Aaron Green
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Aaron Green was an American architect
and protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright
.
, died 15 June 2001) grew up in Florence, Alabama
. He studied as an architect at Cooper Union
in New York City, New York, which is where he was first introduced to the works of Frank Lloyd Wright
when he asked the renowned architect to design a house for Stanley Rosenbaum. Green was invited by Wright to join Taliesin
as an apprentice in the early 1940s, from which point the two maintained a close friendship.
Green enlisted in the Air Force
during World War II
, serving as a bombardier in the Pacific theater. After the war, he moved to Los Angeles
and worked as an interior designer with industrial designer, Raymond Loewy
. During this time, he married and began a family. In 1951, Green moved to San Francisco
and founded Aaron G. Green Associates, Inc., an architectural practice dedicated to service-oriented design. In this organization, Green acted as Wright's West Coast representative.
Green participated in forty of Wright's projects. At the time of Wright's death in 1959, the Marin County Civic Center
was uncompleted, and Green saw the project through to completion In 1968, he became a member of the College of Fellows, American Institute of Architects
. He taught as a lecturer and critic at Stanford University's
department of architecture for fifteen years. In 2001, he became the first recipient of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation's Gold Medal.
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 protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
.
History
Aaron Green (born 1917 in Corinth, MississippiCorinth, Mississippi
Corinth is a city in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,054 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Alcorn County. Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835.- History :...
, died 15 June 2001) grew up in Florence, Alabama
Florence, Alabama
Florence is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the northwestern corner of the state.According to the 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the city's population was 36,721....
. He studied as an architect at Cooper Union
Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly referred to simply as Cooper Union, is a privately funded college in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States, located at Cooper Square and Astor Place...
in New York City, New York, which is where he was first introduced to the works of Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
when he asked the renowned architect to design a house for Stanley Rosenbaum. Green was invited by Wright to join Taliesin
Taliesin
Taliesin was an early British poet of the post-Roman period whose work has possibly survived in a Middle Welsh manuscript, the Book of Taliesin...
as an apprentice in the early 1940s, from which point the two maintained a close friendship.
Green enlisted in the Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, serving as a bombardier in the Pacific theater. After the war, he moved to Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
and worked as an interior designer with industrial designer, Raymond Loewy
Raymond Loewy
Raymond Loewy was an industrial designer, and the first to be featured on the cover of Time Magazine, on October 31, 1949. Born in France, he spent most of his professional career in the United States...
. During this time, he married and began a family. In 1951, Green moved to San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
and founded Aaron G. Green Associates, Inc., an architectural practice dedicated to service-oriented design. In this organization, Green acted as Wright's West Coast representative.
Green participated in forty of Wright's projects. At the time of Wright's death in 1959, the Marin County Civic Center
Marin County Civic Center
Marin County Civic Center, the last commission by Frank Lloyd Wright, is located in San Rafael, California. Groundbreaking for the Civic Center Administration Building took place in 1960, after Wright's death and under the watch of Wright's protégé, Aaron Green, and was completed in 1962. The...
was uncompleted, and Green saw the project through to completion In 1968, he became a member of the College of Fellows, American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
. He taught as a lecturer and critic at Stanford University's
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
department of architecture for fifteen years. In 2001, he became the first recipient of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation's Gold Medal.
Projects
- 450 Water Street Medical Offices in Santa Cruz, CaliforniaSanta Cruz, CaliforniaSanta Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the US. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 59,946...
- American Hebrew AcademyAmerican Hebrew AcademyThe American Hebrew Academy is an American Jewish pluralistic college preparatory boarding school. The coeducational school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina with a 100 acre campus designed by Aaron Green, protégé of renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright .- History :The academy was...
in Greensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...
(1999). - Greenwood Ridge Wine Tasting Room in Philo, CaliforniaPhilo, CaliforniaPhilo is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California. It is located northwest of Boonville, at an elevation of 331 feet . The population was 349 at the 2010 census....
- Marin County Civic CenterMarin County Civic CenterMarin County Civic Center, the last commission by Frank Lloyd Wright, is located in San Rafael, California. Groundbreaking for the Civic Center Administration Building took place in 1960, after Wright's death and under the watch of Wright's protégé, Aaron Green, and was completed in 1962. The...
in San Rafael, CaliforniaSan Rafael, CaliforniaSan Rafael is a city and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. The city is located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area... - Shopping Center in Santa Clara, CaliforniaSanta Clara, CaliforniaSanta Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...
- Weir Law Office in San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
External links
- Aaron G. Green Associates, Inc.
- SIGNATURE STYLE: Aaron Green, Getting it Wright, Bay Area architect formed his style within the 'organic architecture' of his mentor - March 5th, 2005
- A Taliesin Legacy: The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright's Apprentices
- When Eichler met architect Aaron Green -- a 'lost' Eichler development that broke the design mold