Richard Sundeleaf

Richard Sundeleaf (1900-March 1987) was an American architect from Portland, Oregon.

Sundeleaf was born in Portland in 1900, and moved to the Sellwood neighborhood as a child. He graduated from Washington High School in 1918 and went to the University of Oregon School of Architecture, in Eugene, graduating in 1923. He trained in the Beaux Arts style of traditional design.

After graduation he returned to Portland. He began working for the firm of A. E. Doyle for a year. He then worked for four years with the firm of Sutton and Whitney. After working for other architecture firms, he decided to open his own firm in 1928. During the Great Depression, he worked for the Historic American Buildings Survey. During this time he became known for his imaginative work in industrial architecture. He combined his decorative training with a rugged functionalism in a series of distinctive warehouses and offices. [ [http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv47212 Guide to the Richard Sundeleaf Papers and Architectural Records1924-1984 ] ] In the 1940s, his style changed somewhat when he became a proponent of the Streamline Moderne style, in which the spirit of the machine age and the concepts of aerodynamics shaped the design of the building. [ Anonymous. "Architect Richard Sundeleaf Dies." Portland (Oregon) "The Oregonian", March 11 1987.]

He designed numerous residential and public buildings around Portland.

Sundeleaf died in March 1987.

Public buildings

*Woodbury and Co. warehouse, 1939
*Bearing Service Co. building, 1944
*General Co. building (now Dynagraphics Inc.) 1945
*Francis and Hopkins Motor showroom (now the University Station Post Office) 1949
*The original Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, 1955
*Portland Medical Center, 1957.

References

External links

* [http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=154518 Summary of buildings in Portland, Oregon]
* [http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/Plan/Historic%20Resources%20Advisory%20Board/Landmarks/SundeleafHouse/Sundeleaf.pdf Richard Sundeleaf House]
* [http://chatterbox.typepad.com/portlandarchitecture/2005/10/the_jantzen_bui.html Jantzen building]