Richmond Harold Shreve was a renowned Canadian architect.

His company Shreve, Lamb and Harmon

Shreve, Lamb and Harmon

Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon was the architectural firm best known for the 1931 Empire State Building, the tallest building in New York, and the world, at that time....

 led the construction of the Empire State Building

Empire State Building

The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark skyscraper and American cultural icon in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet , and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 ft high. Its name is derived...

 as well as several Cornell University

Cornell University

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 buildings. Shreve was also the lead architect for the landmark 1937 Williamsburg Houses

Williamsburg Houses

The Williamsburg Houses, originally called the Ten Eyck Houses, is a New York City Housing Authority development in the Williamsburg, Brooklyn neighborhood, New York City, New York....

 housing development in Brooklyn.

Shreve attended Cornell University, taught there from 1902 to 1906, and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He was president of the American Institute of Architects

American Institute of Architects

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from 1941 through 1943, and was profiled in the book The 100 Most Notable Cornellians.

External links

• Richmond H. Shreve, William F. Lamb and Arthur L. Harmon, photographed in 1941.