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downtown location (demolished). It had six floors before it was expanded to nine in 1957, and included windowless retail space suspended at street level above a first-floor window-wall and canopy with a streamlined interior by famed industrial designer
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worked at the firm early in their careers. There are plans to add oral interviews with both Zemanek and Werlin in which they discuss Franzheim’s influence to the digital library at the University of Houston.
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in Arlington, VA. Franzheim was the primary architect of this WW2-era housing development a few miles south of the Pentagon, which is today a high-end, private housing development.
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Franzheim became a major commercial architect in mid-century Houston after moving his offices to the city in 1937. Franzheim was one of the architects involved designing
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Fox, Stephen. AIA Houston Architectural Guide: Third Edition, Edited by Barrie Scardino Bradley. Houston: AIA Houston Chapter, 2012.
83:. He started an independent practice in New York in 1925 and specialized in the design of large commercial buildings and airports. 41: 271: 262:"Fairlington, Huge Defense Corporation Homes Project, in Virginia, Ready April 1," Washington Post, February 21, 1943. 313: 383: 91: 176: 103: 204:"FRANZHEIM, KENNETH | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)" 275: 180: 152: 145: 357: 203: 164: 66: 45: 8: 111:. In 1950 the building received an Award of Merit from the AIA. Franzheim also designed 112: 362: 235: 295: 80: 333:"Gray: Prudential building scheduled for implosion Sunday - Houston Chronicle" 372: 108: 141: 118: 130: 76: 168: 129:
One of Franzheim's most enduring legacies is the development of
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For his son, the American businessman and diplomat, see
183:. The building was demolished on January 8, 2012. 311: 370: 300:University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 243:New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission 115:and several other buildings in New York City. 79:in Chicago and Boston in the early 1920s with 198: 196: 136: 193: 102:building. His best-known building was the 305: 233: 140: 371: 234:Caratzas, Michael (January 13, 2009). 175:. It originally housed offices of the 96:Texas National Bank building (Houston) 312:Ortega, Francisca (January 8, 2012). 330: 281: 20: 13: 14: 395: 351: 379:20th-century American architects 179:, before becoming a part of the 25: 100:Bank of the Southwest (Houston) 42:Manual of Style for biographies 331:Gray, Lisa (January 6, 2012). 324: 265: 256: 227: 218: 1: 302:. Retrieved on April 4, 2010. 278:. Retrieved on April 4, 2010. 186: 92:Prudential Building (Houston) 177:Prudential Insurance Company 7: 272:Building Physical Addresses 10: 400: 163:, was a skyscraper in the 64: 276:MD Anderson Cancer Center 181:MD Anderson Cancer Center 137:Prudential / HMB building 294:October 2, 2009, at the 104:Foley’s Department Store 384:Architects from Houston 148: 153:Houston Main Building 146:Houston Main Building 144: 236:"275 Madison Avenue" 165:Texas Medical Center 67:Kenneth Franzheim II 161:Prudential Building 46:improve the article 358:Franzheim, Kenneth 149: 113:275 Madison Avenue 40:Please review the 16:American architect 363:Handbook of Texas 318:Houston Chronicle 289:Wellness Programs 73:Kenneth Franzheim 63: 62: 391: 345: 344: 342: 340: 328: 322: 321: 309: 303: 285: 279: 269: 263: 260: 254: 253: 251: 249: 240: 231: 225: 222: 216: 215: 213: 211: 206:. Tshaonline.org 200: 58: 55: 49: 36:may need cleanup 29: 28: 21: 399: 398: 394: 393: 392: 390: 389: 388: 369: 368: 354: 349: 348: 338: 336: 329: 325: 310: 306: 296:Wayback Machine 286: 282: 270: 266: 261: 257: 247: 245: 238: 232: 228: 223: 219: 209: 207: 202: 201: 194: 189: 159:) formerly the 139: 81:C. Howard Crane 70: 59: 53: 50: 39: 34:This biography 30: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 397: 387: 386: 381: 367: 366: 353: 352:External links 350: 347: 346: 323: 304: 280: 264: 255: 226: 217: 191: 190: 188: 185: 138: 135: 61: 60: 33: 31: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 396: 385: 382: 380: 377: 376: 374: 365: 364: 359: 356: 355: 334: 327: 319: 315: 308: 301: 297: 293: 290: 284: 277: 273: 268: 259: 244: 237: 230: 221: 205: 199: 197: 192: 184: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 147: 143: 134: 132: 127: 124: 123:Eugene Werlin 120: 116: 114: 110: 109:Raymond Loewy 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 84: 82: 78: 74: 68: 57: 47: 43: 37: 32: 23: 22: 19: 361: 337:. Retrieved 326: 317: 307: 283: 267: 258: 246:. Retrieved 229: 220: 208:. Retrieved 160: 156: 150: 128: 119:John Zemanek 117: 88:Humble Tower 85: 72: 71: 51: 35: 18: 335:. Chron.com 131:Fairlington 373:Categories 248:August 14, 187:References 77:architect 44:and help 292:Archived 54:May 2014 339:July 5, 210:July 5, 169:Houston 75:was an 90:, the 239:(PDF) 173:Texas 341:2016 250:2021 212:2016 151:The 121:and 98:and 298:." 274:." 157:HMB 375:: 360:- 316:. 241:. 195:^ 171:, 167:, 94:, 343:. 320:. 287:" 252:. 214:. 155:( 69:. 56:) 52:( 48:. 38:.

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Manual of Style for biographies
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Kenneth Franzheim II
architect
C. Howard Crane
Humble Tower
Prudential Building (Houston)
Texas National Bank building (Houston)
Bank of the Southwest (Houston)
Foley’s Department Store
Raymond Loewy
275 Madison Avenue
John Zemanek
Eugene Werlin
Fairlington

Houston Main Building
Houston Main Building
Texas Medical Center
Houston
Texas
Prudential Insurance Company
MD Anderson Cancer Center


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