Grant Hildebrand
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Grant Hildebrand is an American architect
and architectural historian
who is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Architecture in the College of Built Environments
at the University of Washington
in Seattle.
Hildebrand earned his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Michigan
in 1957 and subsequently worked for the offices of Albert Kahn and Minoru Yamasaki
. After completing his Master of Architecture at the University of Michigan in 1964, he joined the faculty of the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington
, where he taught until the year 2000. At Washington, Hildebrand taught architectural design, architectural history, and a variety of other classes. He received the University's Distinguished Teaching Award in 1975. In 1978 he became interested in the work of the English geographer Jay Appleton
, who developed a theory about the innate appeal of certain landscapes. Hildebrand applied these ideas to architectural space, teaching a course on this topic beginning in 1988.
Hildebrand's early research and writing drew on his time with the firm of Albert Kahn, leading to Designing for Industry: The Architecture of Albert Kahn (1974). Hildebrand's interest in the work of Jay Appleton is reflected in two books, The Wright Space: Pattern and Meaning in Frank Lloyd Wright's Houses (1991) and Origins of Architectural Pleasure (1999) which received the Washington Governor's Writers' Award
. Hildebrand's recent publications have focused on architecture and design by his friends and colleagues, including books on the houses of Wendell Lovett
and Arne Bystrom, projects by Phillip Jacobson
, and architecture by George Suyama.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
and architectural historian
Architectural History
Architectural History is the main journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain .The journal is published each autumn. The architecture of the British Isles is a major theme of the journal, although it includes more general papers on the history of architecture. Member of...
who is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Architecture in the College of Built Environments
University of Washington College of Built Environments
The College of Built Environments or CBE at the University of Washington is the new name, as of January 1, 2009, of the college formerly called the College of Architecture and Urban Planning. The old name was adopted in 1957-58 when the college had only two departments, architecture and planning...
at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
in Seattle.
Hildebrand earned his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1957 and subsequently worked for the offices of Albert Kahn and Minoru Yamasaki
Minoru Yamasaki
was a Japanese-American architect, best known for his design of the twin towers of the World Trade Center, buildings 1 and 2. Yamasaki was one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century...
. After completing his Master of Architecture at the University of Michigan in 1964, he joined the faculty of the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington
University of Washington College of Built Environments
The College of Built Environments or CBE at the University of Washington is the new name, as of January 1, 2009, of the college formerly called the College of Architecture and Urban Planning. The old name was adopted in 1957-58 when the college had only two departments, architecture and planning...
, where he taught until the year 2000. At Washington, Hildebrand taught architectural design, architectural history, and a variety of other classes. He received the University's Distinguished Teaching Award in 1975. In 1978 he became interested in the work of the English geographer Jay Appleton
Jay Appleton
Jay Appleton is a British geographer who proposed 'habitat theory' and advanced the notion of 'prospect-refuge'.- Biography :Jay was born in Yorkshire in December 1919. He moved to Stibbard, near Fakenham in Norfolk, at the age of eighteen months...
, who developed a theory about the innate appeal of certain landscapes. Hildebrand applied these ideas to architectural space, teaching a course on this topic beginning in 1988.
Hildebrand's early research and writing drew on his time with the firm of Albert Kahn, leading to Designing for Industry: The Architecture of Albert Kahn (1974). Hildebrand's interest in the work of Jay Appleton is reflected in two books, The Wright Space: Pattern and Meaning in Frank Lloyd Wright's Houses (1991) and Origins of Architectural Pleasure (1999) which received the Washington Governor's Writers' Award
Washington State Book Award
The Washington State Book Awards are presented annually in recognition of notable books written by Washington authors in the previous year.This literary awards program was established in 1967 as the Governor's Writers Awards. The program was based at the Washington State Library in Olympia...
. Hildebrand's recent publications have focused on architecture and design by his friends and colleagues, including books on the houses of Wendell Lovett
Wendell Lovett
Wendell Harper Lovett is a significant Pacific Northwest architect and teacher.Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Lovett entered the University of Washington program in architecture in 1940, but his college years were interrupted by wartime service. He graduated from the University of...
and Arne Bystrom, projects by Phillip Jacobson
Phillip Jacobson
Phillip Jacobson is a prominent Seattle architect and university professor. He was born in Santa Monica, California and moved to Seattle in 1941. Following graduation from Highline High School in 1946 he served in the U.S. Army 24th Infantry Division in the occupation of Japan. He received his...
, and architecture by George Suyama.
Books
- Hildebrand, Grant, Designing for Industry: The Architecture of Albert Kahn, MIT Press, Cambridge MA, 1974
- Hildebrand, Grant, The Wright Space: Pattern and Meaning in Frank Lloyd Wright's Houses, University of Washington Press, Seattle and London, 1991
- Hildebrand, Grant, Origins of Architectural Pleasure, University of California Press, Berkeley and London,1999
- Hildebrand, Grant, and T. William Booth, A Thriving Modernism; The Houses of Wendell Lovett and Arne Bystrom, University of Washington Press, Seattle and London, 2004
- Hildebrand, Grant, with Ann and Leonard K. Eaton, Frank Lloyd Wright's Palmer House, University of Washington Press, Seattle and London, 2007
- Hildebrand, Grant, Elegant Explorations: The Designs of Phillip Jacobson, University of Washington Press, Seattle and London, 2007
- Hildebrand, Grant, Suyama: A Complex Serenity, Marquand Books with University of Washington Press, Seattle and London, 2011