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Charles Herbert
Born(1925-10-16)October 16, 1925
Chicago
DiedApril 10, 2010(2010-04-10) (aged 84)
Des Moines, Iowa
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
PracticeKarl Keffer Associates;
Charles Herbert & Associates;
Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture
The Blank Performing Arts Center of Simpson College, designed by Charles Herbert & Associates and completed in 1971.
The Design Center at Iowa State University, designed by Charles Herbert & Associates and completed in 1978.
The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, designed by Charles Herbert & Associates and completed in 1979.
The expanded Parks Library at Iowa State University, designed by Charles Herbert & Associates and completed in 1984.
The Black Engineering Building of Iowa State University, designed by Charles Herbert & Associates and completed in 1985.
Friendship Court of the Palmer College of Chiropractic, designed by Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture and completed in 1998.
The McLeod Center of the University of Northern Iowa, designed by Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture and completed in 2006.

Charles Herbert FAIA (October 16, 1925 – April 10, 2010) was an American architect in practice in Des Moines, Iowa from 1956 until his retirement in 1999. In 1961 he established the firm of Charles Herbert & Associates, reorganized as Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture in 1987. This firm dominated regional architectural practice and in 2001 was recipient of the American Institute of Architects Architecture Firm Award. The firm was dissolved in 2011.

Life and career[edit]

Charles Emmet Herbert was born October 16, 1925 in Chicago to Frank Arthur Herbert and Ella Herbert, nee St. Germain. He was raised in Savanna and Macomb. He began his education at the William H. Rice Institute, now Rice University, but left during World War II to serve in the navy. After the war he resumed his education at Iowa State College, now Iowa State University, graduating with a BArch in 1951. After graduating he joined Flad & Associates, architects of Madison, Wisconsin. In 1956 he moved back to Iowa, where he joined the Des Moines firm of Karl Keffer Associates as a partner.[1][2] In summer of 1961 he and a colleague, John P. Locke, left Keffer to form Charles Herbert & Associates.[3]

In 1987 the firm was renamed Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture to reflect the addition of architects Calvin F. Lewis, Rodney G. Kruse and Kirk V. Blunck as partners. Lewis had been an associate in the firm for seventeen years and Kruse and Blunck came from Brussard/Dikis Associates and Brooks-Borg-Skiles, respectively.[4] This firm came to dominate architectural practice in the state and frequently won awards from local, state and national bodies. Herbert had a particular influence on downtown Des Moines and was a major player in two major redevelopment projects: the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines (1979) and the planning of Western Gateway Park, which included his expansion of the Meredith Corporation headquarters (1998). They also became the go-to collaborator for outside architects, completing major Iowa projects with David Chipperfield, Frank Gehry and Steven Holl.[1] Although projects were assigned to individual partners for management purposes, design responsibility was a collaborative process between the partners and other staff. In 2001 the firm was awarded the American Institute of Architects Architecture Firm Award in recognition of their consistently high quality of work.[5] In 1999 Charles Herbert retired from practice, and Lewis, Kruse and Mankins departed over the next few years. This left Blunck as sole principal. In 2009 the firm name was shortened to HLKB Architecture and in 2011 Blunck dissolved the firm and organized a new one, Knowles Blunck Architecture, with former employee Stephen Knowles.[6] In 2016 Blunck died following an altercation in his offices with a man who may have owed him a large sum of money. In 2022 that man was charged with Blunck's murder and arrested, though as of 2024 the case has not gone to trial.[7] After this incident the firm was dissolved.[6] Although his own firm had faltered, thoughout his career Herbert had made a point to mentor and support his young employees, many of whom went on to found their own successful firms.[1]

Herbert joined the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1958 as a member of the Iowa chapter. He was elected a Fellow in 1973, the organization's highest membership honor. His partners Lewis, Kruse, Blunck and Paul Mankins were also elected Fellows in the 1990s and early 2000s.[8] In addition to producing his own award-winning work, Herbert served on both state and national AIA awards juries.[1] In 1991 AIA Iowa awarded him their inaugural Medal of Honor Award. His partners Lewis, Kruse and Mankins have also been recipients.[9]

Personal life[edit]

Herbert was highly active in his local community. He was a long-time trustee of the Des Moines Art Center and sat on the board of governors of his alma mater, Iowa State University.[2] He and his firm were responsible for many projects for both institutions, and the Adrienne and Charles Herbert Galleries of the Des Moines Art Center are named in honor of him and his first wife. The annual Charles E. “Chick” Herbert Lecture of the Iowa State University was also established after his death.[10]

Herbert was married in 1950 to Adrienne Rickerd. They had six children, all sons.[2] Adrienne Herbert died in 1997 and Herbert was married second to Marilyn Connelly. Marilyn Herbert died in 2009. Charles Herbert died April 10, 2010 in Des Moines at the age of 84.[11]

Architectural works[edit]

Charles Herbert & Associates, 1961–1987[edit]

Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture, 1987–2011[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Demolished.
  2. ^ Designed by Frank O. Gehry & Associates in association with Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture.
  3. ^ a b Designed by David Chipperfield Architects in association with Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture.
  4. ^ Designed by Steven Holl Architects in association with Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e J. Mark Schmidt, "Herbert, Charles E. 'Chick'" Iowa State University Biographical Dictionary, August 18, 2021. Accessed February 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Herbert, Charles Emmet" in Who's Who in America (Wilmette: Marquis Who's Who, 1988): 1393.
  3. ^ "Herbert Forms Practice" in Iowa Architect 8, no. 4 (July-August, 1961): 26.
  4. ^ "Expanding Regional Firm" in Iowa Architect 35, no. 2 (March-April, 1987): 18.
  5. ^ a b c d Deborah Snoonian, "Firm of the Year" in Architectural Record (May, 2001): 150-163.
  6. ^ a b Iowa corporation filings
  7. ^ Noelle Alviz-Gransee, "Arrest made, charges filed in the 2016 death of Des Moines architect Kirk Blunck," Des Moines Register, December 21, 2022. Accessed February 27, 2024.
  8. ^ The American Institute of Architects College of Fellows History and Directory (Washington: American Institute of Architects, 2019)
  9. ^ Medal of Honor, AIA Iowa, no date. Accessed February 27, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c David Gebhard, Buildings of Iowa (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993): 165.
  11. ^ Des Moines Register, April 27, 2010.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h "Herbert, Charles (Emmett)" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 399.
  13. ^ David Gebhard, Buildings of Iowa (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993): 242.
  14. ^ David Gebhard, Buildings of Iowa (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993): 263.
  15. ^ David Gebhard, Buildings of Iowa (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993): 184.
  16. ^ David Gebhard, Buildings of Iowa (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993): 275.
  17. ^ David Gebhard, Buildings of Iowa (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993): 212.
  18. ^ David Gebhard, Buildings of Iowa (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993): 199.
  19. ^ David Gebhard, Buildings of Iowa (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993): 202.
  20. ^ David Gebhard and Gerald Mansheim, "Successful Farming / Meredith Publishing Company", [Des Moines, Iowa], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/IA-01-CE108.
  21. ^ David Gebhard, Buildings of Iowa (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993): 235.
  22. ^ David Gebhard, Buildings of Iowa (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993): 396.
  23. ^ David Gebhard, Buildings of Iowa (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993): 214.
  24. ^ David Gebhard, Buildings of Iowa (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993): 197-198.
  25. ^ "Legal Precedence" in Architecture (February, 1990): 84-85.
  26. ^ David Gebhard, Buildings of Iowa (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993): 164.
  27. ^ Progressive Architecture (December, 1990): 81.
  28. ^ Architecture (March, 1993): 58-67.
  29. ^ Edward Keegan, "Inner Space" in Architecture (May, 1997): 126-131.
  30. ^ Linda Hallem, "Jacobson Athletic Facility, Iowa State University" in Architectural Record (August, 1999): 120-123.
  31. ^ Linda Hallem, "Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture's new headquarters and studio building for STICKS serves as a foil for artists' work" in Architectural Record (June, 2000): 131-135.
  32. ^ Julia Mandell, "Prairie pageant" in Architecture (November, 2003): 68-69.
  33. ^ Thomas Leslie, "River phoenix" in Architecture (October, 2005): 42-49.
  34. ^ Blair Kamin, "Steven Holl nicely balances expressionism and functionalism in the University of Iowa's School of Art and Art History" in Architectural Record (January, 2007): 92-100.
  35. ^ McLeod Center
  36. ^ Kohout Residence
  37. ^ Des Moines Art Center, Entrance & Accessibility Improvements
  38. ^ Garland Center
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