Kemper Goodwin
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Kemper Goodwin was a noted architect from Tempe, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...

. He specialized in educational buildings. Some of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 in Arizona.

Life

Goodwin was born on April 28, 1906, in Tempe. He attended the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

, where he received training in architecture. He married Mary (Mickey) and had three children; two sisters, MaryEllen and Kathleen, plus Michael
Michael Goodwin
Michael Kemper Goodwin was an important architect in the Phoenix, Arizona area. He also served two terms in the Arizona House of Representatives in the 1970s.-Early life:Michael Andrew Goodwin was born in San Antonio....

, his son who would later go on to work with Kemper in designing important buildings. (Michael joined Kemper's firm in 1967.) He retired in 1975 and died on December 24, 1997.

Collaborations with Michael

  • Tempe Municipal Building, 1970: this upside-down pyramid was designed to shade and cool itself
  • Marcos de Niza High School
    Marcos de Niza High School
    Marcos de Niza High School is a high school located in Tempe, Arizona. It was founded in 1971 and it has an enrollment of approximately 1,900 students. The school's mascot is the Padre...

    , 1971
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