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Norval Crawford White (born June 12,1926) is an American architect, architectural historian and professor. He has designed buildings throughout the U.S., but he's best known for his writing, particularly the AIA Guide to New York City (with Elliot Willensky).

Biography

White was born in Manhattan (New York City), the son of surgeon William Crawford White and social worker Caroline (Taylor) White. In 1958 he married Joyce L. Lee, and they've four sons.

Career

In 1962, upon hearing of the imminent demolition of New York City's Pennsylvania Station, White and several other architects,including Willensky, founded AGBANY (Action Group for Better Architecture in New York). They picketed the station and handed out fliers in protest.
In 1967, White and Willensky proposed a guide to New York City architecture to the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The AIA Guide to New York City, a 464+ page guidebook featuring over 2600 buildings in its first edition, went on to its fourth edition in 1999, without Willensky, who passed away in 1990.
From 1968-1973, White worked as a partner-in-charge with Gruzen and Partners, on the development of the New York City Police Headquarters building.

Published works

AIA Guide to New York City with Elliot Willensky.
The Architecture Book
The Guide to the Architecture of Paris (in english)

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