Architecture--Texas--20th century

Abstract Arch B. Swank Jr. (1913-1999) is one of the great innovative figures of Texas architecture, working on such projects as the semiconductor complex in Richardson (1958) for Texas Instruments and the Great Southwest Corporation's industrial park in Arlington (1958). Architectural drawings and reproductions, building specifications, financial documentation, correspondence, legal documentation, reports, photographic material, maps, minutes, creative works, printed material, and material samples...

Abstract Chester E. Nagel (1911-2004) studied architecture at The University of Texas, graduating in 1934, and later studied with Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, receiving his Master's degree in 1940 and later returning as an assistant professor. Early in his career he worked for the National Park Service; later he was involved with The Architect's Collaborative and eventually set up his own practice in 1958. The Chester E. Nagel collection includes...

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Hal Box was Dean of the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin from 1976 to 1992 and practiced architecture for 40 years, apprenticing with O'Neil Ford and serving in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineering Corps. Drawings, boards, papers, and photographic material reveal his architectural and teaching career, and his involvement in Earthwatch.

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J. Eugene Wukasch (1921-2001) earned his Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1943. He established practice as Wukasch & Associates, AIA, PE, Architect and Consultants at in Austin, Texas and was involved in local building preservation activity. Drawings, presentation boards, and papers illustrate the architectural and structural engineering career of J. Eugene Wukasch.

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During the better part of the twentieth century, John Astin Perkins was considered "the decorator of choice" in Dallas and was credited with bringing New York Style to that city. With a career spanning 70 years, his work encompassed schools, clubs, homes, office buildings, hotels, and department stores. Drawings, photographs, ledgers, correspondence, awards, ephemera, scrapbooks, and published materials document the architectural and interior designs of John Astin Perkins.

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Administrative records of the University of Texas School of Architecture document the administrative activity of the school including annual reports, organizational structure documentation, financial records, and departmental histories. Record types include memoranda, staff and faculty directories, clippings, reports, feasibility studies, and correspondence.

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The School of Architecture Office of the Dean records include documents created or received by the Office of the Dean. Records include correspondence, financial records, faculty and committee meeting records, Dean's Council and Foundation Advisory Council meeting records, and strategic planning notes and reports.