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Edward Lowenstein
Born
Died1970
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
SpouseFrances Stern
PracticeAssociated architectural firm[s]

Edward Lowenstein (died 1970) was an American architect known for his modernist home designs in Greensboro, North Carolina and as an educator and employer of architects Black, white, male, and female.[1] Lowenstein was born in Chicago and went to Deerfield-Shields High School.  [2] He graduated from MIT[1] in 1935.[3]

He married Frances Stern.[3]

African American architects who worked for him early in their careers include William Gupple, Willie Edward Jenkins, and Clinton Gravely. He also taught architecture including design of buildings on campus, to female college students at Woman's College (now UNC-Greensboro).[3]

Work

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  • Greensboro Public Library (1964)
  • Dudley High School Gym[3]
  • Lowenstein Levy home on Granville Rd.
  • Cone house at 910 Sunset Dr.

Further reading

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  • Modernism at Home: Edward Loewenstein’s Mid-Century Architectural Innovation in the Civil Rights Era by Patrick Lee Lewis

References

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  1. ^ a b "Edward Loewenstein: Making way for minority architects". www.curbed.com. 18 August 2017.
  2. ^ "NCMH Ed Loewenstein". www.ncmodernist.org.
  3. ^ a b c d "Heart and Soul Behind Edward Loewenstein's Home". Our State Magazine. October 23, 2014.