Bruce McCarty
| Bruce McCarty | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 28, 1920 South Bend, Indiana, United States |
| Died | January 5, 2013 (aged 92) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Alma mater | Princeton University and the University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Style | Modern |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Hayes McCarty |
| Children | Bruce Hayes McCarty, Douglas Hayes McCarty, and Sarah Elizabeth McCarty |
Bruce McCarty, FAIA (December 28, 1920 – January 5, 2013) was an American architect, founder and senior designer (retired 2010) at McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects of Knoxville, Tennessee. During a career that has spanned more than a half-century, he designed some of the city's iconic landmarks, and was the city's most dedicated champion of Modern architecture. Buildings designed or co-designed by McCarty include the Lawson McGhee Library, Knoxville City County Building, University of Tennessee Humanities Complex, Clarence Brown Theatre, and University of Tennessee Art and Architecture Building. McCarty was also the Master Architect for the 1982 World's Fair.
McCarty was born in South Bend, Indiana, the third of four sons to Earl H. and Hazel B. McCarty. Bruce McCarty was raised in Kenosha and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Earl McCarty was president of the Nash Motor Company during the 1930s.
McCarty attended Princeton University in the early 1940s, where he studied sculpture under noted sculptor and boxer, Joe Brown. Following the outbreak of World War II, he left Princeton and joined the US Army Air Force. He first arrived in Knoxville for military training in 1943, and was later stationed in California as a P-38 pilot. On April 5, 1945 McCarty married Julia Elizabeth Hayes of Knoxville in Santa Rosa, California. They have three children; Bruce Hayes McCarty, Sarah Elizabeth McCarty, and Douglas Hayes McCarty.
Following the war, McCarty worked as a draftsman at the Knoxville architectural firm, Barber & McMurry. He earned a BA from Princeton upon returning from the war in 1946. From 1947 to 1949, McCarty attended the University of Michigan and earned a Bachelor of Architecture Degree. During this period, he became enamoured with Modern architecture, especially the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. He, Elizabeth, and son Hayes spent several weeks during 1948 driving around Michigan and Wisconsin, seeking out houses designed by Wright. He also attended Wright's lectures, and visited Wright's home, Taliesin. His other influences included Edward Durrell Stone, I.M. Pei, and Louis Kahn.
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