John Galen Howard was an American

United States

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 architect

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...

.

He is best known for his work as the supervising architect of the Master Plan for the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...

 campus, and for founding the University of California's architecture program

UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design

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. Among his most famous buildings are the Campanile

Sather Tower

Sather Tower is a campanile on the University of California, Berkeley campus. It is more commonly known as The Campanile due to its resemblance to the Campanile di San Marco in Venice, and serves as UC Berkeley's most recognizable symbol. It was completed in 1914 and first opened to the public in...

, California Memorial Stadium

California Memorial Stadium

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, Sather Gate

Sather Gate

Sather Gate is a prominent landmark separating Sproul Plaza from the bridge over Strawberry Creek, leading to the center of the University of California, Berkeley campus. The gate was donated by Jane K. Sather, a benefactor of the university, in memory of her late husband Peder Sather, a trustee of...

, and the Hearst Greek Theatre

Hearst Greek Theatre

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, all located at UC Berkeley.

Howard also designed the centerpiece of the 1901 Pan-American Exposition

Pan-American Exposition

The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held in Buffalo, New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. The fair occupied of land on the western edge of what is present day Delaware Park, extending from Delaware Ave. to Elmwood Ave and northward to Great Arrow...

, the Electric Tower.

Howard was elected a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects

American Institute of Architects

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 in 1901.

External links

• John Galen Howard
• John Galen Howard's "City of Learning"
• Guide to the John Galen Howard Papers at The Bancroft Library