by Lynne Rostochil. Last week, we learned that beloved OU architecture professor and Bruce Goff scholar, Arn Henderson died after being ill for about a year. Here’s his obituary: Arnold “Arn” Glenn Henderson, FAIA, passed away on June 27, 2019. Arn was Professor Emeritus of the University of Oklahoma Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture. […]
Text and photos by Lynne Rostochil unless otherwise stated. A few weeks ago, Oklahoma lost one of its most outstanding architects when William Henry Ryan died in Tulsa at the age of 93. An Oklahoma City native, he attended OU and studied under Bruce Goff during the architecture program’s glory years. Afterward, he set up […]
by Lynne Rostochil Recently, I came across a December 1958 issue of Escapade, a pretty tame-by-today’s-standards gentleman’s magazine that I had never heard of before. From what I can tell, it was around from 1955 through the early 1980s and several prominent authors, humorists, and thinkers of the day contributed stories/columns to the magazine over the years […]
by Lynne Rostochil Last week, you caught a glimpse of some of the goodies in a small-but-gorgeous brochure produced by the OU School of Architecture for prospective architectural students. We wrap up our look at this ’60s-era stunner this week with a look at more student work. NOTE: All brochure text is in italics. Three sketches […]
by Lynne Rostochil It seems that there’s no limit to the great mid-century, Oklahoma-centric goodies to be found at local estate and garage sales. Here’s another of my favorite finds that I uncovered in a jam-packed garage a few years ago in a box filled with old kids’ drawings, craft magazines, and other ephemera. And what a find it […]
Text and photos by Joshua McKinney There is not much information on the internet about architect Dean Bryant Vollendorf; there is a website called Friends of Vollendorf in his honor, but it is currently under construction. He once worked for John Randal McDonald (a Wisconsin legend with Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired designs), and he and his […]