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George T. Rockrise
George Thomas Rockrise, FAIA, ASLA, AICP (November 25, 1916 – July 7, 2000) was an American architect, landscape architect, and urban planner of Japanese and English descent based in San Francisco, California. During his career he practiced both nationally and internationally, had a distinguished career in public service, and received numerous honors and awards. Early life and education Rockrise was born in New York City to Iwahiko Tsumanuma (also known as Thomas S. Rockrise, one of the first American-educated Japanese architects in the United States) and Agnes Margaret (Asbury) Rockrise, of Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in New York City and later at Saranac Lake, New York, where his father was under treatment for tuberculosis. In high school he was an Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America), Eagle Scout and built and operated his own ham radio. Rockrise received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from his father's alma mater, Syracuse University in 1938. At that time, the prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwahiko Tsumanuma
Iwahiko Tsumanuma, a.k.a. Thomas S. Rockrise, A.I.A., (1878 – February 5, 1936) was one of the earliest Japanese immigrants to receive an architecture degree at an American university and was among the first Japanese architects to be licensed in the State of New York in 1916. His practice was based in New York City and included work in the United States as well as Asia. Early life and education Tsumanuma was born in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, during the Meiji (era), Meiji Era. Tsumanuma immigrated to New York on September 23, 1904 and traveled to Akron, Ohio. Tsumanuma attended the Buchtel Academy, graduating in 1907, and went on to Buchtel College (later known as Akron University) and completed one year of the mechanical engineering program. Tsumanuma applied to and was accepted into the School of Architecture at Syracuse University in 1908. Syracuse was one of the leading architecture schools of the day and firmly rooted in the École des Beaux Arts pedago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
