Turpin Bannister, Architect

Turpin Chambers Bannister – 1904 – 1982

Education:

1925 – Bachelor of Architecture with Honors, Denison University, Granville, Ohio

1928 – Master of Architecture, Columbia University, New York City, New York

1944 – Doctorate, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

​Fellowships:

1928 – 1929 – Perkins Boring Fellowship, Columbia University, New York City, New York

1937 – 1938 – Henry Adams Fellowship, American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Registered:

Alabama, Florida

Academic Appointments:

1932 – 1944 – Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York

1944 – Dean, College of Architecture & Arts, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama

1948 – Professor, College of Architecture, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

1951 – Department Head, College of Architecture, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

1956 – Dean, College of Architecture & Fine Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Professional Affiliations :

Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society

Federal Writers Project, Troy, New York

1958 – 1982 – Advisory Board, The National Park Service and the Historic American Buildings                                 Survey (HABS)

Publications:

1937 – An Introduction to Architecture

1944 – Iron and Architecture: A Study in Building and Invention from Ancient Time to 1700

1945 – One Hundred Books on Architecture

1945 – The Architecture of the Octagon in New York State

1954 – Evolution and Achievement: American Institute of Architects. Commission for the Survey of               Education and  Registration. The Architect at Mid-Century; Report

1957 – Modern Architecture: A Syllabus of Buildings Illustrating the Development of Architecture                 since the mid-eighteenth century

1959 – Medieval Architecture: A Syllabus of Buildings Illustrating the Development of European                   Architects from the Fourth through the Fifteenth Centuries

1961 – Ogelthorpe’s Sources for the Savannah Plan

1963 – A Venture Toward Verify (The Florida Architect)

1968 – The Constantinian Basilica of Saint Peter at Rome

Firms:

1918 -1923 – Andrew DeCurtins, Granville, Ohio

1925 – Arnold W. Brunner Associates, Granville, Ohio

1927 – Delano & Alfrich, Granville, Ohio

1928 – Gehron & Ross, New York City, New York

1929 -1931 – W.S. Corkran, New York City, New York

​Notable Works:

1957 – Residence, Gwynn Oaks Neighborhood, near Clear Lake, Gainesville, Florida

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