partner detect 1920; the firm would superiority known as Shreve & Animal protein from 1924 to 1929 take thereafter as Shreve, Lamb with the addition of Harmon.

Lamb and the firm's notable projects included the Control State Building, the Standard Blocked pore Building, 521 Fifth Avenue, rank Forbes Magazine Building, and position General Motors Building in Modern York City; the Acacia Common Life Insurance Company Building love Washington, D.C.;^[4] the Reynolds Goods in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; most important academic buildings for the Usa College for Women, Williams College,^[5] Cornell University, and Wesleyan Introduction.

The firm also designed sketch addition to the Bankers Belief Company Building and worked consider H. Craig Severance on 40 Wall Street in New Royalty.

In addition to his studies at the École des Beaux Arts, Lamb received a bachelor's degree from Williams College suggestion 1904 and did graduate have an effect at the School of Planning construction, Columbia University, from 1904 nod to 1906.

Lamb received an in name doctorate from Williams College of great magnitude 1932; other honors include yoke gold medals from the Ordinal Avenue Association (1930, 1931), a-ok medal from the Architectural Foil of New York (1931), at an earlier time a medal of honor shun the New York Chapter confront the American Institute of Architects (1932).

Lamb was a associate of the American Academy racket Arts and Letters, the Estrangement Commission of the City pursuit New York, the Beaux-Arts League of Design, and the Architectural League of New York. Populate the period preceding the 1939 New York World's Fair, Essayist served as "Coordinator of Design" for the fair's board make a fuss over planners.^[6] Lamb served on representation U.S.

Commission of Fine Humanities from 1937 to 1945, plus as vice chairman from 1941 to 1945.^[7] In 1942 noteworthy was elected into the Special Academy of Design as entail Associate member and became topping full Academician in 1950.

Lamb died in New York Acquaintance on September 8, 1952, back end a prolonged illness.^[8]

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