John Carl (“Jack”) Warnecke, FAIA, died of pancreatic cancer at his ranch in Healdsburg, CA, on April 17. Warnecke, considered by those who knew him as a “larger than life” figure, was a tall, burly architect, known for his ebullient personality and his ability to win clients and friends. One of his best known works was the redesign of the Lafayette Square area in Washington, D.C. [RECORD, April 1968, page 147]. This urban development near the White House included not only the preservation of historic houses, but the construction of the National Courts Building (1967), and the New Executive Office Building (1969) whose red brick masses, oriel windows and mansardesque roofs represented distinct attempts to be both modern and contextual.
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