May I say, finally, that I have no illusions of grandeur; quite to the contrary, I am very humble in my knowledge that through forty years of my life my life has been an open book of service to my fellow architects and for the public good.
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I completely scorn the falsifying, the sanctimonious, the cheap and the shoddy.
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Birth: | 28th November, 1889 |
Death: | 1973 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Architect |
Ralph Thomas Walker, FAIA, was an American architect, president of the American Institute of Architects and partner of the firm McKenzie, Voorhees, Gmelin; and its successor firms Voorhees, Gmelin & Walker, Voorhees, Walker, Foley & Smith; Voorhees, Walker, Smith & Smith; and Voorhees, Walker, Smith, Smith & Haines.Walker is best known for his designs for the Barclay-Vesey Telephone Building and the Irving Trust Building.
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