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Hubert Bebb, Founder. A Legacy in Architectural Excellence. The roots of Community Tectonics Architects trace back to 1950 when the late Mr. Hubert Bebb made a pivotal decision to move his thriving architectural practice from Chicago to the scenic landscapes of East Tennessee.
Oct 8, 2017 · Community Tectonics, now headquartered in Knoxville and led by Don Shell and Bill Vinson, two Bebb associates from the early 1970s, has garnered numerous awards in recent years for energy-efficient school buildings.
His design for the Clingman’s Dome viewing tower in 1955 for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was one of his noteworthy projects [plans given to National Park Service]. In 1966 he founded the architectural firm Community Tectonics with James Hugh Ogle.
For Knoxville, the theme structure was to be the Sunsphere, proposed in early 1980 by William Denton and Hubert Bebb of the firm Community Tectonics. Illinois-born Bebb (1903-1984) already had some World’s Fair credentials—he had been a young designer at the Chicago World’s Fair of 1933.
Scope and Contents Hubert Bebb (1903-1984) was a native of Illinois. He received his training as an architect at Cornell University’s College of Architecture where he graduated in 1928. Working with classmate Nathaniel Owings, Bebb created designs for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.
May 11, 2022 · Community Tectonics later found out the Sunsphere's permanent, multistory, fully occupied spherical design was one of a kind. Hubert Bebb, the company's founder, had sketched an oil rig for the ...
Oct 22, 2022 · It was designed by Community Tectonics, led by architect Hubert Bebb (1903-1984). Originally from Illinois, Bebb worked as a designer at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair but made his career in and around the Smoky Mountains he loved. He's especially known for the striking modernist Observation Tower at Clingman's Dome (1959).
