Gene Summers (architect)
Gene Summers | |
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| Born | July 31, 1926 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 2011 (aged 85) Sebastopol, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Era | 1950s–1960s |
| Employer | Ludwig Mies van der Rohe |
| Notable work | Seagram Building in Manhattan and other Modernist landmarks, McCormick Place convention center in Chicago |
| Children | 4 |
Gene R. Summers (July 31, 1928 – December 12, 2011) was an American modernist architect. Considered to have been Mies van der Rohe's "right-hand man", he assisted his famed employer in the design of the iconic Seagram Building on Park Avenue on the island of Manhattan in New York City. Later, in private practice, he designed the huge McCormick Place convention center in Chicago, Illinois.