Vincent Kling (architect) explained

Vincent George Kling (May 9, 1916 – November 23, 2013) was an American architect who co-founded the architectural practice KlingStubbins.^[1]

Biography

Kling was born in East Orange, New Jersey on May 9, 1916. He was the son of a builder and joined his father's construction firm in high school. He earned his B.A. from Columbia University and M.Arch. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.^{[2] [3] [4]}

He enlisted in the United States Navy after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and served in the Atlantic fleet's naval force until the end of war. He joined Skidmore, Owings & Merrill after the war and later set up his own practice, which became the largest architectural firm in Philadelphia. He was the principal architect and planner for Philadelphia's Penn Center.^[5]

Notable Projects

• Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
• AT&T Headquarters, Basking Ridge, New Jersey (1971-1974)
• Centre Square, Philadelphia
• Concordia University Ann Arbor campus, Ann Arbor, Michigan^[6]
• Dilworth Park, Philadelphia^[7]
• Five Penn Center, Philadelphia
• Harriton High School, Rosemont, Pennsylvania^[8]
• Lankenau Medical Center
• Love Park, Philadelphia
• Penn Center, Philadelphia
• Philadelphia Mint building
• North Shore High School, Glen Head, New York^[9]
• Reimann Building, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Awards

Kling was awarded the Frank P. Brown Medal by the Franklin Institute in 1982.^[10] He was also the recipient of the Samuel F. B. Morse Medal from the National Academy of Design.

References

1. Web site: Kling, Vincent George (1916-2013) -- Philadelphia Architects and Buildings . 2022-03-22 . www.philadelphiabuildings.org.
2. Book: Columbia College (Columbia University). Office of Alumni Affairs and Development . Columbia College today . Columbia College (Columbia University) . 1988 . New York, N.Y. : Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development . Columbia University Libraries.
3. News: 1940-04-28 . Columbia Senior Wins Four Prizes; Vincent G. Kling Sets Record By Holding 7 of 10 Awards Of Architecture School . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-03-22 . 0362-4331.
4. Web site: Class Notes . 2022-03-22 . www.college.columbia.edu.
5. Web site: In Memoriam: Vincent G. Kling, FAIA American Institute of Architects . 2022-03-22 . www.aiaphiladelphia.org.
6. Web site: Concordia University Campus Tour – a2 modern . 2022-03-22 . en-US.
7. Web site: Critic . By Inga Saffron, Inquirer Architecture . Changing Skyline: A plan for dreary Dilworth . 2022-03-22 . inquirer.com . en.
8. Web site: History - Lower Merion School District . 2022-03-22 . www.lmsd.org . en-US.
9. Web site: -- citation: North Shore High School -- Philadelphia Architects and Buildings . 2024-05-30 . www.philadelphiabuildings.org.
10. Web site: 2014-01-13 . Vincent G. Kling . 2022-03-22 . The Franklin Institute . en.