John Carl Warnecke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Carl Warnecke

American architect

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1919

Place of Birth: Oakland, California, United States

Date of Death: 17-Apr-2010

Profession: architect, landscape architect

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

John Carl Warnecke (February 24, 1919 – April 17, 2010) was an architect based in San Francisco, California, who designed numerous notable monuments and structures in the Modernist, Bauhaus, and other similar styles.
He was an early proponent of contextual architecture.
Among his more notable buildings and projects are the Hawaii State Capitol building, the John F.
Kennedy Eternal Flame memorial gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery, and the master plan for Lafayette Square (which includes his designs for the Howard T.
Markey National Courts Building and the New Executive Office Building).