Lawrence O. Booth :::
Laurence O. Booth
Graduated in 1954
Inducted in 1994
Named by Architectural Digest as one of the 100 World's Foremost Architects, Laurence Booth
is a 1954 graduate. Following his graduation from Stanford, he earned a degree in architecture from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1960. He developed an interest in rebuilding the American
city beginning in the early '60s in Chicago's Lincoln Park, then Printer's Row and Dearborn Park in
the South Loop. He is actively involved in numerous civic organizations including, the Museum of
Contemporary Art, the Metropolitan Planning Council, the Goodman Theater, the Auditorium Theater,
the Chicago Historical Society, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the American Institute of
Architects. Winning over 50 local and national awards his designs include, the Motorola Museum,
Northwestern University's Walter Annenberg Hall, Helene Curtis' Corporate Headquarters, the Terra
Museum of American Art, the Krannert Museum at University of Illinois at Champaign, and the old St.
Patrick's Church. Incorporating cultural, ethical, and social goals into his architecture, Booth's
work reflects his optimistic and humanistic viewpoint.