Jerrold E. Lomax
Jerrold Ellsworth "Jerry" Lomax (1927–2014) was an American architect from Los Angeles, California.
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Jerrold E. Lomax
- Name
- Jerrold E.
- Birth Name
- Jerrold Ellsworth Lomax
- Born
- April 10, 1927
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Died
- May 17, 2014 (aged 87)
- Place of death
- Monterey, California, U.S.
- Education
- University of Houston
- Occupation
- Architect
- Spouse
- Sandra E.
- Nationality
- United States
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Jerrold Ellsworth "Jerry" Lomax (1927–2014) was an American architect from Los Angeles, California.
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Jerrold E. Lomax (1927–2014) was an American architect. Born in Los Angeles, the architect died in Monterey. Jerrold E. Lomax studied at University of Houston.
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• Name — Jerrold E. Lomax • Birth Name — Jerrold Ellsworth Lomax • Born — April 10, 1927 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Died — May 17, 2014 (aged 87) • Place of death — Monterey, California, U.S. • Education — University of Houston • Occupation — Architect • Spouse — Sandra E. Miles • Children — 2
Early life
Early life
Lomax was born on April 10, 1927 in Los Angeles, California. His father was Andrew J. Lomax and his mother, Esther L. Williams. He moved to Houston, Texas with his parents in 1938, when he was eleven years old. He joined the United States Naval Reserve, serving from 1945 to 1946, including a tour in Japan. He graduated from the University of Houston, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 1951.
Career
Career
Lomax worked as an architect for three years in Houston, then returned to Los Angeles, working as lead designer for Craig Ellwood Associates from 1953 to 1962. Together Lomax and Elwood designed the Pierson House, the Daphne House, and the Korsen House. They also designed the Steinman House and the Hunt House, both of which were located in Malibu. In 1957–1958, they designed Case Study House #18 in Beverly Hills. In 1962, Lomax established Lomax Associates, based in Los Angeles. During the 1970s, he partnered with Donald Mills, and in the 1980s, with John Rock in Venice, California. He and his partners designed corporate headquarters and shopping centers. Examples of his designs include the headquarters of Miller Desk and, with Rock, the Trailer Life Publishing company and the Beverly Connection shopping center in the West Hollywood community. He designed multiple modern residences, including the Moses Residence, the Landsburg Residence in Malibu, and the Charles Rice Residence in Glendale. He worked with fellow architect Philo Jacobson. He designed four houses with his wife, Sandra Miles, in Westwood, the Pacific Palisades, Carmel Valley and Sand City. Lomax participated in the 1976 LA12 exhibition at the Pacific Design Center He was a member of the Monterey Bay chapter of the American Institute of Architects based in Sand City, California.
Personal life
Personal life
He married Sandra E. Miles in 1976. They resided in a house he co-designed with Donald Mills, located at 1995 Sunset Plaza Drive in West Hollywood., until they moved to Monterey, California in 1995.
Death
Death
He died of pancreatic cancer on May 17, 2014, aged 87.
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The following is established of origins and background. Lomax was born in 1927 at Los Angeles. Institutional cataloguing adds that jerrold E. Lomax died in 2014 at Monterey.
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. It is also recorded that jerrold E. Lomax is recorded with the occupation architect. It is also recorded that jerrold E. Lomax is recorded as a citizen of United States. Lomax is recorded with the gender male. Institutional cataloguing adds that jerrold E. Lomax was born on 10 April 1927. Lomax died on 17 May 2014.
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Los Angeles.
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Monterey.
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- 1.Jerrold Ellsworth Lomax, FAIA, The Monterey Herald, May 24, 2014.
- 2.'Ten Things You Should Know About Jerry Lomax', Dwell, March 2007, p. 106 https://books.google.com/books?id=gMYDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA103
- 3.Zoltan Pali, Architect Zoltan E. Pali Remembers the Late Jerry Lomax , Interior Design, June 2, 2014.
- 4.Pacific Coast Architecture Database: Jerrold Lomax
- 5.Pacific Coast Architectural Database: Steinman House
- 6.Pacific Coast Architectural Database: Hunt, Victor M. and Elizabeth A., House, Malibu
- 7.Pacific Coast Architectural Database: Case Study House #18, Beverly Hills, CA
- 8.American Institute of Architect: Monterey Bay: Jerrold E. Lomax.
- 9.Pacific Coast Architectural Database: Lomax House, West Hollywood, CA
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