William Turnbull, Jr.
| William Turnbull, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 1, 1935 New York City, New York |
| Died | June 26, 1997 (aged 62) Sausalito, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Fellow of the American Institute of Architects |
| Projects | Sea Ranch, California |
William Turnbull, Jr., FAIA (April 1, 1935 – June 26, 1997) was an American architect whose unique building designs challenged the more traditional architecture of California's West Coast. A renowned Bay Area architect, Turnbull's design style is most closely associated with the Sea Ranch community in Sonoma County, California.
Born in New York City, New York in 1935, Turnbull was raised in Far Hills, New Jersey. Both of Turnbull's parents were architects, as was his great-grandfather George B. Post who designed the building, Turnbull studied architecture at Princeton, graduating in 1956. Upon completion of college, he moved to San Francisco and was employed at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Turnbull worked on a Big Sur revitalization project, which may have had a factor in developing his lifelong connection to California.
Turnbull's professional start was in the early 1960s with the development of the iconic Sea Ranch community in Sonoma County. Turnbull's co-design team included Charles Moore, Donlyn Lyndon, and Richard Whitaker, all of whom Turnbull knew from his days at Princeton, as well as Lawrence Halprin and Joseph Esherick. Turnbull had a long-term association and friendship with the architectural photographer Morley Baer who photographed many of his projects, including Sea Ranch. In addition to the Sea Ranch development, Turnbull was a contributor to Kresge College, the University of California, Santa Cruz, the Foothill Student housing complex at University of California, Berkeley, and St.Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Sonoma County, the latter of which he worked on with his wife and fellow architect Mary Griffin.
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