Leonard Jacobson

Leonard Jacobson FAIA (7 March 1921 – 26 December 1992) was an America museum architect.[1] He worked with I. M. Pei on some of the major museum projects in the 20th century.[2]

Jacobson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on 7 March 1921. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1942.[3] He served in the United States Army Air Forces from 1942–45 during World War II. In 1947, he gained a Master of Architecture degree, also at the University of Pennsylvania.

In 1953, Jacobson started working with I.M. Pei, joining him at I. M. Pei & Partners, founded in 1955. He was a Partner in I. M. Pei & Partners (which became Pei Cobb Freed & Partners in 1989) from 1980–92.[3] Jacobson was central to the following building projects in the US, mainly involving museums:

At the end of his career in the 1980s and early 1990s, Jacobson was heavily involved with the modernization of the Louvre in Paris, France. Jacobson was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. In 1989, he was made an Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.[3]

Leonard Jacobson died of a heart attack on 26 December 1992 at the age of 71 at his home in the village of Briarcliff Manor, New York, USA.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Leonard Jacobson, Museum Architect". Sun Sentinel. January 1, 1993. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-01-01/news/9301010156_1_louvre-museum-national-gallery-mr-jacobson. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Muschamp, Herbert (December 31, 1992). "Leonard Jacobson, Architect Affiliated With Pei, Dies at 71". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/31/arts/leonard-jacobson-architect-affiliated-with-pei-dies-at-71.html. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c "Leonard Jacobson FAIA: Partner, 1980–1992". Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. http://www.pcf-p.com/a/f/fme/lj/c/c.html. Retrieved October 17, 2011.