Kemper Goodwin (April 28, 1906 – December 24, 1997) was a noted architect from Tempe, Arizona. He specialized in educational buildings. Some of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona.

Kemper Goodwin
Tempe Municipal Building
BornApril 28, 1906
Tempe, Arizona
DiedDecember 24, 1997
Tempe, Arizona
OccupationArchitect
SpouseMickey Goodwin
ChildrenMaryHelen, Kathleen and Michael Goodwin
PracticeKemper Goodwin F.A.I.A., Michael & Kemper Goodwin Ltd.
BuildingsTempe Municipal Building, Mesa Community College, Tempe High School, McClintock High School, Marcos de Niza High School

Life

Goodwin was born on April 28, 1906, in Tempe. He attended the University of Southern California, where he received training in architecture. He worked for Lescher & Mahoney and then Del Webb before starting his own firm.[1] His firm was responsible for designing many of the buildings on the Tempe Campus of Arizona State University during the 1950s and 1960s. He designed more than 60 projects for the university which ranged from buildings of great importance to parking lots.[2] He married Mary McGee (Mickey) and had three children; two sisters, MaryHelen and Kathleen, plus Michael, his son who would later go on to work with Kemper in designing important buildings. (Michael joined Kemper's firm in 1966.) Later in his career Kemper would go on to design several schools (many in collaboration with Michael) for the Tempe Union High School, Tempe Elementary, Kyrene, and Paradise Valley Unified School Districts.[3] He retired in 1975 and died on December 24, 1997.[4]

Tempe Woman's Club, 1936
Selleh House, 1940
Language and Literature Building, ASU, 1964

Major works

Arizona State University

NRHP-listed structures

References

  1. ^ a b "Kemper Goodwin, Architect [1906–1997]". www.livingplaces.com. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  2. ^ Goodwin, Michael (2002). Images and Insights: Reflections of an Architect. Tempe, Arizona: Herberger Center for Design Excellence. ISBN 1-884320-24-4.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Michael & Kemper Goodwin – Design and the Arts Library Collections | ASU Library". lib.asu.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  4. ^ "Selleh House HP#23". Archived from the original on 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  5. ^ "Michael Goodwin's Architecture Was Green Before the Movement - Page 1 - Arts - Phoenix - Phoenix New Times". www.phoenixnewtimes.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-29.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Michael & Kemper Goodwin – Design and the Arts Library Collections | ASU Library". lib.asu.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Part X Buildings, Arizona State University" (PDF).
  8. ^ a b c "ASU Tempe Campus Building Survey, 1960–2007" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Tempe Woman's Club HP#7". Archived from the original on 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
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