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from 1964 until his death in 2004. He was the director of the undergraduate building science program from 1980 to 2004. He lectured widely at other universities, and received more than 20 awards for his work. The architecture of Pierre Koenig was the subject of the book
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written by James Steele in 1998. Also in 1998, Koenig was elevated to "Distinguished Professor" after 35 years on the USC faculty. He received the USC Distinguished Alumni Award and the Gold Medal from the Los Angeles chapter of the
191:. The family moved to Southern California in 1939. After returning from a four-year tour in the Army during World War II, he enrolled in architecture school. He received his Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) degree from USC in 1952. 506: 230:
At USC, Koenig led the undergraduate building science program and directed the Natural Forces Laboratory. The Building Science group at USC also included
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Koenig died of leukemia in 2004 at 78. He was survived by his wife, Gloria; sons, Randall and Jean Pierre; and two stepsons, Barry and Thomas Kaufman.
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was built in 1985. After a restoration overseen by his stepsons, the steel and glass residence went up for sale in 2017 for $ 3.8 million.
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In 2007, Koenig's Case Study House #21 sold at auction for $ 3.1 million. His personal residence in the Brentwood neighborhood of
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among others, and began private practice in 1952. Koenig practiced mainly on the
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Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles. Accession No. 2006.M.30.
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A unique example of Pierre Koenig’s early work in La Canada
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USC News: Koenig received AIA Los Angeles Gold Medal
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Marie Pierre Koenig

San Francisco, California
Los Angeles, California
American
University of Southern California


University of Southern California
USC School of Architecture
American Institute of Architects
San Francisco
Raphael Soriano
Edward H. Fickett
West Coast
Case Study Houses
Bailey House
Stahl House
Julius Shulman
Ralph Lewis Knowles
Douglas E. Noble
Karen M. Kensek
Konrad Wachsmann
Los Angeles
USC University biography website
Archived
Wayback Machine
Pierre Koenig
Koenig: The Master Builder as Master Teacher
USC News: Koenig received AIA Los Angeles Gold Medal

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