- Preferred Name
Thiry, Paul
- Brief Biography
1904-1993
- Nationality
American
- Occupation
architect, planner
- Description
“Paul Albert Thiry was born at Nome, Alaska, in 1904. He received his training from the University of Washington and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts of Fontainebleau, France, and has added to it the experience of world travel. As architect, planner, and writer he has made a most distinguished career during the course of which numerous honors and awards have been bestowed on him. In 1962, for example, he has just received from the City of Seattle a Fine Arts Award recognizing his services as Chief Architect for the Seattle World’s Fair, as member (1952-61) and chairman (1953-54) of the Seattle Planning Commission and as member (1 954-57) of the Puget Sound Regional Planning Council. He is currently chairman of the A.I.A. Committee on the National Capital, Pres ident-appointed member of the Council for the Redevelopment of Pennsylvania A venue, and member of the executive board of the Joint Committee on the National Capital.” --“Twenty Northwest Architects,” UOMA Exhibition Catalog, 1962
- Related Publications
Twenty Northwest Architects and Associated Designers subject
