Robert L. Durham

He was educated in the Tacoma public schools and at the College of Puget Sound and the University of Washington, graduating from the latter in 1936 with a BArch.

After his presidency Durham represented the AIA on a General Services Administration special study committee on the selection of architects and engineers.

He was a vocal supporter of the Brooks Act of 1972, which required that all architects and engineers selected for federal projects be evaluated based on their qualifications, not their bids.

From 1958 to 1962 he was chair of the cultural arts committee of the Century 21 Exposition and from 1969 to 1975 was a member of the Seattle Building Code Advisory Commission.

His work was exhibited at local festivals and in a one-man show at the Frye Art Museum.

The Fort Okanogan Interpretive Center near Brewster , completed in 1960.
Fire Station 5 in Seattle , completed in 1963.
The clock tower of Demaray Hall of Seattle Pacific University , completed in 1968.
The clock tower of the Daniel J. Evans Library of Evergreen State College , completed in 1971.