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John Gates
transferred to Clemson and was a member of the first graduating class in engineering (1896). His professional life was subsequently intertwined with the development of Clemson’s architectural curriculum. After graduating from Clemson, he studied at the Zanerian Art School in Columbus, Ohio, and the University of Pennsylvania. He returned to Clemson as an associate professor of architecture and drawing (1900-1912). Lee became the Clemson College Architect and was active throughout the state. In 1917, he was appointed a charter member of the new South Carolina Board of Architectural Examiners and served continuously until he retired in 1948. John Gates succeeded Lee as head of the Department of Architecture. Gates had graduated from Yale’s School of Architecture and had been supervisor of Government and War Housing in the Carolinas. The faculty expanded during Gates’ tenure (1948-1955), and their affiliation with the Beaux Arts Institute evinced a determination to adopt national standards of educational excellence. Harlan McClure succeeded Gates, and as dean (1955-1983), McClure obtained national accreditation and shaped the curriculum we know today.
Architectural Practice: The South Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects is published. written by USC professor John M. Bryan, this volume celebrates 90 years of the Chapter and serves as its “history book” for more than a decade. this year also marks the first time an architect from South Carolina, thompson e. “thom” penney, FAIA, serves as president of AIA National. Courtesy of South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia
2013
the Chapter unveils its “Oral History project”, which captures videotaped interviews with AIASC members and leaders throughout the state, as part of the year-long 100th Anniversary celebration. Logo designed by Tripp Riley, AIA
“Our first trip we didn’t get to the island. we’d seen an ad in the Columbia paper mentioning the island and [the fact that] to get there you had to make arrangements. I told my wife we’re not going to make any so-called arrangements, we’ll just go down and see what it’s like. So we drove down and when we came to the landing I asked someone where the island was. He said ‘it’s over there.” And I said ‘how do you get there?’ And he said, ‘well, you have to make arrangements.’ So we gave up on that trip. pete MCGINtY, FAIA 1913 2013
McGinty (AIA SC Pres 1973), began his practice on Hilton Head Island in 1954 long before the bridge was built.
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