| Arch B. Swank Jr. | |
| Birth Name: | Arch Berry Swank Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 2 June 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Wills Point, Texas |
| Death Place: | Dallas, Texas |
| Nationality: | American |
| Education: | Texas A&M University |
| Occupation: | Architect |
| Spouse: | Patsy Swank |
Arch Berry Swank Jr. (June 2, 1913 – January 15, 1999) was an American architect.
Swank was born in Wills Point, Texas in 1913.[1] [2] He graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas in 1936.[2] He served in the United States Army during the Second World War.[1] [2]
From 1937 to 1941, he worked with architect O'Neil Ford (1905–1982).[1] [2] Together, and alongside Preston Geren Sr. (1891–1969), they designed the Little Chapel in the Woods in Denton, Texas.[1] [2] [3]
From the end of World War II to 1952, he worked with architect Roscoe DeWitt (1894-1975).[1] [2] Together, they designed buildings of the Parkland Memorial Hospital, two Neiman Marcus stores, and Stanley Marcus's private residence, all in Dallas.[4] Additionally, in Jacksonville, Florida, they designed the St. Vincent’s Medical Center.[4] In 1951, he became President of the Dallas chapter of the American Institute of Architects.[1] [2]
Together with O'Neil Ford, Richard Stewart Colley (1910–1983) and planner Sam Zisman (1908-1970), he designed the headquarters of Texas Instruments in Richardson, Texas in 1958.[1] [2] Together, alongside Felix Candela (1910–1997), they also designed the industrial park for the Great Southwest Corporation in Arlington, Texas.[1] [2]
He continued a private architectural practise from 1955 to the late 1970s.[1] During that time, he designed the United Presbyterian Homes, a housing project for needy children and the elderly in Waxahachie, Texas.[1] [2] He also designed a detention facility and a courthouse annex in Kerr County, Texas.[1] [2]
He was married to Patsy Swank, a journalist.[1]