Kaufmann, along with landscape architect Edward Huntsman-Trout, designed the general campus plan featuring four residence halls to be built the first four consecutive years of the College (1927–1930). The project's design is primarily in the Mediterranean Revival style.[4]
While gaining recognition for Kaufmann's work on the Scripps campus, he was also hired by California Institute of Technology in 1928 to design the complex of dormitories now known as the South Houses, and the building for the Athenaeum, a private club located on the school's campus.[5]
Later in his career, Kaufmann worked primarily in the Art Deco style, with a personal emphasis on massively thick, streamlined concrete walls which gave his buildings a very distinctive appearance. Kaufmann's buildings as a result took on a very "mechanical" appearance, often resembling huge versions of old-fashioned appliances. The Los Angeles Times' headquarters is a perfect example of this. His work was also part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[6]
Projectsedit
This is a selected list of Kaufmann's projects.
1920 Hacienda del Gato, Tradition Golf Club - 78-505 52nd Avenue, La Quinta, California, Architect[7]
In 1914, Kaufmann moved to California and settled in Fresno, California.
Kaufmann's wife was Elsie Bryant Kaufmann.
On 1 March 1949, Kaufmann died in Los Angeles California. Kaufmann is buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California.
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^"Gordon Kaufmann". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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^"California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, Hale Solar Laboratory, Pasadena, CA". washington.edu. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^"Extraordinary Meetings Happen Here". laquintaresort.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^"Getz House - About This Commission". usc.edu. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^Flemming, Jack (20 August 2021). "Once listed at $195 million, the famed Hearst estate is hitting the auction block". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^"National Registry of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form, Scripps College for Women". nps.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^"Greystone Mansion". beverlyhills.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^"Holmby Hall, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA". washington.edu. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^"California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Athenaeum, Pasadena, CA". washington.edu. Retrieved 7 June 2022.