![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/John_Carl_Warnecke_1962.jpg/640px-John_Carl_Warnecke_1962.jpg&w=640&q=50)
John Carl Warnecke
American architect (1919–2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Carl Warnecke (February 24, 1919 – April 17, 2010)[1][2][3] was an architect based in who designed numerous monuments and structures in the Modernist,[4][5][6][7][8] Bauhaus,[9] and other similar styles. He was an early proponent of contextual architecture.[8][10] Among his more notable buildings and projects are the Hawaii State Capitol building,[11][12] the John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame memorial gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery,[1][11][13] and the master plan for Lafayette Square (which includes his designs for the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building and the New Executive Office Building).[5][8][11]
Quick Facts Born, Died ...
John Carl Warnecke | |
---|---|
![]() John Carl Warnecke and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy discuss plans for Lafayette Square in September 1962. | |
Born | (1919-02-24)February 24, 1919 Oakland, California, U.S. |
Died | April 17, 2010(2010-04-17) (aged 91) Healdsburg, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Architect |
Practice | John Carl Warnecke & Associates[1] |
Close