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function of the architect of the time as "to plan and direct the execution of building projects so as to produce convenient, safe, economical and durable enclosures for our manifold activities." Killam was determined that each student be thoroughly grounded in all methods of building construction, both old and new. In his "Resistance of Materials and Elementary Structural Design" course, Killam demanded that his students gain a sound knowledge of construction by learning how to derive formulae from theory and how to create their own tables and handbooks. His architectural experience convinced him that "a student should not run errands, keep time, or check materials, and that a student does not have any possible time to waste in actual manual labor at the innumerable trades dealing with innumerable materials."

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new and modern style of architecture represented by Gropius did not appeal to him. At an address to the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Killam made his objection clear stating that the school's primary function was to train architects, not painters, sculptors, or commercial designers for machine-made products. He challenged the economic viability of teaching modern design and firmly rejected the expanded role of the architect that Gropius promoted.

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design and construction and was one of the first to advocate for closer collaboration between the two fields. Killam continuously improved Harvard's department of architecture until it became one of the strongest in the United States. His well-known courses in fundamentals of engineering and construction were extremely thorough, complete, and well arranged to meet the needs of architecture students.

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the main mansion, Killam claimed the building was "thrice as strong as when originally constructed." In addition to the main mansion, Killam also performed restoration and strengthening work on the other structures on the estate including the barn, quarters, spinning house, banquet hall, gardener's and butler's houses, and the office building.

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recognized within this new approach to teaching architecture. Even after his death, Killam's courses at Harvard were continued to be taught without alteration. His methods were fundamental in the work of the school and was considered one of the most persistent and valuable factors in Harvard's educational system.

420:, the co-founder of the firm, was an encouraging mentor to Killam and his architectural career. During his 21 years with Peabody & Stearns, Killam advanced his architectural knowledge and furthered his technical expertise in the field. He eventually became the Chief Architectural Engineer for the firm. 1039:, the case method classroom design by Killam and Korslund was built in the basement of the Baker Library. Although primitive with poor acoustics and lighting and wooden tablet-arm chairs, this case method classroom design was the first deliberate design of a space for business education in the country. 1463:

Architect, engineer, and educator, whose wise, resourceful, energetic teaching and practical experience gave to the greater advantage of the student the principles of sound architectural engineering and construction; who by his writing and courageous participation in public and architectural affairs,

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Killam's work included examining the mansion's structural stress and installing necessary reinforcements, termite-proofing the outer walls with copper, and placing steel beams in the mansion's basement to reinforce its structure which "remain strong and reliable today." Upon completion of his work at

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which had recently adopted this form of government. He "visited twenty-one cities and interviewed five mayors, ten city managers, twelve editors, twenty past or present city officials, three labor men, and thirteen officers of citizens’ organizations." During his trip, Killam interviewed notable city

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With the overwhelming approval of Gropius from the school's faculty, and despite Killam's objections, Conant proceeded to offer Gropius the position in December 1936 and he was commenced the following spring. Killam remained adamantly opposed to the appointment of Gropius as the school's new chairman

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Killam held views on education and the field of architecture that were pioneering for the time. He “welcomed the new styles especially where unusual construction called for applying basic principles of engineering.” He also strongly believed that modern materials and methods of construction should be

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eliminating middlemen's profits was crucial in achieving truly low-cost housing. Additionally, Killam believed that housing progress should not be hindered by the inability to immediately provide for the lowest levels of the low-wage group, as this was a relief problem rather than a housing problem.

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during his absence. He held this position until the school closed in 1942 and was absorbed by Harvard's Graduate School of Design, at which point he retired for a second time. Throughout his tenure as professor emeritus, Killam continued to work as consultant on architecture and played a key role in

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Killam had a curiosity for learning which sustained throughout his life. Whenever there was a new and interesting building or design, he made sure to visit it in person. In the early days of commercial flight, he flew to distant locations to examine various structures. He instilled this curiosity in

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Killam's interest in architecture began at an early age and he pursued his studies at home and while traveling extensively through Europe. His father was a practical draftsman during this period and taught evening classes in elementary, mechanical, and architectural drawing at Hyde Park High School.

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of teaching. The case method was a new approach to business education that involved a more interactive and participatory format compared to the traditional lecture format. The Harvard Business School played a central role in developing this method and refining the corresponding classroom design. In

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and interest of loans for low-cost housing projects instead of relying on income generated by the projects. He also contended that land should not be overly restricted for development to facilitate slum clearances, and subsidies for low-cost housing projects should be economically feasible. He also

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to a commission to investigate the regulations throughout the Commonwealth relative to the construction, alteration, and maintenance of buildings and to develop a State building law. This commission also worked to investigate building laws and fire conditions in the State of Massachusetts. In 1915,

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Being too active to accept full time retirement, Killam continued to serve the School of Design as an advisor while actively participating in the faculty councils. After his resignation in 1937, Killam returned to lecture at the Cambridge School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, which had

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Killam was dedicated to achieving honest and effective methods of building in architecture. His work helped to combine construction techniques with the art of design in architectural education. Although Killam retired from Harvard before modern architecture was introduced, his goals were eventually

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Killam was a prolific and assiduous writer of numerous articles published in professional journals, academic magazines, and periodicals, and authored several texts on architectural construction. These were pioneering in the field of architecture and architectural construction. Despite publication,

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and Killam was appointed to Russel's new Planning Board. This board was responsible for work including improving traffic and parking conditions in the city as well as city planning and economic development. Mayor Russell also appointed Killam as first chairman of the newly formed Cambridge Housing

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was the most favored by Conant for the position. Conant sought the opinions of the school's faculty about the possible appointment of Gropius and received overwhelming approval and support. Killam, however, cast the lone outright objection to Gropius's appointment. The engineering aesthetic of the

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Killam taught his students the adaptation of modern construction techniques to the older styles of design. He was critical of designers of the time who misrepresented the structure of their buildings and gave too much power to engineers. He recognized the importance of integrating the teaching of

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In 1908, Killam left Peabody & Stearns to begin his academic career as an instructor in architectural construction and engineering at Harvard University. He was appointed to strengthen a recognized weakness in architectural engineering at Harvard and first taught a course in the resistance of

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I should insist upon designing and supervising every detail and connection because it would be dangerous to leave any such details to a carpenter or iron worker. I would not allow the building to be weakened by the ignorance or carelessness of any workman. Mt. Vernon is the most precious private

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According to Killam, large-scale rental projects were the way forward for successful housing policy. However, he acknowledged that managing such projects would require specialized training and expertise beyond that commonly found in the country. In particular, a manager of a large-scale low-cost

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Killam was also an advocate for public and low-cost housing within the city of Cambridge. He believed that such housing projects should prioritize the improvement of living conditions for many people in the future, rather than providing extravagant accommodations for a select few. He argued that

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Charles Killam led his students to understand the responsibilities and challenges in the architectural profession, and to grasp the realities of building in terms of structural design and the techniques of building. By not permitting demands for outside consultation or practice to absorb him, he

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Throughout his academic and professional career, Killam held various positions of leadership and served on numerous boards and committees. He was also a member of several clubs and institutions, and collaborated closely with many notable and influential architects and academics of his time. The

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He demanded the same thoroughness of his students that he gave himself and never returned a student's unfinished problem "without his professional correction to the last detail, sharply noted in red ink and colored pencil so that the solution would be clear and direct." He defined the principal

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Killam also played a key role in developing a new council-manager form of charter, known as Plan E by Cambridge, for the city of Cambridge. This charter includes a weak mayor elected by the City Council from among its members addition to an appointed city manager who handles day-to-day city

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explaining that it would cater to drivers and greatly increase congestion within the city. He suggested that instead of investing in underground parking areas or highway developments, it would be more beneficial and cost-effective to focus on expanding the city's rapid transit facilities.

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and professor of design and disliked the prospect of Gropius bringing a new Bauhaus to Harvard. In protest to this new assignment, Killam decided to resign his professorship at Harvard University. In January 1937, after 29 years as Harvard faculty, Killam retired and became professor

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Authority in 1935. However, Killam resigned from the Housing Authority in 1936 because of a difference of opinion with other members of the authority regarding plans for the local slum clearance project and that too much money was spent on land rather than economic development.

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this commission submitted a report which laid out a new state-wide building code relating to fireproofing districts to be adopted and enforced throughout Massachusetts. Despite the extensive work by the commission, this state building code failed legislative approval by the

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remained largely unchanged with Killam as Acting Dean, there was a significant shift where landscape architecture students no longer studied the rudiments of architectural design in the same studios with architecture students. Killam held this position until 1922 when

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stated that "Professor Killam has conducted the work in his field with great distinction. He has greatly augmented the efficiency of the instruction in architecture and his methods have been widely copied in other American schools of architecture."

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forms. While serving as Acting Dean, Killam described Harvard's position on the necessity of courses in history and the fine arts, that the architects of the country should have a broad cultural training before they begin their technical studies.

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found time to be a complete teacher—to discuss with each student the relationships between the theory of the lectures and the pragmatic practices of the studios. Such devotion to the School of Architecture contributed much to its reputation.

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Memorial Sketch of Hyde Park, Mass., for the First Twenty Years of its Corporate Existence; also its Industries, Statistics, and Organizations, Together with the Anniversary Addresses, Delivered by Rev. Perley B. Davis, and Rev. Richard J.

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Fixson, Sebastian K.; Seidel, Victor P.; Bailey, Jennifer (2015). "Creating Space for Innovation: The Role of a "Design Zone" within a Business School". In Crittenden, Victoria L.; Esper, Kathryn; Selgers, Rosa; Karst, Nathaniel (eds.).

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and served as president and chairman of the board. The board, while headed by Killam, was responsible for work including widening of streets to improve traffic and assisting with the Charles River betterment project to improve the

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materials and elementary structural design to address this weakness. Within a year, Killam was appointed assistant professor of architectural construction and taught at Harvard's new School of Architecture when it was founded by

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While he devoted much of his time to academic pursuits and professional endeavors, he remained a committed family man, having great affection for his wife and four children, and later, his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Killam held various leadership positions in the Cambridge community. He served on the first board of directors for the Cambridge Housing Association when it was formed in 1911. He was elected as the director of the Cambridge

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His contributions to the planning and design of the new buildings at the school made him "one of the most devoted workers behind the scenes" for this project. Killam additionally served as supervising architect along with

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Killam was appointed to many positions by various academic and political individuals and held numerous other positions at the city, state, and national level. Some of these appointments and other positions include:

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Should a student speak of the innovation in design in a recent building in a Dutch city, Mr. Killam would know of it and describe its structure. Should a student expose on his desk some token of interest in the

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shaping fields of housing or planning, he could be sure that Professor Killam would bring to the next class session carefully noted magazines or other publications with articles related to the interest of the

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In 1925, in preparation for the Harvard Business School's expansion, Killam and architecture student Harry J. Korslund designed a 177-seat, horseshoe-shaped classroom with 6-inch tiers that would support the

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Killam never regarded his works as being in final form. He would not permit them being published as hardcover books, believing that this would limit the potential for further development of its content.

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Resolve: To provide for the Appointment of a Commission to investigate the Laws and Regulations in force throughout the Commonwealth relative to the Construction, Alteration and Maintenance of Buildings

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In 1930, Killam was appointed to the advisory committee which helped the New England Building Officials Conference write a model code for New England. This model code resulted in a new code for Boston.

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stated that technical information and practical experience should inform housing policy, and localities should be provided with information to make their own decisions. Lodge read this letter to the

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housing project must possess skills in dealing with diverse races and social problems, as well as the ability to guide without dictation, and manage a complex team of employees with varied duties.

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had founded less than a year earlier. He lectured in architectural construction, landscape construction, and criticized graduate theses at the school from 1916 through the 1924 academic year.

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On August 6, 1894, at the First Baptist Church in Hyde Park, Killam married Amy Edna Whittemore (1871–1942), a classmate from his early education in Hyde Park. Whittemore was born in 1871 in

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and adopted and enforced by towns throughout the state. The same committee, with some changes and additions, drafted a law for Massachusetts cities for the following year and was called the

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his teaching by actively encouraged his students to explore their architectural interests and he supported these interests with his own research and materials from outside the classroom:

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Committee of technical groups and government agencies engaged in the preparation and promulgation of codes and standards relating to the design and construction of buildings (1933).

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and served on numerous boards and committees. Additionally, he was an advocate for low-cost and public housing as well as an early advocate for architectural education for women.

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Henry Whittemore conducted a chorus at the high school which Killam and Amy Whittemore were both members of. Whittemore's siblings Willis and Mary were also members of the group.

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Rotch Travelling Scholarship, and traveled throughout Europe studying architecture. While at the firm, Killam also entered various design competitions such as for the new

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To further develop his skills, Killam noted how he visited numerous job sites because that was then "the only way to find out, for instance, how to support a terracotta

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and dwindling enrollment, Killam sought to carry forward Warren's principles while placing greater emphasis on construction. Although the curricula in architecture and

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Director of the Program of Cooperation between the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and AIA to construct well-designed, well-built, well-equipped, low-cost housing (1940).

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Killam was also an advocate and supporter for women's education, particularly in the field of architecture and construction. As early as 1916, Killam lectured at the

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Throughout his life, Killam was member of numerous clubs, associations, societies, and institutes both academic and professional in nature. Some of which include:

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and structural framing, and strengthening badly rusted steel beams. In addition he also weatherproofed the structure by adding flashing, protective coatings, and

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During the 1920s, Killam became the consulting architect and professional advisor for the numerous new buildings being constructed during the expansion of the

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who was serving as advisor to the school committee at the time. This new building was to replace the old high school which had burned down in 1934. The new

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On several occasions between 1932 and 1935, Killam was contracted to advise and perform extensive restoration and structural strengthening work at

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In addition to his academic career, Killam was an active member of his community, taking on numerous responsibilities and roles within the city of

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Women, Design, and The Cambridge School: A History of the Smith College Graduate School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture in Cambridge

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alongside his wife, who predeceased him. He was survived by two sisters, his four children, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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In 1917, following the death of Warren, Killam was appointed Acting Dean of the School of Architecture. Despite the challenges of the ongoing

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Bogner, Walter F.; Cook, Ruth V.; McNamara, Katherine; Raabe, Sally S.; Isaacs, Reginald R. (December 30, 1961). "Charles Wilson Killam".

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After leaving high school, Killam furthered his architectural education by taking evening classes, but never graduated from high school.

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Massachusetts State Association of Architects awarded Killam with their Certificate of Honor in 1946 and wrote the following about him:

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Later in 1946, Killam's views and foresight on traffic congestion lead him to oppose the construction of a parking garage under the

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Killam chaired many committees, commissions, and bodies throughout his career. Some notable positions he was chairman for include:

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committee on standardization of methods of testing wood (called the American Engineering Standards Committee) (1922).

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Sayward, William H.; Killam, Charles W.; Ley, Fred F.; Parker, William Stanley; Wilson, Fred A. (February 1915).

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Killam also acted as a representative for the AIA and other groups on various committees, some of which include:

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Killam, Charles W. (November 28, 1932). "Recommendations based on inspection on Nov 10 and 11, 1932". Letter to

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Served as both chairman and director Cambridge Industrial Association Municipal Affairs Committee (1932).

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Killam, Charles W. (May 5, 1932). "Report on the strengthening of the framing of Mt. Vernon". Letter to

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Harvard Engineering Journal: A Quarterly Devoted to the Interests of Engineering in Harvard University

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The Cambridge Club, 1879–1939: Historical Sketch, Constitution and Bylaws, Members Past and Present

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Killam was also a member of the institute's Reinforced Concrete and Building Law committee in 1916.

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Cambridge Club—Elected director of the club in 1928, vice-president in 1934, and president in 1935.

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Theory of Building Construction—Statics, Resistance of Materials, and Elementary Structural Design

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Appointed to the jury for the national "Better Homes in America" design competition sponsored by

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Killam was member of the committee which drafted the Massachusetts town housing law known as the

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in 1948. He was the son of Walter Harrington Kilham Sr., an instructor at MIT and co-founder of

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to research the advantages and disadvantages of this form of charter. He visited cities such as

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Killam, Charles W. (September 1, 1933). "Report on work done during summer of 1933". Letter to

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Killam became associate member of the society in 1907, member in 1913, and life member in 1942.

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Vice-chairman of the AIA committee on building costs and committee on cost of materials (1940).

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Historic Structure Report: Dorchester Heights Monument, South Boston, Massachusetts (Report).

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Inventing American Modernism: Joseph Hudnut, Walter Gropius, and the Bauhaus Legacy at Harvard

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house in the country and every precaution for its preservation should be worked out carefully.

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Neuman, David J.; Wyatt, Graham S. (2013). "Academic Buildings and Professional Schools".

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Levy, Florence N., ed. (1916). "National Societies: American Institute of Architects".

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Joint Committee on Standard Specifications for Concrete and Reinforced Concrete (1940).

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AIA committee on the technical services of the American Institute of Architects (1941).

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Committee formed by Harvard faculty to financially aid the local community during the

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Annual Report of the Massachusetts Civil League For the Year Ending October 31, 1912

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Appointed associate of the Harvard University Engineering Journal Board (1912–1913).

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and low-cost housing projects. Killam argued that the government should pay for the

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After leaving high school in 1887, Killam went to work at the architectural firm of

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First Report of the Cambridge Housing Association: Housing Conditions in Cambridge

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Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon

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Central Agency Committee, cooperating with The Producers' Council Inc., and the

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Who's Who in America: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women

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Killam, Charles W. (February 1935). "Design in its Relation to Construction".

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Annual Report of the State Board of Housing

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in 1915, associate professor of architecture in 1921, and professor in 1924.

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Report Relative to the Construction, Alteration and Maintenance of Buildings

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In 1934–1935, Killam altered and performed structural rehabilitation to the

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Killam, Charles W. (Spring 1936). "Low-Cost Housing in the United States".

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Killam was the first architect officer of the association's Boston chapter.

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Chairman of the Council of the School of Architecture at Harvard (1918).

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Special commission to revise the building ordinance of Cambridge (1917).

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Boston Society of Architects committee of materials and methods (1930).

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as well as installing windows and doors in the originally open arches.

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In 1924, Killam was appointed to the Cambridge Planning Board by Mayor

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Evolving Entrepreneurial Education: Innovation in the Babson Classroom

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Journal of the Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers

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Some of the other notable committees Killam was a member of include:

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History of collegiate education in architecture in the United States

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Harvard University's Baker Library Architectural Competition Program

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for the construction of many of the school's other new buildings.

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