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{{Short description|American architect (1900–1993)}}
'''Arthur Thomas Brown''' (April 20, 1900 – October 24, 1993) was an American architect who is remembered as “Tucson’s pioneer of solar design.”<ref>{{Cite book
| last = Nequette
| first = Anne M.
|author2=R. Brooks Jeffery
| title = A Guide to Tucson Architecture
| publisher = University of Arizona Press
| year = 2002
| location = Tucson
}}</ref>
== Biography ==
Brown was born in Tarkio, Missouri, and studied at Ohio State University, graduating in 1927.  He worked at the [[Century of Progress]] exposition in [[Chicago]] in 1932 and 1933. Both a fine art painter and trained architect, Brown arrived in [[Tucson]] in 1936 and opened his own architectural firm by 1941. He was a member of the exclusive Tucson Palette and Brush Club and the Tucson Fine Arts Association. He is recognized as a "pioneer" in the development of passive solar heating and passive cooling.<ref name="Denzerbook">{{cite book
|last=Denzer
|first=Anthony
|title=The Solar House: Pioneering Sustainable Design
|publisher=Rizzoli
|year=2013
|url=http://solarhousehistory.com/book/
|isbn=978-0847840052
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726200811/http://solarhousehistory.com/book/
|archive-date=2013-07-26
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|last1=Denzer
|first1=Anthony
|last2=Novikova-Kinney
|first2=Polina
|title=Arthur T. Brown: Pioneer of Passive Solar Architecture
|journal=2010 ASES National Solar Conference
|url=http://www.ases.org/papers/099.pdf
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428083240/http://www.ases.org/papers/099.pdf
|archive-date=2011-04-28
}}</ref>
His buildings have only recently gained recognition. Many of his works have been lost including: Tucson General Hospital, Tucson Biltmore Motor Hotel and Tucson's Carnegie Free Library (Tucson Children's Museum) wall.  His residential projects are scattered throughout Tucson's post World War II mid-century expansion district.
Many of his buildings remain in Tucson including: the First Christian Church at 740 E. Speedway Boulevard, Faith Lutheran Church, 5th street. Delectables Restaurant on N 4th Avenue is also Brown's. It was built in 1945 for the Ingham and Ingham Harley-Davidson dealership. The changes made were primarily interior.  He also designed the RON-Tel Hotel ("remain over-night" hotel for pilots) at Tucson International Airport, remodeled in 1976 as airport personnel offices, and a newly demolished (late 2016) airport restaurant, The Tower Grill, which showcased Brown's imaginative "folded plate" roofline.
==Buildings==
* 1946: Rosenberg House (Tucson)<ref>{{Citation
| journal = Progressive Architecture
| date = June 1947}}</ref><ref>{{Citation
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| date = July 1956}}</ref><ref>{{Citation
| journal = Fine Homebuilding
| date = October–November 1982}}</ref>
* 1947: Clifford Goldsmith House (Tucson)
* 1948: Rose Elementary School (Tucson)<ref>{{Citation
| journal = Architectural Record
| date = August 1956}}</ref>
* 1949: Faith Lutheran Church (Tucson)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-15 |title=Mid-century modern church celebrates 75th diamond jubilee |url=https://www.kgun9.com/absolutely-az/mid-century-modern-church-celebrates-75th-diamond-jubilee |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=KGUN 9 Tucson News |language=en}}</ref>
* 1949: Hirsch house (Tucson)
* 1950: Ball-Paylore House (Tucson)<ref>http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt0s20289g/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>
* 1952: Tucson Chamber of Commerce building
* 1953: G.C. Trego house<ref>{{Citation
| journal = Arizona Highways
| date = September 1953}}</ref>
* 1954: Harold Bell Wright Estates, Dr. William D Carrell House
* 1956: 4535 N. Osage Drive, Edmonson house (Tucson)
* 1959: 2928 N Orlando Avenue (Tucson)
* 1963–70: Tucson General Hospital (later destroyed)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbase.com/bearpaw/image/31123666|title = Tucson General Hospital by Peg Price}}</ref>
* 1966: 4315 N. La Linda Rama (Tucson)
==Awards and honors==
* [[American Institute of Architects]] College of Fellows ([[FAIA]]), 1961
==Patents==
* {{US Patent|135609|Design For A House (US Patent 135609, filed 1943, granted 1943)}}
* {{US Patent|2440843|Lightweight Building Construction (US Patent 2440843, filed 1943, granted 1948)}}
* {{US Patent|3200026|Method Of Producing A Shell Roof Structure (US Patent 3200026, filed 1960, granted 1965)}}
* {{US Patent|3263322|Method Of Producing Shell Roof Structure (US Patent 3263322, filed 1959, granted 1966)}}
* {{US Patent|3303616|Conduit System For Structures Having Masonry Walls And Door Frames (US Patent 3303616, filed 1963, granted 1967)}}
==References==
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* Wayne, Kathryn M., Arthur T. Brown, FAIA, Vance Bibliographies, 1987.
* Tucson Home Magazine, Arthur T. Brown, Architects of Influence, 2008.
==External links==
* {{cite web
| title = Arthur T. Brown Resources
| date = 27 September 2023
| publisher = solarhousehistory.com
| url = http://solarhousehistory.com/resources/#Arthur-T-Brown }}
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