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Gwathmey-Siegel
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Firms Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, New York, New York, USA
Notes Charles Gwathmey & Robert Siegel
At Great Buildings http://www.GreatBuildings.com/architects/Gwathmey-Siegel.html

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(Gwathmey b. Charlotte, North Carolina 1938)

Charles Gwathmey was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1938. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania School of Architecture under James Stirling. Since 1968 he has acted as a partner in Gwathmey and Siegel, with Robert Siegel.

Gwathmey grafts American vernacular with the International Style to create forms that mimic American activity and vitality. He combines the craft of nineteenth century brickwork and American wood construction with the Modern movement's passion for industrial buildings to create sleek, unarticulated surfaces.

Within his buildings, Gwathmey creates a spatial variety that sets him apart from his contemporaries. By slicing through forms and emphasizing verticality, Gwathmey invests his buildings with an exaggerated superscale and sense of infinite space. Despite the volumetric variety, he invests his buildings with a functional appropriateness that recognizes activity patterns, as well as orientation for access and view.

  • Detailed firm history at FundingUniverse.com, extracted from International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 26. St. James Press, 1999.

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  • Recipient, AIA Architecture Firm Award 1982.


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  • Abercrombie, Stanley, Gwathmey Siegel, New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1981. ISBN 0823072576. NA737.G95 A83
  • Five houses, Gwathmey Siegel Architects : December 15, 1977 to January 15, 1978. New York, N.Y. : Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, <1980?>
  • Collins, Brad, and Kasprowicz, Diane, eds., Gwathmey Siegel: Buildings and Projects, 1982-1992, New York: Rizzoli, 1993. ISBN 0847816753.
  • Goldberger, Paul. Gwathmey Siegel Houses. New York: Monacelli Press, 2000. ISBN 1580930158.
  • Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects. Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects :

selected and current works. Mulgrave, Vic. : Images Publishing, 1998.Reference NA737.G95 A4 1998.

  • Goldberger, Paul, "A Design for Orderly Living," New York Times Magazine, December 11, 1977, pp. 146-48, 163-67, 170.
  • "In Times Square, Dignity by Day, Glitter by Night," by Paul Golderberger, New York Times, February 10, 1991, Sec. 2, pp. 32, 34.
  • Goodman, Wendy, "[Gwathmey on the Rise," Harper's Bazaar, July 1995, pp. 118-23, 136, 138.
  • Purdum, Todd S., "The Clintons Shop Architects," New York Times, August 13, 1998, pp. F1, F10.
  • Russell, Beverly, "Gwathmey Siegel at 25," Interiors, September 1993, pp. 55-83.
  • Taylor, John, "Born Again: The New Guggenheim," New York, June 1, 1992, pp. 30-33, 36-39.
  • Collins, Brad & Gwathmey, Charles. Gwathmey Siegel: Buildings and Projects 1965-2000. Universe. 2000. ISBN 0789304015
  • “Malibu modernism: complex rhythms animate a sleek oceanfront house.” Paul Goldberger. Architectural digest 2000 Nov., v.57, n.11, p.[256]-[263],324.
  • “Library as urban placemaker: a metal box full of ideas for Salt Lake City's new library.” Brian Taggart. Competitions 2000 Summer, p.[40]-53. , ISSN 1058-6539.
  • “Gwathmey Siegel at the CUNY Graduate Center.” / Jayne Markel. Oculus 2000 May-June, v.62, n.9, p.15.
  • High intensity: complex rhythms scaled for a Manhattan pied-à-terre. Paul Goldberger.
  • Architectural digest 1999 Nov., v.56, n.11, p.202-[209],296.
  • An interview with Charles Gwathmey. Cynthia Davidson. Any 1995, n.11, p.50-53.
  • Gwathmey Siegel: Belvedere Residence, Belvedere, California, U.S.A.. GA houses 1999 Feb., n.59, p.[71]-73.
  • James S. McDonnell Hall, Princeton University. Kira L Gould. Architectural record 1998 Oct., v.186, n.10, p.150-153. GA houses 1998 Mar., n.55, p.53-55.
  • “The new Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) in the former B. Altman department store in New York city.” Architectural record 1996 Sept., v.184, n.9, p.84-[91].
  • “Gwathmey Siegel: San Onofore residence, California, U.S.A.” Ga Houses 1996 Mar., n.48, p.48-51.
  • “Gwathmey Siegel: Zumikon Residence, Zumikon, Switzerland 1990-1993.”
  • A + U: architecture and urbanism 1996 jan., n.1(304), p.102-[115].
  • "Gwathmey Siegel: Theater Arts and Fine Arts Building, State University of New York at Buffalo,
  • Amherst, NY 1985 - 1992." A + U: architecture and urbanism 1995 Nov., n.11(302), p.46-[59].
  • "Falling water." Michael J. Crosbie. Progressive architecture 1995 Mar., v.76,n.3, p.64-67.
    • Renovation at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Renovation architects: Gwathmey Siegel. Original architect: Frank Lloyd Wright.
  • "Pretty pictures and urban renewal [Bronx, N.Y. ]" Hugo Lindgren. Metropolis 1994 Dec., v.14, n.5, p.28, 34.
  • "College bowl: designing for the urban campus: a roundtable discussion sponsored by Oculus and the Architectural League, June 21, 1994." Oculus 1994 Sept., v.57, n.1, p.6-10.
  • "A stage for Sony." Jean Gorman. Interiors 1994 May, v.153.n.5, p.118-[123].
  • "Gwathmey Siegel at 25: a new York architectural fimr with a strong interiors message / Beverly Russell." Interiors 1993 Sept., v.152, n.9, p.[55]-83.
  • "Born again: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum addition, renovation and restoration, New York City, Gwathmey Siegel & Associates, Architects." Carter Wiseman. Architectural record 1992 Oct., v.180, n.10, p.[100]-113.
  • "Gwathmey Siegel: the surprisingly human-scaled offices of Ronal S. Lauder." Edie Lee Cohen. Interior design 1992 Sept., v.63, n.12, p.[182]-187.

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