Dean Bryant Vollendorf
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| Born | August 25, 1929 Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | May 6, 2008 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Architect |
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]
Career
[edit]Architecture career
[edit]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.[2] 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.[4]
Some of Vollendorf's designs in Oklahoma include the Vollendorf Residence,[5] the Bernstein Residence added to the National Register in 2018,[6] and the Jischke (Jiskie) Residence.[citation needed]
Academic career
[edit]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.[when?][7][8]
Exhibitions
[edit]- "Dean Bryant Vollendorf Exhibition", Wisconsin State University, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, October 7 – 18, 1968
- "Vollendorf in Oklahoma", University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, February 16 – March 13, 2026[9]
Legacy
[edit]Vollendorf's work is the foundation for The Vollendorf Method which is a sequence of exercises used to create rectangular plan designs.[10]
A collection of Vollendorf's papers is at the Oklahoma History Center.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Hastings, Mike (7 January 2022). "Dean Vollendorf, Architect". | Modern Gainesville
- 1 2 Hart, Tom (May 1986). "Friends of Kebyar Journal, Vol. 4.3, No. 29". p. 2.
- ↑ McCowan, Gary. "Vollendorf, Dean Bryant". OKC Mod.
- ↑ Rostochil, Lynne (2017). Oklahoma City's Mid-Century Modern Architecture. Arcadia. ISBN 978-1-4671-2741-7. | 2017 | Arcadia Publishing | ISBN 9781467127417
- ↑ Rostochil, Lynne. "Vollendorf House". | Oklahoma City Foundation for Architecture, 2018
- ↑ Lee, Lydia. "A Modernist House in Norman, Oklahoma, Connects to the Surrounding Landscape | National Trust for Historic Preservation". | Preservation Magazine, Winter 2023
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "By design, Vollendorf lives life in high style". The Charlotte Observer. 1999-02-03. p. 22. Retrieved 2026-06-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gibbs College Presents "Vollendorf in Oklahoma" Exhibition in Spring 2026". OU.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ Driscoll, John (2021), ""Fractal Patterns as Fitness Criteria in Genetic Algorithms Applied as a Design Tool in Architecture"", Nexus Network Journal, 23: 21–37, doi:10.1007/s00004-020-00490-4
- ↑ "2009.157. Dean Bryant Vollendorf Collection". Oklahoma Historical Society.
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