Dean Bryant Vollendorf
Dean Bryant Vollendorf | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 25, 1929 |
| Died | May 6, 2008 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Architect |
Dean Bryant Vollendorf (August 25, 1929 - May 6, 2008) was an American architect specializing in organic architecture with influences from Frank Lloyd Wright, Bruce Goff, and Herb Greene.[1][2]
Architecture career
Vollendorf worked for the Corps of Engineers, Edgar A. Stubenrauch and Associates, John Randal McDonald, John Westerlund, and Bob Opsah designing residential and commercial buildings.[3]
Vollendorf's work was included in The New Homes Guide, House Beautiful, and Friends of Kebyar.[4] His 'Baysweep' design was a best-selling floorplan and can be seen in the Cecil M. Buffalo Jr. House listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
Exhibitions
"Dean Bryant Vollendorf Exhibition" Wisconsin State University, Eau Claire, WI, October 7-18, 1968
"Vollendorf in Oklahoma" The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, February 16 - March 13, 2026
Academic career
Vollendorf was a Professor of Architecture at the University of Florida, the University of Oklahoma, Clemson University, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.[6]
Vollendorf Method
Vollendorf's work is the foundation for The Vollendorf Method which is a sequence of exercises used to create rectangular plan designs.[7]
Oklahoma architecture
Some of Vollendorf's designs in Oklahoma include the Vollendorf Residence,[8] the Bernstein Residence added to the National Register in 2018,[9] and the Jischke (Jiskie) Residence.
Legacy
A collection of Vollendorf's papers[10] is at the Oklahoma History Center.
References
- ^ Hastings, Mike (7 January 2022). "Dean Vollendorf, Architect". | Modern Gainesville
- ^ Hart, Tom. "Friends of Kebyar Journal". | May/June 1986, Volume 4.3, Issue No. 29, page 2
- ^ McCowan, Gary. "Vollendorf, Dean Bryant – OKC Mod". | OkieModSquad
- ^ "Friends of Kebyar Journal". | May/June 1986, Volume 4.3, Issue No. 29
- ^ Rostochil, Lynne (2017). Oklahoma City's Mid-Century Modern Architecture. Arcadia. ISBN 978-1-4671-2741-7. | 2017 | Arcadia Publishing | ISBN 9781467127417
- ^ Hicks, Zach, "Telesis: Use it or Lose it Design Against Architectural Education" (PDF) | 2019 | The College of Architecture Student Journal at The University of Oklahoma, Pp. 28-31
- ^ Driscoll, John (2021), ""Fractal Patterns as Fitness Criteria in Genetic Algorithms Applied as a Design Tool in Architecture"", Nexus Network Journal, 23: 21–37, doi:10.1007/s00004-020-00490-4 | 2021 | Nexus Network Journal, Volume 23, pages 21–37
- ^ Rostochil, Lynne. "Vollendorf House". | Oklahoma City Foundation for Architecture, 2018
- ^ Lee, Lydia. "A Modernist House in Norman, Oklahoma, Connects to the Surrounding Landscape | National Trust for Historic Preservation". | Preservation Magazine, Winter 2023
- ^ "Oklahoma Historical Society 2009.157. Dean Bryant Vollendorf Collection".