| 词条 | Walker and Weeks |
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BackgroundHarry Weeks was born October 2, 1871, in W. Springfield, MA, the son of Charles F. and Clarissa Allen Weeks. He attended MIT where he studied architecture in the Beaux-Arts tradition, graduating in 1893. He then worked for several prominent Massachusetts architectural firms before owning his own firm in Pittsfield, MA, for 3 years, where he would meet his future business partner. At the suggestion of John M. Carrere, a member of the Cleveland Group Plan Commission, Weeks moved to Cleveland in 1905, where he went to work for the prominent Cleveland architect J. Milton Dyer (1870-1957).[3] Frank Walker was born September 29, 1877, in Pittsfield, MA, the son of Frank and Helen Theresa (Ranous) Walker. He also studied architecture in the beaux-arts tradition at MIT, from which he was graduated in 1900. He subsequently moved to France to study at the Atelier of Monsieur Redon in Paris, and then lived a year in Italy. He returned to practice architecture in Boston, New York, and Pittsburgh before moving to Cleveland in 1905 to work for the firm of J. Milton Dyer.[4] After working together in Dyer's office, Walker and Weeks opened their own practice in 1911; the office continued to produce work even after Weeks's death, until the early 1950s. As was often the case with architecture firms, Walker was the designer while Weeks was primarily the businessman. [5] WorksThe firm is most noted for its bank buildings;[5] several dozen were designed in the teens alone. Their best-known bank was the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, built in 1923. However, they also designed a wide variety of commercial, public, ecclesiastic and residential buildings, as well as a number of bridges, during the course of the firm's life. Walker and Weeks were responsible for the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza in Indianapolis, which features a cenotaph based on the Mausoleum of Maussollos. Walker and Weeks frequently employed sculptor Henry Hering to create sculpture for their projects. Like many architects the firm produced work in a variety of styles, from Neoclassical, Italian Renaissance and finally, the 1930s, ending in Moderne and/or Art Deco. Notable buildingsThe buildings designed by the firm include:[6]
References{{commons category|Walker & Weeks}}1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/w/walker-frank-ray|title=WALKER, FRANK RAY {{!}} Encyclopedia of Cleveland History {{!}} Case Western Reserve University|website=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History {{!}} Case Western Reserve University|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-15}} {{refbegin}}2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/w/weeks-harry-ellis|title=WEEKS, HARRY ELLIS {{!}} Encyclopedia of Cleveland History {{!}} Case Western Reserve University|website=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History {{!}} Case Western Reserve University|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-15}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/w/weeks-harry-ellis|title=WEEKS, HARRY ELLIS {{!}} Encyclopedia of Cleveland History {{!}} Case Western Reserve University|website=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History {{!}} Case Western Reserve University|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-15}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/w/walker-frank-ray|title=WALKER, FRANK RAY {{!}} Encyclopedia of Cleveland History {{!}} Case Western Reserve University|website=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History {{!}} Case Western Reserve University|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-15}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=WAW|title=Walker and Weeks|date=1998-03-27|work=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History|publisher=Case Western Reserve University|accessdate=2010-05-17}} 6. ^{{cite web |title=Cleveland Architects Database |url=http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/arch/archDetail.php?afil=&archID=260&pageNum_rsArchitects=7&totalRows_rsArchitects=335 |publisher=Cleveland Landmarks Commission |accessdate=2010-05-17}}
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