词条 | Barry Berkus |
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| name = Barry Berkus | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = November 25, 1935 | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = November 30, 2012 | death_place = Santa Barbara, California, U.S. | restingplace = | nationality = | ethnicity = | residence = | education = John Muir High School University of California, Santa Barbara USC School of Architecture | occupation = Architect | employer = | known for = | salary = | networth = | spouse = Gail Hanks Jo Cahow | children = 2 sons, 1 daughter | relatives = }} Barry Berkus (November 25, 1935 – November 30, 2012) was an American architect, author and art collector. He designed more than 600,000 houses. He also helped write building codes and develop new towns in Japan. Early lifeBerkus was born on November 25, 1935 in Los Angeles, California.[1][2] He was educated at the John Muir High School in Pasadena. He went to college at the University of California, Santa Barbara and graduated from the School of Architecture at the University of Southern California.[1][2] CareerBerkus established an architectural firm in Santa Barbara in the 1970s.[2] He eventually "employed more than 200 architects", with offices in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Washington, Atlanta, Miami, Tokyo, and Kuala Lumpur.[3] Berkus was primarily an "architect of mass market housing."[1] His work included "resort and master-planned communities, urban infill, commercial and institutional projects, and custom homes."[2] Over the course of his career, he designed over 600,000 houses.[2] Outside the United States, Berkus was involved in the urban planning of residential areas in Malaysia and housing structures in Disneyland Paris.[2] He also redeveloped the waterfront in Vancouver, Canada.[2] In Japan, he helped write new building codes and develop new towns.[2] Berkus authored several books about architecture.[2] Berkus was also an art collector. He collected art by David Hockney, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol.[2] Personal life and deathBerkus was married twice. He was married to Gail Hanks, from 1957 to 2000 and to Jo Cahow from 2005 until his death. He had two sons, Jeffrey and Steven, and a daughter, Carey.[1] Berkus died on November 30, 2012 in Santa Barbara, California, at age 77.[1] Selected works
References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news |last1=Woo |first1=Elaine |title=Barry Berkus dies at 77; architect of mass-market housing |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/09/local/la-me-barry-berkus-20121209 |accessdate=October 21, 2018 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=December 9, 2012}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Barkus, Barry}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite news |last1=Moser |first1=Pat |title=Barry Alan Berkus: 1935-2012: Architect, Adventurer |url=https://www.independent.com/news/2012/dec/02/barry-alan-berkus-1935-2012/ |accessdate=October 21, 2018 |work=Santa Barbara Independent |date=December 2, 2012}} 3. ^{{cite news |last1=Conroy |first1=S. Claire |title=Barry Berkus Remembered |work=Architect Magazine |url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/practice/barry-berkus-remembered_o |accessdate=October 21, 2018 |date=December 4, 2012}} 9 : 1935 births|2012 deaths|John Muir High School alumni|Architects from Los Angeles|People from Santa Barbara, California|University of California, Santa Barbara alumni|USC School of Architecture alumni|American architecture writers|American art collectors |
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