William Lescaze

About William Lescaze

Birth Day: March 27, 1896
Birth Place: Switzerland
Birth Sign: Aries

William Lescaze Net Worth

William Lescaze net worth and salary: William Lescaze is a Architect. William Lescaze was born in in March 27, 1896. One of the first Modernist architects in the United States. Led the design of the Williamsburg Houses in 1937, a 20-building modernist housing project.
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About

One of the first Modernist architects in the United States. Led the design of the Williamsburg Houses in 1937, a 20-building modernist housing project.

Before Fame

He immigrated to the U.S. in 1920 after studying at Zurich's École polytechnique fédérale de Zurich, from which he graduated in 1919. He was first employed by Cleveland's Hubbell & Benes, then established his practice in 1923 in New York City.

Trivia

He designed the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society building, the first International Modernist skyscraper.

Family Life

He married Mary Connick Hughes in 1933.

Associated With

He and Frank Lloyd Wright were both Modernist pioneers.