Walter Thomas Brooks Collection
Scope and Contents
The Walter Thomas Brooks collection is comprised of one box of materials primarily consisting of project records created by Brooks and presented in an unbound catalog spanning his career. The majority of these projects are private residences in California, although designs for community centers, civic centers, and museum submittals are also included. Many projects were never realized in their physical form and are presented as designs only. This collection also contains designs highlighting Brooks’ ideas about natural forms in architecture, focusing on the physical environment and the organic growth of natural forms.
Dates
- 1950-2009
Access Statement
Collection is open for research. Many of the Environmental Design Archives collections are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the Curator.
Biographical Note
Walter Thomas Brooks (April 7, 1927, Lake Forest, Illinois) was a student at Lake Forest College, Illinois, University of Illinois, and the University of California. He apprenticed with various architectural firms between 1950-1960, including Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Mario Corbett, Anshen & Allen, and Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons. He became a registered architect in the State of California in 1956. With a career spanning more than 50 years, Brooks’ private practice has included projects in California, Florida, and Hawaii.
Brooks has received awards from the American Institute of Architects and the University of California, as well as recognition from Life and Newsweek Magazine for his residential designs.
Sources:
Brooks, Walter Thomas, Curriculum Vita
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet: (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Walter Thomas Brooks collection is comprised of one box of materials primarily consisting of project records created by Brooks and presented in an unbound catalog spanning his career. The majority of these projects are private residences in California, although designs for community centers, civic centers, and museum submittals are also included.
System of Arrangement
This collection is organized into three series: Personal Papers, Office Records, and Project Records.
Custodial History
This collection was received as organized records from Walter Thomas Brooks.
- Title
- Walter Thomas Brooks Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Emily Vigor
- Date
- March 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives Repository