George
Daub's career was launched at a catalytic moment in American
architecture so that he began with a rather traditional atelier
training, but by the 1930s was working on the edge of the new
modernism. He was born in Philadelphia and attended Northeast High
School from 1914 to 1918. He then received his training in
architecture from attending Drexel Institute's Evening School from 1917
to 1922 and followed that with attendance at the T-Square Club's
atelier (connected to the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design), from 1922 to
1923. In 1923 he was awarded a scholarship to attend Harvard
University, and he moved to New England from 1923-25. While attending
Drexel and the T-Square Club atelier, he was already working by day for
several prominent Philadelphia firms. These associations would
culminate in his work with George Howe on the PSFS tower: E. V. Seeler
(1921/22); Mellor, Meigs & Howe (1922 and 1925-28); Philip Tyre;
George Howe (1928/29); Howe & Lescaze (1929-34); William Lescaze
(1934-37). During this later time he also briefly associated with
Alfred Clauss in the office of Clauss & Daub.In 1937 he launched
his independent firm: George Daub Associates. In an article on
prefabricated houses published in the Architectural Forum in September
1942, Daub was associated with Peter Blach and working primarily on
residential, commercial and industrial commissions.Daub became a member
of the AIA in 1940 and served as vice-president of the Philadelphia
Chapter from 1947 to 1949. He was also a member of the T-Square Club. Written by Sandra L. Tatman.
Birch Knoll 1947 5000 sq ft home spectacular when built has been recently restored with Peter Zimmerman AIA remaining Birch Knoll photographs by Herb Engelsberg link to Herb Engelsberg photography
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