Robert Louis Geddes | |
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| Born | December 7, 1923 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 13, 2023 (aged 99) near Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Yale University Harvard University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse |
Evelyn Geddes
(m. 1947; died 2020) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | FAIA Architecture Firm Award 1979 Honorary doctorate, Princeton University, 2018 Honorary doctorate, City College of New York, 1999 Honorary doctorate, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1988 |
| Practice | Geddes Brecher Qualls Cunningham Architects GBQC Architects |
| Website | robertgeddesarchitect |
Robert Louis Geddes (December 7, 1923 – February 13, 2023) was an American architect, planner, writer, educator, past principal of the firm Geddes Brecher Qualls Cunningham (GBQC), and dean emeritus of the Princeton University School of Architecture (1965-1982).[1] As principal of GBQC, select major projects include Pender Labs at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Police Headquarters, the Liberty State Park master plan, the Philadelphia Center City master plan, and his best-known work, the Dining Commons, Birch Garden, and Academic Building at the Institute for Advanced Study.
He was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects; recipient of honorary doctorates from Princeton University, City College of New York, and the New Jersey School of Architecture/NJIT; recipient of the Topaz Award from the American Institute of Architects and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, and, along with his firm, was the recipient of the Architecture Firm Award.[2]