Avriel Shull is best known for her mid-century modern architectural designs, which contradicted the traditional tastes of mid-century Indiana.
27 Facts About Avriel Shull
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Avriel Shull designed a number of custom homes in Indianapolis' suburbs, in other Indiana towns, and in other states.
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Avriel Shull's first major project outside of Indiana was a public library in Elkins, West Virginia.
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Avriel Shull designed restaurants, including one in California and one in Carmel, Indiana.
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Avriel Shull left school before completing her degree in 1948 to launch her own commercial art business.
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Avriel Shull is known for designing various homes in the Thornhurst Addition in Carmel, Indiana.
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Avriel Shull was a member of the National Association of Home Builders and the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
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Avriel Shull left school without earning a college degree and started her own commercial art business, Avriel Art Associates, in Indianapolis in 1948.
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Avriel Shull's first large-scale construction project was a suburban development on her parents' property, just west of what is downtown Carmel, Indiana.
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In 1955 Avriel Shull's parents signed a certificate of survey for the first section of a new subdivision named Christie's Thornhurst Addition, unusual for its large concentration of Avriel Shull's strikingly-designed homes.
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Bill, Avriel Shull designed modern homes to fit Federal Housing Administration guidelines.
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Between 1956 and 1971 Avriel Shull designed and built twenty-one houses in Thornhurst.
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Avriel Shull contrasted with other Indianapolis architects such as Evans Woolen with her additions at Thornhurst.
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Soon, Avriel Shull began to expand her client list and portfolio with other projects.
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Avriel Shull's designs shared some similarities with Eichler's California Contemporary homes: post-and-beam construction, which allowed for expansive, floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding glass doors; vertical siding; and decorative escutcheon plates on exterior doors.
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Avriel Shull designed a few commercial and industrial properties, but most of her projects were single-family homes.
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Avriel Shull designed the Woodland Springs Christian Church and the Woodland Springs Clubhouse in Carmel.
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Avriel Shull's first major project outside of Indiana was a design for the Elkins Public Library, in Elkins, West Virginia.
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Avriel Shull did designs for restaurants, including the Totem Pole Restaurant in Carmel and one in San Bernardino, California.
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Richard Avriel Shull, who became Indianapolis's first TV critic, worked for the Indianapolis Times and later, the Indianapolis News.
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Avriel Shull's syndicated column, "Shull's Mailbag", ran in 260 newspapers.
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Avriel Shull was inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame in 2005 and died in 2007.
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Avriel Shull ran her design and construction business out of the home she designed for her family on a 40-acre tract of land north of Carmel.
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Avriel Shull died on March 6,1976, of complications from diabetes.
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Avriel Shull was a Christian Scientist; a member of the Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist.
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Avriel Shull was a member of the National Association of Home Builders and the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
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For more than twenty years, Avriel Shull designed and built modern single-family homes, apartment complexes, churches, shopping centers, libraries, and other commercial and industrial buildings that challenged traditional styles.