Raymond, Antonin
Architect
Collection 200: Masanori Sugiyama Collection of records of architect, Antonin Raymond
The Architectural Archives holds several collections related to the work of Antonin Raymond. This collection contains architectural drawings, project and office files and photography for architectural work completed by Raymond in Japan between 1921 and 1937. The collection was gifted to the Archives by Masanori Sugiyama, who was a senior associate of the Raymond architecture office in Japan during the 1920's and 1930's.
The Raymonds had a distinct and creative style that combined their European modern roots with the vernacular craft traditions they discovered in regions as diverse as Japan, India, and rural Pennsylvania. Their prolific careers included designs for factories, office buildings, churches, and schools as well as furniture, fabrics, and graphic design. They also collaborated with some of the twentieth century's leading thinkers and artists, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Cass Gilbert, Isamu Noguchi, George Nakashima, and Fernand Lger.