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between 1946 and 1948. He then relocated to Alaska, where he worked for the Alaska
Housing Authority until 1951. That year, Crittenden established his own architecture practice in Anchorage. Originally practicing as Edwin B. Crittenden, when engineer Arthur R. Jacobs joined the firm in 1954 it became
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Through his practice, Crittenden was a mentor to many architects who established their own Alaska practices, and was significant to the development of a theory and practice of northern and arctic architecture. In addition to those mentioned above, another notable architect who worked for
Crittenden
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As a consequence of the drop in oil prices and the recession that followed, the firm went bankrupt in 1986. It was reorganized as
Architects Alaska, which it remains, though Crittenden was not a member of the new firm. After leaving practice, Crittenden spent four years as a campus architect for
146:. Maynard had worked for the Crittenden firm from 1962 to 1965. CCC/HOK Architects and Planners operated until the agreement ended in 1980, though HOK continued to pursue Alaskan projects. During the early 1980s, CCC Architects and Planners was the largest architectural firm in Alaska.
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A Field Guide to Landmarks of Modern Architecture in the United States
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and Kirk Wallace McKinley AIA & Associates, both of Seattle.
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Edwin Butler Crittenden was born November 26, 1915, in
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94:(1915-2015) was an American architect practicing in
219:in 2010 and the Kumin Award of AIA Alaska in 2012.
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1135:"Anchorage to Have a $ 350,000 City Auditorium,"
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165:. He finally retired from architecture in 1990.
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305:United States Federal Building
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447:UAA/APU Consortium Library
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983:"Wirum, Carl Harold," in
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1011:Progressive Architecture
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314:Public Safety Building,
122:('47). He served in the
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523:(1981, altered 2002-06)
471:West Valley High School
453:(1973, altered 2002-04)
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321:Wendler Middle School,
265:Sheldon Jackson College
159:Sheldon Jackson College
128:Santa Paula, California
87:Edwin Butler Crittenden
23:Edwin Butler Crittenden
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1298:Architects from Alaska
1098:San Francisco Examiner
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296:Clark Middle School,
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1111:Architectural Record
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916:Anchorage Daily News
860:, also of Anchorage.
715:Bartlett High School
628:Hotel Captain Cook,
547:Fine Arts Building,
430:Bartlett High School
338:Hotel Captain Cook,
274:Chancellor's House,
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1085:Buildings of Alaska
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465:Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
458:Eagle River, Alaska
439:Dimond Courthouse,
226:Architectural works
1100:, May 4, 1975, 36.
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373:Valdez City Hall,
318:(1961, demolished)
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1009:"Notices,"
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186:Alvar Aalto
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60:American
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188:and
91:FAIA
43:Died
29:Born
161:in
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