15 Facts About Bruce McCarty

Bruce McCarty, FAIA was an American architect, founder and senior designer at McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Buildings designed or co-designed by McCarty include the Lawson McGhee Library, Knoxville City County Building, University of Tennessee Humanities Complex, Clarence Brown Theatre, and University of Tennessee Art and Architecture Building.

Bruce McCarty was the Master Architect for the 1982 World's Fair.

Bruce McCarty was raised in Kenosha and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

Earl Bruce McCarty was president of the Nash Motor Company during the 1930s.

Bruce McCarty attended Princeton University in the early 1940s, where he studied sculpture under noted sculptor and boxer, Joe Brown.

Bruce McCarty first arrived in Knoxville for military training in 1943, and was later stationed in California as a P-38 pilot.

Bruce McCarty earned a BA from Princeton upon returning from the war in 1946.

From 1947 to 1949, Bruce McCarty attended the University of Michigan and earned a Bachelor of Architecture Degree.

Bruce McCarty attended Wright's lectures, and visited Wright's home, Taliesin.

Bruce McCarty became a partner in the firm in the mid-1950s.

In 1953, Bruce McCarty designed a concrete house, sponsored by Southern Cast Stone and published in several national magazines.

Bruce McCarty was chosen to be the Master Architect for the 1982 World's Fair, and his firm was not only responsible for the projects's overall design, but designed many of the buildings, including the Tennessee Amphitheater, Holiday Inn, 1982 Convention Center, and the adjacent office building.

In 1965, Bruce McCarty helped establish the University of Tennessee's College of Architecture.

Bruce McCarty was instrumental in the establishment of the East Tennessee Community Design Center, which advises communities in the region on appearance and functionality.