Dean Bryant Vollendorf

Dean Bryant Vollendorf
Born(1929-08-25)August 25, 1929
DiedMay 6, 2008(2008-05-06) (aged 78)
OccupationArchitect

Dean Bryant Vollendorf (August 25, 1929 - May 6, 2008) was an American architect specializing in organic architecture with influences from Frank Lloyd Wright, Bruce Goff, and Herb Greene.[1][2]

Architecture career

Vollendorf worked for the Corps of Engineers, Edgar A. Stubenrauch and Associates, John Randal McDonald, John Westerlund, and Bob Opsah designing residential and commercial buildings.[3]

Vollendorf's work was included in The New Homes Guide, House Beautiful, and Friends of Kebyar.[4] His 'Baysweep' design was a best-selling floorplan and can be seen in the Cecil M. Buffalo Jr. House listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

Academic career

Vollendorf was a Professor of Architecture at the University of Florida, the University of Oklahoma, Clemson University, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.[6]

Vollendorf Method

Vollendorf's work is the foundation for The Vollendorf Method which is a sequence of exercises used to create rectangular plan designs.[7]

Oklahoma architecture

Some of Vollendorf's designs in Oklahoma include the Vollendorf Residence,[8] the Bernstein Residence added to the National Register in 2018,[9] and the Jischke (Jiskie) Residence.

Legacy

A collection of Vollendorf's papers[10] is at the Oklahoma History Center.

References

  1. ^ Hastings, Mike (7 January 2022). "Dean Vollendorf, Architect". | Modern Gainesville
  2. ^ Hart, Tom. "Friends of Kebyar Journal". | May/June 1986, Volume 4.3, Issue No. 29, page 2
  3. ^ McCowan, Gary. "Vollendorf, Dean Bryant โ€“ OKC Mod". | OkieModSquad
  4. ^ "Friends of Kebyar Journal". | May/June 1986, Volume 4.3, Issue No. 29
  5. ^ Rostochil, Lynne (2017). Oklahoma City's Mid-Century Modern Architecture. Arcadia. ISBN 978-1-4671-2741-7. | 2017 | Arcadia Publishing | ISBN 9781467127417
  6. ^ Hicks, Zach, "Telesis: Use it or Lose it Design Against Architectural Education" (PDF) | 2019 | The College of Architecture Student Journal at The University of Oklahoma, Pp. 28-31
  7. ^ Driscoll, John (2021), ""Fractal Patterns as Fitness Criteria in Genetic Algorithms Applied as a Design Tool in Architecture"", Nexus Network Journal, 23: 21โ€“37, doi:10.1007/s00004-020-00490-4 | 2021 | Nexus Network Journal, Volume 23, pages 21โ€“37
  8. ^ Rostochil, Lynne. "Vollendorf House". | Oklahoma City Foundation for Architecture, 2018
  9. ^ Lee, Lydia. "A Modernist House in Norman, Oklahoma, Connects to the Surrounding Landscape | National Trust for Historic Preservation". | Preservation Magazine, Winter 2023
  10. ^ "Oklahoma Historical Society 2009.157. Dean Bryant Vollendorf Collection".