He studied civil engineering and architecture at Yale (degrees in 1927 and 1930).
During World War II, he designed military-related housing and administrative buildings.
The firm designed Manhattan House and other large buildings.
They also helped design the cities of Kitimat, British Columbia, and Chandigarh, India.
[1][3] In the 1950s, he co-founded Whittlesey, Conklin & Rossant, based in Reston, Virginia.