Myron Goldsmith

McMath–Pierce solar telescope building

Myron Goldsmith (September 15, 1918 – July 15, 1996) was an American architect and designer.[1] He was a student of Mies van der Rohe and Pier Luigi Nervi before designing 40 projects at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill from 1955 to 1983.[1] His last 16 years at the firm he was a general partner in its Chicago office. His best known project is the McMath–Pierce solar telescope building constructed in 1962 at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona. It is visited by an estimated 100,000 people a year.[1]

  1. ^ a b c David W. Dunlap Myron Goldsmith obituary July 17, 1996 New York Times