Edward J. Thias Collection

<p>The Edward J. Thias Collection contains 4 folders with prints of drawings by Edward J. Thias, 1965 - 1993. Included in the collection are approximately 25 prints of Thias' architectural renderings and projects, as well as St. Louis landmarks and views. Also included in the collection is one black and white photograph of Thias with St. Louis Building Commissioner, Ken O. Brown at the construction site of the Gateway Arch in 1965.</p>

<p>Edward J. Thias was born in St. Louis in 1924. He served in the US Navy during World War II, and in 1951, he graduated from Washington University School of Architecture. Five years later, he opened his own architectural firm in Sunset Hills, MO. He played a key role in the development of the City of Sunset Hills, creating the first master land and zoning plan for the city. He also served as the Chairman of the Sunset Hills Zoning and Planning Commission.</p>

<p>During his career as a professional architect, a free-lance illustrator, and a transparent watercolor painter and teacher, Thias completed more than 650 architectural projects, wrote and/or illustrated more than 20 books and calendars, and taught classes at two St. Louis-area colleges. He also served as President of the Missouri Council of the American Institute of Architects and Editor of Missouri Architect. Thias died in 2008.</p>

<p>See also Edward J. Thias Architectural Specifications in the MHS Archives.
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<p>Subjects include: Busch Stadium; proposal for St. Louis Exhibition Tower; Hillcrest Country Club; Southwestern Bell Telephone Dial Office Building; Lambert Tool Specialties Company; Morganford Plaza Apartments; Cole Elementary School Multipurpose Room; Adams Elementary School Multipurpose Room; Richard Mort Residence; Warren Heinicke Residence; Unit House at Camp Fiddlecreek Near Gray Summit Missouri for the St. Louis Girl Scouts; Nathan Frank Pavilion in Forest Park; Lt. Cmdr. Edward "Butch" O'Hare Boyhood Home 4108 Holly Hills Blvd.; The Goldenrod Showboat and St. Louis Visitor's Center; /A-18 Hornet Twin Engine Fighter Plane McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Co.; Chatillon - DeMenil Mansion; Olin Library Washington University; U.S.S. Battleship Missouri. Served in W.W. II, Korean War and Persian Gulf War; Union Covered Bridge Near Paris Missouri.</p>

<p>爱德华·J·西阿斯收藏馆内含四个文件夹，收录了爱德华·J·西阿斯1965年至1993年间创作的绘画作品。该收藏馆包括大约25幅西阿斯的建筑渲染图和项目作品，以及圣路易斯的地标和景观。此外，还包含一张1965年西阿斯与圣路易斯建筑委员会成员肯·O·布朗在 Gateway Arch 建筑工地上的黑白照片。</p><p>爱德华·J·西阿斯于1924年出生于圣路易斯。他在第二次世界大战期间在美国海军服役，并于1951年毕业于华盛顿大学建筑学院。五年后，他在密苏里州太阳谷开设了自己的建筑事务所。他在太阳谷市的发展中扮演了关键角色，为该市制定了首个总体规划。他还担任了太阳谷规划和区划委员会主席。</p><p>在其作为专业建筑师、自由插画师、透明水彩画家和教师的职业生涯中，西阿斯完成了超过650个建筑项目，撰写并/或绘制了超过20本书籍和日历，并在两个圣路易斯地区的学院教授课程。他还担任了密苏里州美国建筑师协会主席以及《密苏里建筑师》杂志编辑。西阿斯于2008年去世。</p><p>此外，参见 MHS 档案中的爱德华·J·西阿斯建筑规范。</p><p>主题包括：Busch 体育场；圣路易斯展览塔提案；希尔克里斯特乡村俱乐部；西南贝尔电话拨号办公室大楼；兰伯特工具专业公司；摩根福德广场公寓；科尔小学多功能厅；亚当斯小学多功能厅；理查德·莫特住宅；沃伦·海尼克住宅；位于密苏里州格雷山姆附近的营Fiddlecreek的单元住宅（为圣路易斯女童子军设计）；森林公园内的纳森·弗兰克亭；爱德华·“巴奇”·奥黑尔海军上尉童年家园（4108 Holly Hills Blvd.）；金色草船和圣路易斯游客中心；/A-18 双发动机战斗机麦道公司；查蒂隆-德门伊尔庄园；华盛顿大学奥林图书馆；二战、朝鲜战争和波斯湾战争服役的美国密苏里号战列舰；位于密苏里州巴黎附近的联合覆盖桥梁。</p>