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John N. Richards

Best known as a longtime Toledo architect and a former president of the American Institute of Architects, he helped shape mid-century civic and academic buildings in Ohio. His career joined practical design work with national leadership in the profession.

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Dramatized Rhythm Plays

Dramatized Rhythm Plays

by John N. Richards

About the author

John N. Richards was an American architect who practiced in Toledo, Ohio, from 1940 to 1976. Born in Warren, Ohio, in 1904, he built a long career in a city-centered practice while also becoming a national figure in architecture.

He is especially remembered for serving as president of the American Institute of Architects from 1958 to 1960. That mix of local work and national influence helps explain why his name still appears in discussions of twentieth-century American architecture.

Richards worked with several Toledo firms over the course of his career, and projects associated with him include major institutional buildings such as Mershon Auditorium at The Ohio State University. He died in Toledo in 1982 at the age of 78.