Gordon Drake
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| Gordon Drake | |
| Born | 1917; Texas, USA |
| Died | 1952; Calfornia, USA |
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[edit] Projects
- Drake House, Los Angeles, 1946
- David Presley House, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, 1946
- Spillman House, Los Angeles, 1947
- Beverly Glen House
- Mesa House, northern California
- Edward Kennedy House, northern California
- Unit House, East Bay near Oakland, 1951
- Robert S. Berns House, Malibu, 1951
[edit] Discussion
"Gordon Drake suffered the mixed blessing of achieving early fame by winning, in 1946, Progressive Architecture's First Annual Award with his very first house and then winning, with his next two buildings, second place in the House and Gardens 1947 Awards in Architecture and a Mention in Progressive Architecture's Second Annual Award. His architecture was strongly influenced by Harwell Hamilton Harris who had taught him at the University of Southern California and for whom he had worked before and after the war. It was some indication of Drake's demanding character that Harris later wrote, `When satisfied there was nothing further to be discovered by continuing a design, he dropped it. Knowing this about him,' he added, `it is surprising that I let him come to work for me'.(1) In July 1949, frustrated in his own attempts at architecture, Drake had written to Harris: `It has taken me almost three years to write this letter and perhaps my present low estate was necessary for me to tell you that should I ever arrive at anything of merit in architecture it will be because I was able to work for a time under your guidance.'(2)" — Neil Jackson, The Architectural Review
[edit] References
- Californian promise - review of architect Gordon Drake's designs, by Neil Jackson, The Architectural Review, March, 1996.
- California Houses of Gordon Drake, an updated reprint of the 1965 book.
- Douglas Baylis & Joan Parry. "California Houses of Gordon Drake". Reinhold Publishing Corp., 1956. LC: NA737.D7 B3. ISBN B001L4BMUG.
- Glenn Murcutt Gold Medal, by ArchitectureWeek, ArchitectureWeek No. 411, 2009.0114, Drake mentioned as an influence on Murcutt, p2.
[edit] External Links
- The Brief but Notable Career of Gordon Drake, Larry Weinberg, Interior Design blog, October 22, 2009.
