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Clovis Heimsath

Clovis Heimsath, FAIA was an American architect with significant contributions to both architectural scholarship and modern architecture, particularly in Texas. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut and educated at Yale, where he was an editorial associate of campus humor magazine The Yale Record. Heimsath died on October 10, 2021, at the age of 90.

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Clovis Heimsath, FAIA (October 25, 1930 – October 10, 2021) was an American architect with significant contributions to both architectural scholarship and modern architecture, particularly in Texas. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut and educated at Yale, where he was an editorial associate of campus humor magazine The Yale Record.123 Heimsath died on October 10, 2021, at the age of 90.4

Noteworthy buildings

Newman Hall at Texas Southern University5

Becker Library at St. Stephens Episcopal School6

Sanctuary at Episcopal Church of the Epiphany

Awards

  • Fulbright Scholarship
  • Admission to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows

Publications

  • Pioneer Texas Buildings7
  • Behavioral Architecture8
  • Geometry in Architecture: Texas Buildings Yesterday and Today9
References

References

  1. The Yale Record. New Haven: Yale Record. February, 1951. p. 3.
  2. Heimsath Architects Website Archived 2011-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Interview with Clovis Heimsath, ATX Architects Podcast. Published October 30, 2011.
  4. "Clovis Heimsath, FAIA 1930–2021". Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. Newman Hall description Archived 2012-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, Studio HAI website.
  6. Becker Library description Archived 2012-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, Studio HAI website.
  7. Pioneer Texas Buildings, Amazon.com. Published 1968.
  8. Behavioral Architecture, Amazon.com. Published 1976.
  9. Geometry in Architecture: Texas Buildings Yesterday and Today, Amazon.com. Published 2002.