Edward Hale Fickett, FAIA, (May 19, 1916 – May 21, 1999, in Los Angeles)[1] was an American architect who was a consultant to federal and local governments in the United States and to President Dwight D.
Shortly after that, he formulated and participated in the AIA's "University Lecture Series" bringing along colleagues, A. Quincy Jones, Rudolph Schindler, Richard Neutra, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Buckminster Fuller.
Federal Housing Commissioner, Norman P. Mason declared in 1955, "A prime objective of the Architectural Standards Division to be the development of quality homes at low cost.
"[4] In 1959, Fickett was appointed to the Federal Housing Advisory Board where rewrote the Minimum Property Requirements guide for builders.
[citation needed] Fickett was responsible for the planning and design of over seventy residential communities containing in excess of 40,000 single-family dwellings.
The American Institute of Architects honored Fickett on April 14, 1969, by inviting him for fellowship and membership into the College of Fellows for his notable contributions to the advancement of the profession of architecture (FAIA).
It was through his excellence of design, proportion, and scale along with the regional materials used including redwood, adobe brick, and handmade flooring tiles.
Other "Fickett Details" in the house include custom-designed light fixtures, clerestory windows, room partitions, walnut paneling, built-in amenities such as bar and music storage, aggregate stone paving, large wrap-around decks, doors framed with painted black surrounds, and a variety of building materials, in this case, brick, wood, stone, and glass.
Governor Gray Davis praised him as "an exceptional architect who made many beautiful contributions to his community and to the people of this great state."
Some of his notable designs include [citation needed] La Costa Resort near San Diego, Edwards Air Force Base, the Naval Air Station at Los Alamitos, California, Murphy Canyon Heights Naval Base in San Diego, La Jolla Fashion Center, the Bistro Gardens restaurant in Beverly Hills, Spago Restaurant in West Hollywood, Scandia Restaurant, Nick's Fish Market Restaurant, Olie Hammond's Restaurant in Los Angeles, the Port of Los Angeles Passenger and Cargo Terminals, the historic and seismic renovation of the Los Angeles City Hall Tower (Phase I), the new extension of the Nethercutt Antique Car Museum, the Los Angeles Police Academy, Dodger Stadium, Mammoth Mountain Inn, Las Cruces Resort, Hotel Cabo San Lucas, Hotel Hacienda, and various commercial developments.