Ralph Thomas Walker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRalph Thomas Walker
American architect
Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1889
Place of Birth: Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
Date of Death: 17-Jan-1973
Profession: architect
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Ralph Thomas Walker
- Ralph Thomas Walker, FAIA, (1889–1973) was an American architect, president of the American Institute of Architects and partner of the firm McKenzie, Voorhees, Gmelin; and its successor firms Voorhees, Gmelin & Walker, Voorhees, Walker, Foley & Smith; Voorhees, Walker, Smith & Smith; and Voorhees, Walker, Smith, Smith & Haines.
- Walker is best known for his designs for the Barclay-Vesey Telephone Building (1922–26) and the Irving Trust Building (1928–31). Walker was called "The only other honest architect in America" by Frank Lloyd Wright, and "Architect of the Century" by The New York Times when he received the Centennial Medal of Honor from the American Institute of Architects.
- His Art Deco designs have been called "bold, spectacularly dynamic", "radical", "distinctive", "theatrical ...
- very dramatic", "syncopated and jazzy".
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