Earl Flansburgh
Earl R. Flansburgh (April 28, 1931 – February 3, 2009) was an architect known for his extensive work in the Boston area.
Flansburgh graduated from the Cornell Architecture School in 1953, where he was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society. While at Cornell, Fransburgh was manager of the freshmen's men orientation camp.[1]
In 1963, he formed his own architecture firm in Boston, Massachusetts, Earl R. Flansburgh & Associates (ERF+A). His more than 40 years of practice encompassed projects ranging from a high-tech teaching facility for software engineering to a U.S. Consulate in Turkey. While specializing in the planning and design of educational facilities, Flansburgh completed over 200 K-12 public, private, and charter schools, and colleges and university projects throughout New England, the United States, and the Middle East. In January 1969, "Progressive Architecture" selected Flansburgh's underground Cornell Campus Store for one of its sixteen Annual Design Awards.[2] Under his direction, the firm won over 80 regional and national design awards.[3]
Flansburgh wrote numerous articles on the design and construction of school and university buildings, with a particular focus on lecture hall design and on strategies for constructing buildings faster, better and more economically. He lectured at or served on the faculties of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Wellesley College, and the Architectural Association School of Architecture (London).
From 1972 until his death, Flansburgh served on the Board of Trustees at Cornell University, where he served as the chairman of the Buildings and Properties Committee for 27 years. He was elected a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1972. In 1999, Flansburgh was selected for the American Institute of Architects/Boston Society of Architects Award of Honor.
Flansburgh was the father of musician John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants. His other son is activist Paxus Calta (formerly E. Schuyler Flansburgh). His wife, Polly Flansburgh, is the founder and current board chair of the educational architectural walking tour company Boston By Foot.
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- ^ "Flansburgh Argues that Co-education Hinder Discussion, Spirit". Cornell Daily Sun 70 (33): p. 4. November 4, 1953. http://cdsun.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/newscornell?a=d&srpos=32&cl=search&d=CDS19531104.2.4.6&e=--------20--21----Flansburgh-all. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- ^ http://www.store.cornell.edu/about.html Retrieved 2007-09-09.
- ^ www.faiarchitects.com
