Thomas
George Green (July 12, 1931 - May 18, 2015) was an architect of Boston, Provincetown and York, Maine. Husband David Simpson
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Yale University (Ivy League), 38 Hillhouse Ave, New Haven, CT 06520
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Thomas
George Green (July 12, 1931 - May 18, 2015) was an architect of Boston, Provincetown and York, Maine.
Green was born in Ackley, IA, the son of Thomas and Marie Green. He graduated from University of Chicago with a B. Divinity in 1955 and was ordained in the United Church of Christ. Green received a Master’s Degree in Architecture from Yale University in 1959 and joined Architects Collaborative as an associate. He became a partner and principal at Benjamin Thompson & Associates in Cambridge, MA, from 1966 until 1980. While there, Green helped design many well-known buildings including the iconic Design Research Building in Cambridge, the Greylock Residential Houses at Williams College, the Quincy Market/Faneuil Hall Marketplace, the Harvard School of Education Library, and the music building at Amherst College.
Green was an Eliel Saarinsen Traveling Fellow, Yale University, in 1960, a visiting critic at Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1981, and a Visiting Design Critic at Yale University School of Architecture in 1983-84. A member of the Architects Fellowship, the Boston Society of Architects, and the Boston Landmarks Commission from 1996-2005. He served on the boards of Harleston Parker Medal Committee, the Rotch Traveling Fellowship Committee, the Boston Zoning Commission, the Architectural Advisory Panel for the United Church of Christ, and the board of directors of the Auburn Theological Seminary.
Green’s architectural projects include the American Multi-Cinema, 42nd Street, New York, NY; the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC; Queen’s Square, Brampton, Ontario; Mercado de Abasto, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Herzlia Marina, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Prudential Center Redevelopment, Boston, MA; Spitalfields Development, London, England; Navy Pier, Chicago, IL; Nokendai, Yokohama, Japan; Harumi 1-Chome Waterfront, Tokyo, Japan; Schouwburgplein, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Custom House Docks, Dublin, Ireland; Harborplace, Baltimore, MD; New York University School of Law, New York, NY; Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; Crosby Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH; IBM, Burlington, VT; Berkshire Community College, Pittsfield, MA; and St. Paul Academy/Summit School, St. Paul, MN.
Green was survived by his husband 32 years, David H. Simpson of York, ME. Simpson and Green were married in their Beacon Hill home in May 2004.
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