Shattuck and Hussey was a Chicago-based architectural firm founded by Walter F. Shattuck (1871-1948) [1] and Harry Hussey (1882-1967). [2]
Shattuck studied architecture at the University of Illinois. [3] [4] After graduation, he taught construction and perspective at the Chicago School of Architecture (now the Art Institute of Chicago) from 1891 to 1916. [3] [5] Hussey was born in Ontario, Canada in 1882 and worked at a knitting mill and a mine before entering architecture school with the encouragement of the mine owners. In Chicago, Hussey and Shattuck met and decided to go into business together. [6]
In the early 1900s, the Shattuck and Hussey won a design competition for the YMCA and went on to design dozens of the nearly 200 YMCA buildings built between 1906 and World War I. [7] [6] The YMCA treated the firm's designers as quasi-employees and relied on the firm to produce functional, cost-effective facilities. These could easily be replicated from project to project and reduce risk to local YMCA building committees. [7] Their designs for the organization were heavily influenced by the Chicago School which clad steel and concrete structures with masonry and neoclassical details. [6]
In 1911, Hussey embarked on a long stay in Asia where the firm was hired to design a dozen YMCAs, including Seoul and Hong Kong. [6] He lived in China until the
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Shattuck and Hussey was a Chicago-based architectural firm founded by Walter F. Shattuck (1871-1948) [1] and Harry Hussey (1882-1967). [2]
Shattuck studied architecture at the University of Illinois. [3] [4] After graduation, he taught construction and perspective at the Chicago School of Architecture (now the Art Institute of Chicago) from 1891 to 1916. [3] [5] Hussey was born in Ontario, Canada in 1882 and worked at a knitting mill and a mine before entering architecture school with the encouragement of the mine owners. In Chicago, Hussey and Shattuck met and decided to go into business together. [6]
In the early 1900s, the Shattuck and Hussey won a design competition for the YMCA and went on to design dozens of the nearly 200 YMCA buildings built between 1906 and World War I. [7] [6] The YMCA treated the firm's designers as quasi-employees and relied on the firm to produce functional, cost-effective facilities. These could easily be replicated from project to project and reduce risk to local YMCA building committees. [7] Their designs for the organization were heavily influenced by the Chicago School which clad steel and concrete structures with masonry and neoclassical details. [6]
In 1911, Hussey embarked on a long stay in Asia where the firm was hired to design a dozen YMCAs, including Seoul and Hong Kong. [6] He lived in China until the
Partial list of works: