William S. Huff

Born: 1927
Death: 2021

William S. Huff was born on June 8, 1927, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  After serving in the Navy during World War II, Huff attended Yale University, where he received his undergraduate degrees (1949, 1952) and master's degree (1972).  He attended the Ulm School of Design (Hochschule fur Gestaltung) during the 1956/1957 school year as a Fulbright scholar and later taught there.  From 1958-1960, Huff worked for Architect Louis I. Kahn whom he considered one of his great influences.  William S. Huff was a dedicated educator, teaching architecture at Carnegie Institute of Technology, Carnegie-Mellon University and the State University of New York at Buffalo.

William S. Huff died on January 21, 2021.

• Sources:
  • William Steiner Huff obituary, Weddel-Ajak Funeral Home website https://www.weddellajak.com/obituary/William-Huff 
  • William Steiner Huff obituary, Art Museum of the University of Memphis website
  • William Steiner Huff curriculum vitae

Affiliation(s): Architecture and Planning
Record Group(s): 44

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