Frank Furness

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architect
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:American_Institute_of_Architects
University_of_Pennsylvania_faculty
gptkbp:associatedWith Philadelphia_architecture
gptkbp:awards AIA Gold Medal
gptkbp:born November 12, 1839
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Laurel_Hill_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Henry_Furness
gptkb:Frank_Furness_Jr.
gptkb:William_Furness
gptkbp:died June 27, 1912
gptkbp:education gptkb:École_des_Beaux-Arts
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frank Furness
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Robert_Venturi
gptkb:Louis_Kahn
gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright
gptkb:Richard_Meier
modern architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Richard_Morris_Hunt
John Ruskin
gptkbp:knownFor innovative use of materials
designing commercial buildings
designing railway stations
designing educational institutions
eclectic architectural style
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Harvey_K._Smith
gptkb:Paul_Cret
gptkb:John_M._Carrere
gptkb:William_H._H._McCarter
Albert_Kelsey
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:The_Library_Company_of_Philadelphia
gptkb:The_Union_League_of_Philadelphia
gptkb:Philadelphia's_Pennsylvania_Academy_of_the_Fine_Arts
The Centennial Exposition
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:George_W._Hewitt
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Design_of_the_Library_Company_of_Philadelphia
gptkb:Design_of_the_Pennsylvania_Academy_of_the_Fine_Arts
Exhibition at the 1876 Centennial Exposition
Design_of_the_Pennsylvania_Railroad_Station.
Design_of_the_Philadelphia's_Commercial_Exchange
Design_of_the_Union_League_of_Philadelphia
gptkbp:style gptkb:Romanesque_Revival
Gothic Revival