Brooks, Walter Thomas Collection, 1950-2009

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Summary

Title:
Walter Thomas Brooks Collection
Dates:
1950-2009
Creators:
Brooks, Walter Thomas, 1927-
Abstract:
The Walter Thomas Brooks collection is comprised of one box of materials primarily consisting of project records created by Brooks and presented in an unbound catalog spanning his career. The majority of these projects are private residences in California, although designs for community centers, civic centers, and museum submittals are also included.
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet: 1 box
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Walter Thomas Brooks Collection, Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

The Walter Thomas Brooks collection is comprised of one box of materials primarily consisting of project records created by Brooks and presented in an unbound catalog spanning his career. The majority of these projects are private residences in California, although designs for community centers, civic centers, and museum submittals are also included. Many projects were never realized in their physical form and are presented as designs only. This collection also contains designs highlighting Brooks' ideas about natural forms in architecture, focusing on the physical environment and the organic growth of natural forms.

Biographical / historical:

Walter Thomas Brooks (April 7, 1927, Lake Forest, Illinois) was a student at Lake Forest College, Illinois, University of Illinois, and the University of California. He apprenticed with various architectural firms between 1950-1960, including Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Mario Corbett, Anshen & Allen, and Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons. He became a registered architect in the State of California in 1956. With a career spanning more than 50 years, Brooks' private practice has included projects in California, Florida, and Hawaii.

Brooks has received awards from the American Institute of Architects and the University of California, as well as recognition from Life and Newsweek Magazine for his residential designs.

Sources: Brooks, Walter Thomas, Curriculum Vita

Custodial history:

This collection was received as organized records from Walter Thomas Brooks.

Arrangement:

This collection is organized into three series: Personal Papers, Office Records, and Project Records.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Emily Vigor
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-12-14 20:50:29 UTC .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Many of the Environmental Design Archives collections are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the Curator.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Walter Thomas Brooks Collection, Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
230 Bauer Wurster Hall #1820
Berkeley, CA 94720-1820, US
Contact:
(510) 642-5124
designarchives@berkeley.edu
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