Harwell Hamilton Harris
*2. 7. 1903 – Redlands, USA
†18. 11. 1990 – Raleigh, USA
Biography
Harwell Hamilton Harris was an American modernist architect who primarily worked in Southern California and incorporated both European and American architectural influences in his designs. After studying at Pomona College and Otis College, he began working in 1928 with architect Richard Neutra, where he met Gregory Ain, with whom he collaborated even after leaving Neutra's office in 1932. In the 1930s and 1940s, he mainly worked in Southern California, designing residential buildings. In addition to Richard Neutra, he was also inspired by the ideas of Frank Lloyd Wright. He designed interior spaces that often derived from a cross-shaped floor plan. His work is characterized by careful material use and clean, flowing spaces. From 1952 to 1955, he served as the dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Texas. The group of modernist architects he attracted to the faculty from 1951 to 1958 became known as the Texas Rangers (Colin Rowe, John Hejduk, Robert Slutzky, Werner Seligmann, Lee Hirsche, Bernhard Hoesli, Lee Hodgden, Irwin Rubin, Jerry Wells, John Shaw). In 1955, he left the university and established a private practice in Dallas, which he ran until 1962, when he moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, where he restored his practice and began teaching at North Carolina State University. He retired in 1973 but continued to engage in architectural practice in his home studio in Raleigh until his death.
Harwell Hamilton Harris was an American modernist architect who primarily worked in Southern California and incorporated both European and American architectural influences in his designs. After studying at Pomona College and Otis College, he began working in 1928 with architect Richard Neutra, where he met Gregory Ain, with whom he collaborated even after leaving Neutra's office in 1932. In the 1930s and 1940s, he mainly worked in Southern California, designing residential buildings. In addition to Richard Neutra, he was also inspired by the ideas of Frank Lloyd Wright. He designed interior spaces that often derived from a cross-shaped floor plan. His work is characterized by careful material use and clean, flowing spaces. From 1952 to 1955, he served as the dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Texas. The group of modernist architects he attracted to the faculty from 1951 to 1958 became known as the Texas Rangers (Colin Rowe, John Hejduk, Robert Slutzky, Werner Seligmann, Lee Hirsche, Bernhard Hoesli, Lee Hodgden, Irwin Rubin, Jerry Wells, John Shaw). In 1955, he left the university and established a private practice in Dallas, which he ran until 1962, when he moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, where he restored his practice and began teaching at North Carolina State University. He retired in 1973 but continued to engage in architectural practice in his home studio in Raleigh until his death.
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