John Savage Bolles

John Savage Bolles (June 25, 1905 – March 5, 1983) was an American architect.

For other possible meanings see Bolles (disambiguation)
John Savage Bolles
American Architect
BornJune 25, 1905
Berkeley, California
DiedMarch 5, 1983(1983-03-05) (aged 77)
Santa Rosa, California
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)Mary Piper
Parent(s)Edward Grosvenor Bolles

Biography

Immediate Post Graduate

Structural Engineer in Oklahoma

Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago

Archeologist at Persepolis

Carnegie Institution for Science

Archeologist at Chichen Itza

Golden Gate International Exposition

John worked with his father, Edward Grosvenor Bolles on the Temple of Religion and The Christian Science Monitor building.

Architectural Works
  • IBM: when IBM needed more factories for their rapid, post World War II expansion, Thomas J. Watson, Jr. hired John Savage Bolles at the suggestion of Eliot Noyes to design the first computer factory in the San Jose area, IBM Building 25.

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Published works
  • 1977: Las Monjas, A Major Pre-Mexican Architectural Complex at Chichen Itza, University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN 0-8061-1282-4, ISBN 978-0-8061-1282-4

Awards

Education

Professional

Citations
  1. Watson Jr., Thomas J (1990). Page 279-280. Publisher: Bantam_Books
  2. "Top Artists Create Store's Special Effects: Team of Craftsmen Designs New Macy's Colorful Interiors". Oakland Tribune. August 7, 1957.

See also

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References
  • Watson Jr., Thomas J. (1990), Father, Son & Co., New York: Bantam Books, ISBN 0-553-29023-1

Biography
  • Archiplanet
  • Pacific Heights Architects
  • Encyclopedia of San Francisco
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