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In 1911, they began plans for the new campus of Occidental College in the Eagle Rock district of Los Angeles. (Hunt would be the principal architect of all of Occidental's buildings through 1940.)
- American
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Architecture, 1893)
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Apr 9, 2019 · In order to design the campus, the college contracted a local architect named Myron Hunt. Credited with designing the Rose Bowl, the Pasadena Public Library and the Huntington Art Gallery, Hunt worked on over 400 buildings during his career and established himself as a reliable figure in the architectural world.
Myron Hunt. A major figure in the history of Southern California architecture, Myron Hunt established the master plan for the Occidental College campus and was responsible for the design of all campus buildings built between 1912 and 1940.
Nov 9, 2022 · Tags. Fall 2022 Academics Admission Academics From the Quad. Replacing Taylor Pool and hearkening back to architect Myron Hunt’s original plan, Cannon Plaza (named for trustee and lead donor Anne Wilson Cannon ’74) creates a reimagined gathering space for the Occidental community.
Apr 15, 2013 · Completed in 1938, Thorne was architect Myron Hunt's last major design for the Occidental campus. It hearkens back to the classical style of his earliest buildings, Fowler and Johnson halls, while also "paring away details to almost pure geometry," in the words of Robert Winter, Arthur G. Coons Professor of the History of Ideas Emeritus.
Myron Hunt. A major figure in the history of Southern California architecture, Myron Hunt established the master plan for the Occidental College campus and was responsible for the design of all campus buildings built between 1912 and 1940.
Jun 5, 2019 · More than half a century has passed since the construction of Rush Gymnasium (designed and built by Neptune Thomas in 1965) and the renovations to adjacent Alumni Gymnasium—a classic Myron Hunt structure that has housed the offices of the Department of Physical Education for Men since its construction in 1926.
