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Stiles Oliver Clements (March 2, 1883 – January 15, 1966) was an architect practicing in Los Angeles and Southern California.
Stiles Oliver Clements | |
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Born | Centerville, Maryland, U.S. | March 2, 1883
Died | January 15, 1966 82)[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, École des Beaux-Arts[2] |
Occupation | Architect |
Practice | Morgan, Walls & Clements Stiles Clements & Associates |
Clements trained at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. He was a key figure in the 1920s Art Deco architectural movement, and 1930s Streamline Moderne style, in Los Angeles. He also designed in historicist motifs and revivalism styles, such as the Adamson House in the Spanish Colonial Revival and Moorish Revival styles.
Clements was a partner with Octavius Morgan and John Walls in the firm of Morgan, Walls & Clements, known for his exuberant themed designs that included the Mayan Theater and Wiltern Theatre, and the famous Art Deco Richfield Tower. He formed the firm of Stiles Clements & Associates.
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