William Albert Lanier
Photo Credit: Courtesy Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc.
Remarks: Albert Lanier at Black Mountain College, circa 1947-1948. Photographer Unknown
William Albert Lanier
American, (1927–2008)
William Albert Lanier studied architecture at Georgia Tech University before arriving at Black Mountain College (BMC) in 1947. While there, he studied with Josef Albers, Max Dehn, and Buckminster Fuller, and met his future wife, the artist Ruth Asawa. Lanier participated in Fuller’s first failed attempt at constructing a supine dome in 1948 and drew the plans for the no- longer- extant Minimum House on campus.
Lanier left BMC later in 1948 and moved to San Francisco to begin his career in architecture. Joined by Asawa a year later, the two married and went on to raise six children while remaining dedicated to the arts and arts education in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Lanier is best known for his work on the Mercy Terrace Apartments, the Monsignor Lyne Community Building, and the Youth Hostel at Fort Mason, among other private residences. He was also a steadfast supporter of Asawa’s work for over 50 years, assisting with exhibition designs and public commissions and helping to found what is now the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts in 1982.
[Source: Biography approved by Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc.]
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