Vincent George Kling (May 9, 1916 – November 23, 2013) was an American architect who co-founded the architectural practice KlingStubbins.[1]
Vincent Kling | |
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| Born | Vincent George Kling 9 May 1916 East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | 23 November 2013 (aged 97) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MArch) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Frank P. Brown Medal (1982) |
| Practice | The Kling-Lindquist Partnership KlingStubbins |
Biography
Kling was born in East Orange, New Jersey on May 9, 1916. He was the son of a builder and joined his father's construction firm in high school. He earned his B.A. from Columbia University and M.Arch. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2][3][4]
He enlisted in the United States Navy after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and served in the Atlantic fleet's naval force until the end of war. He joined Skidmore, Owings & Merrill after the war and later set up his own practice, which became the largest architectural firm in Philadelphia. He was the principal architect and planner for Philadelphia's Penn Center.[5]
Projects
- Penn Center, Philadelphia
- Five Penn Center, Philadelphia
- Centre Square, Philadelphia
- Dilworth Park, Philadelphia[6]
- Love Park, Philadelphia
- Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
- Lankenau Medical Center
- Philadelphia Mint building
- AT&T Headquarters Basking Ridge, New Jersey (1971-1974)
- Concordia University Ann Arbor campus[7]
- Harriton High School campus[8]
- Reimann Building, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Awards
Kling was awarded the Frank P. Brown Medal by the Franklin Institute in 1982.[9] He was also the recipient of the Samuel F. B. Morse Medal from the National Academy of Design.