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Paul Thiry (1904–1993) was an American architect most active in Washington state, known as the father of architectural modernism in the Pacific Northwest. Thiry designed "some of the best period buildings around the state of Washington during the 1950, 60s and 70s." 〔(NORTH SLOPE HISTORIC DISTRICT; PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON ) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. OMB No. 1024-0018 Section 8, 11 pages〕 == Life == Thiry was born in Nome, Alaska, of French parents. He was a 1928 graduate of the architecture school at the University of Washington and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in France〔 traveled in Europe and met Le Corbusier, before returning to Seattle in 1935.〔Caroline T. Swope (Classic houses of Seattle ): high style to vernacular, 1870-1950〕 He designed his own house upon his return 〔 but had few commissions in the 1930s. Those he built "showed a clear understanding of the European International Style in his use of spare, geometric forms, clean lines, and new building technologies."〔Jan Goggans, Aaron DiFranco () page 12 The Pacific region〕 Thiry came to national attention in 1937 with a cement-based stuccoed residence for a manager at Portland Cement, Frank J. Barrett. The innovative house was published in ''The Modern House in America'' in 1940: the garage and house formed two rectangles, with a "smooth, undecorated exterior", its doors and windows flush with the surface. Steel window frames were painted blue-green, and glass-brick was used around the entry and along the walls of the partly sunken living room.〔 Thiry served as supervising architect for the Seattle World's Fair,〔Walt Crowley, Paul Dorpat (National Trust Guide, Seattle ): America's guide for architecture and history travelers Preservation Press Series, John Wiley and Sons, 1998 ISBN 0-471-18044-0, ISBN 978-0-471-18044-9〕 responsible for the overall plan and coordinating the work of contributors like John Graham Jr. (for the Space Needle), Minoru Yamasaki, and the landscape architect Lawrence Halprin. Thiry's own designs for the fair included the Washington State Pavilion, now the KeyArena. Thiry has been compared to other modernists in the Northwest such as Pietro Belluschi (1899–1994) and John Yeon (1910–1994).〔 Thiry is quoted as having said that "Buildings should be good neighbors."〔The Theory of Architecture: Concepts Themes & Practices By Paul-Alan Johnson page 226〕 He is credited with being "instrumental" to introducing International Style architecture in Seattle.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Thiry (architect)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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