Walter W. Netsch

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architect
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Skidmore,_Owings_&_Merrill
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Modernism
Brutalism
gptkbp:awards AIA Gold Medal
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:born 1920-10-04
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:died 2018-05-15
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana-Champaign
gptkbp:field architecture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Walter W. Netsch
gptkbp:inception 1949
gptkbp:influenced modern architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Louis_Kahn
gptkbp:knownFor landscape architecture
designing educational buildings
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Chicago
gptkb:Air_Force_Academy
gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Army
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Vietnam_War_protests
Public housing projects
Cultural institutions design
Post-war architecture movement
Civic engagement in architecture
Sculpture and landscape design projects
World_War_II_service
Civil_Rights_Movement_involvement
National_Park_Service_projects
University_of_Illinois_architecture_program_development
Chicago_Seven_trial_involvement
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Martha_Netsch