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WILLIAM A. WHIFLER (1925-1984) Born in San Francisco, Whifler grew up on Drake Avenue in Burlingame CA. He married his Burlingame High School sweetheart Jean, attended the College of San Mateo, graduated in architecture at Stanford University. He interned with architect Oscar Thayer. Whifler, along with Paul Zimmerman, established in 1967 the Department of Architecture at the College of San Mateo in San Mateo, California. According to Zimmerman, the design philosophy that Whifler brought to the studio and classroom was “total architecture”, i.e., structure, color, materials, and building things. At the core of Whifler’s teaching was his “box/anti-box” theory. After new regulations limited large glass walls, Whifler retired from residential practice and became a fulltime professor in 1976. Website. |
1952 - The William A. and Jean Whifler Family House, 20 La Salle Road, Hillsborough CA 1955 - aka the Pentagon House 1958 - The Clara Foeppel Whifler House 1960 - The Slate Residence, 85 Corte Dorado, Greenbrae CA (Kentfield). Sold for the first time in 2008 to Wilfred and Renee Horie. Deeded in 2014 to the Hamilton Horie Trust. 1961 - The Walter Leach Residence, 540 Ringwood Avenue, Menlo Park CA. By the late 1980’s the home had several owners and many/ cheap additions. By the early 2000’s the house had been transformed into a McMansion. Sold to Harry and Nicky Papadakis. Sold in 2007 to Gerard and Nathalie Brossard. 1962 - The Brown Mc Makin Residence #2 1965 - The Scruggs Residence, 1250 Millbrae Avenue, Millbrae CA. Built atop an abandoned hunting lodge. Severely remodeled in the early 1980’s, and again around 2000, little of the original design survives. Sold to James and Sally Sholtz. Sold in 2006 to Yat Wa Chu and Qiyun Lin Chu. 1965 - The Garrett Residence, 1060 Crystal Springs Road, Hillsborough CA. Sold to Nabeel and Erika Hadid. Sold in 2011 to Robert Eng and Carol Chen.
1967 - The Prozan Residence, 2180 Forest View Avenue, Hillsborough CA 1976 - The Gene Knowles Residence Sources include: Son Graeme Whifler, www.williamwhifler.com. |