Edward D. Dart Explained

Edward D. Dart
Other Names:Ned
Birth Name:Edouard Dupaquier Dart
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Death Place:Barrington Hills, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation:Architect
Spouse:Wilhelmina Plansoen

Edward D. Dart, FAIA (May 28, 1922 – July 9, 1975), born Edouard Dupaquier Dart and known as Ned by those close to him,[1] was a Mid-Century modern American architect.

Early life

Dart was born in New Orleans to parents of French descent. Dart attended the Isidore Newman School in New Orleans and the Woodberry Forest School on Virginia. After two years at the University of Virginia, he would enlist in the marines. His pilot training would begin in June 1942. Dart flew bombers in the pacific during World War II.

On January 19, 1946, Dart married the former Wilhelmina Plansoen, a Duke University alumna.

After the military he enrolled at Yale. He studied under the tutelage of Richard M. Bennett at Yale School of Architecture, whence he graduated in 1949. At Yale Dart also studied under Pietro Belluschi, Marcel Breuer, Richard Neutra, Louis Kahn, Eero Saarinen, Harold Spitznagel, and Paul Schweikher, whom he later worked under in Roselle, IL from 1949 to 1950.[2]

Career

One of Chicago's most distinguished architects, Dart was made a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects at age 44 and garnered 18 AIA awards. He developed his personal design style of using natural materials, incorporating a building into its site and free- flowing spaces while at Yale.

Death and legacy

Dart died suddenly on July 9, 1975. At the time of his death, he was a resident of Barrington Hills, Illinois.[3] The cause of death was an aneurysm while completing a significant commercial development, Water Tower Place. The archives of the Ryerson & Burnham Libraries, located at the Art Institute of Chicago, house a permanent collection of his works, donated in 1999 by his sister Susan.[4] [5] [1]

Work

From 1965, Dart was a partner in the Chicago firm of Loebl Schlossman Bennett & Dart. Between 1949 and 1968 he designed 52 custom houses,[6] 26 custom churches and many commercial structures. His notable buildings include:

Lost works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kunkel. Joe. Edward Dart, Architect Born 1922 - 1975. Chicago bauhous and Beyond. 1 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130302062020/http://www.chicagobauhausbeyond.org/cbb/mission/edart.htm. 2 March 2013. dead.
  2. Book: Dart, Susan . Edward Dart, architect . 1993 . Evanston Publ . 978-1-879260-09-2 . Evanston, Ill.
  3. News: Architect Dart dies; rites Friday . . B12 . July 10, 1975 .
  4. Anonymous. Edward D. Dart (1922-1975) Collection, 1841-1993 (bulk 1940-1993). Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries the Art Institute of Chicago. December 1999. 1 July 2013. Accession Number: 1996.2. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232312/http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/findingaids/id/13452/rec/13. 2 December 2013. dead.
  5. Book: Dart, Susan. Edward Dart Architect. 1993. Evanston Pub. . 1-879260-09-3.
  6. Koziarz, J., "A Look Inside One of Edward Dart's Rare Mid-Century Masterpieces", Curbed Chicago, May 6, 2016.
  7. Goldsborough, B., "Mid-century homes draw attention in Wheaton", Chicago Tribune, Sep 27, 2015.

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