Gene Aubry | |
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| Born | Eugene Edwards Aubry November 15, 1935 Galveston, Texas, United States |
| Died | December 9, 2023 (aged 88) Palmetto, Texas, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Houston |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Rothko Chapel, Art Barn (Houston) |
Eugene Edwards Aubry (November 15, 1935 – December 9, 2023) was an American architect, based primarily in Houston, Texas and later in Orlando, Florida.[1][2][3] He was best known for the public buildings and houses he designed and co-designed in Houston, notably the Rice Museum (known locally as the "Art Barn") at Rice University[4] and the Alfred C. Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Art Houston[5] (both no longer standing), the Rothko Chapel, and Wortham Center.[6][7] Architecture writers credit the Art Barn's industrial aesthetic with inspiring Houston's so-called "Tin House" movement, as well adaptations by Frank Gehry.[8][4][9] Aubry was partners with two other well-known Houston architects, Howard Barnstone and S.I. Morris, and worked on projects with Philip Johnson before starting his own firm, Aubry Architects in Sarasota, Florida in 1986.[10][11] He completed the Rothko Chapel after artist Mark Rothko clashed with Johnson, who was the original architect.[12][2]
- ^ Stephen Fox and Eugene Aubry, Born on the Island: The Galveston We Remember, Texas A&M University Press, 2012. Accessed April 16, 2019.
- ^ a b Jacqui Shine, "The Rothko Chapel," The New York Times, August 23, 2017. Accessed April 12, 2019.
- ^ "Obituares - 12-13-2023". The Anna Maria Islander. 2023-12-13. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ a b Mark Lamster, "Modernism under threat in Texas and beyond," The Dallas Morning News, Archives, 2014. Accessed April 12, 2019.
- ^ "The MFAH: An Architectural History," Archived 2019-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Museum of Fine Arts Houston, About MFAH. Accessed April 12, 2019.
- ^ Buildings by Morris Aubry Architects, Houston Architecture. Accessed April 12, 2019.
- ^ Mark Lamster, "Glassell School of Art," 'Architect Magazine, August 8, 2018. Accessed April 12, 2019.
- ^ Molly Glentzer and Heather Alexander, "Rice University to demolish historic art 'Barn,'" Houston Chronicle, March 5, 2014.
- ^ Ben Koush, "Housey-House," Texas Architect, January/February 2019. Accessed April 12, 2019.
- ^ Diane Cowen, "Houston Launched Career-of Complicated Architect," Houston Chronicle, December 21, 2018. Accessed April 12, 2019.
- ^ Peter H. Frank, "Texas Architects Hurt by Oil," The New York Times, July 5, 1986. Accessed April 12, 2019.
- ^ Oscar Lopez, "Rothko Chapel / Philip Johnson, Howard Barnstone, Eugene Aubry," Arch Daily, AD Classics, September 14, 2011. Accessed April 12, 2019.