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Architects & Designers

Tucson’s remarkable continuum of architecture has been shaped by a rich assembly of innovative architects and designers. Their iconic work collectively responding to the evolving values of the desert region; their buildings a reaction harsh arid climate, vernacular traditions, changing economics, and regional and international tastes. Their combined work create a distinct flavor and style that is uniquely and fundamentally Tucson.

William Kirby Lockard, FAIA | 1929 – 2007
William Kirby Lockard, FAIA | 1929 – 2007
William H. Cook, FAIA  |  1924 – 2009
William H. Cook, FAIA | 1924 – 2009
William F. Bray  |  1877 – c. 1960
William F. Bray | 1877 – c. 1960
William B. Winchester  |  1895-1943
William B. Winchester | 1895-1943
William and Sylvia Wilde  |  1904-1984
William and Sylvia Wilde | 1904-1984
Tom Gist | 1917-2000
Tom Gist | 1917-2000
Terrence “Terry” Cloney Atkinson  |  1915 – 1983
Terrence “Terry” Cloney Atkinson | 1915 – 1983
Taro Akutagawa | 1917 – 2002
Taro Akutagawa | 1917 – 2002
Roy Place  |  1887-1950
Roy Place | 1887-1950
Robert Swaim
Robert Swaim
Richard A. Morse | 1898-1982
Richard A. Morse | 1898-1982
Nicholas Sakellar, FAIA  |  1918–1993
Nicholas Sakellar, FAIA | 1918–1993
Merritt H. Starkweather | 1891-1972
Merritt H. Starkweather | 1891-1972
Margaret Fulton Spencer  |  1883 – 1966
Margaret Fulton Spencer | 1883 – 1966
Leionne Salter  |  1892 – 1972
Leionne Salter | 1892 – 1972
Judith Chafee  |  1932 – 1998
Judith Chafee | 1932 – 1998
Juan Wørner y Baz | 1928 – 2015
Juan Wørner y Baz | 1928 – 2015
Josias Joesler | 1895-1956
Josias Joesler | 1895-1956
John M. Harlow, Landscape Architect  |  1905 – 1974
John M. Harlow, Landscape Architect | 1905 – 1974
Henry Jaastad  |  1872-1965
Henry Jaastad | 1872-1965
Henry C. Trost  |  1860-1933
Henry C. Trost | 1860-1933
Sunset Magazine Case Study Garden, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
photo by Jude Ignacio + Gerardine Vargas
Guy Greene | 1923 – 2003
Gordon Maas Luepke  |  1913 – 1984
Gordon Maas Luepke | 1913 – 1984
Edward Nelson
Edward Nelson
David Hull Holmes |  1874 – 1967
David Hull Holmes | 1874 – 1967
Charles E. Cox  |  1922 – 1996
Charles E. Cox | 1922 – 1996
Charles Clement  |  1921 – 1981
Charles Clement | 1921 – 1981
Cecil H. Moore  |  1913- 2009
Cecil H. Moore | 1913- 2009
Cabat-Gill Archive, Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation
Blanton and Cole | 1909 – 1981
Bernard J. Friedman  |  1916 – 2012
Bernard J. Friedman | 1916 – 2012
Arthur T. Brown  |  1900 – 1993
Arthur T. Brown | 1900 – 1993
Annie Graham Rockfellow  |  1866-1954
Annie Graham Rockfellow | 1866-1954
Anne Rysdale (1920 – 2017)
Anne Rysdale (1920 – 2017)
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