Raphael Soriano

Tags: Architect.

Raphael S. Soriano FAIA (August 1 1904–July 21 1988) was an architect and educator who helped define a period of 20th-century architecture that came to be known as Mid-century modern. Soriano pioneered the use of modular prefabricated steel and aluminum structures in residential and commercial design and construction.

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birth date

1904-08-01

birth place

Rhodes (city)

death date

1988-07-21

death place

Claremont California

significant building

Lipetz House, Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design, Shulman House, Adolph's_Laboratory_and_Office, Case_Study_House_1950, Colby_Apartments, Eichler_House, Koosis_House

significant project

All_Aluminum_Homes, Plywood_House, Soria_Structures, World_Peace_Island_Alcatraz