Ittner - Architectural Leadership, Inside Knowledge

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• Friday Jan 1, 1864
  The Early Years
• William Butts Ittner was Born in the City of St. Louis, Missouri. He was the son of a brick maker.

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• Saturday Jan 1, 1876
  The Early Years
• Alexander Graham Bell Patents his telephone.

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• Tuesday Jan 1, 1884
  The Early Years
• First Graduating Class Granted a Diploma by Washington University's Manual Training School. He went on to study architecture at Cornell University.

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• Friday Jan 1, 1892
  The Early Years
• First gasoline powered car built in US

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• Sunday Jan 1, 1893
  The Early Years
• Served a 2-Year team as President of the AIA

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• Friday Jan 1, 1897
  The Early Years
• Elected to the New Office of Commissioner of School Buildings for the St. Louis City Public Schools.

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• Friday Feb 1, 1901
  The Early Years
• First Electronic Typewriter was invented

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• Friday Feb 1, 1901
  The Early Years
• Wyman School, first school using the open floor plan and natural light.

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• Thursday Jan 1, 1903
  The Early Years
• First Kindergarten designed

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• Friday Jan 1, 1904
  Innovations
• During the Worlds Fair many Ittner buildings were toured and he gained national recognition.

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• Monday Feb 1, 1904
  Innovations
• Ice Cream Cone was introduced at the World's Fair

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• Monday Jan 1, 1906
  The Early Years
• San Francisco Earthquake

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• Saturday Jan 1, 1910
  The Early Years
• Ittner started his own Design Firm

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• Thursday Jan 1, 1914
  Innovations
• Ittner designed Mullanphy, his last St. Louis City Public School under Commissioner

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• Saturday Jan 1, 1916
  Innovations
• Ittner designed the Missouri Athletic Club consisting of elegant banquet halls, an indoor swimming pool, gym, hotel, and many other state-of-the-art innovations.

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• Monday Jan 1, 1917
  Innovations
• America enters World War I

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• Saturday Jan 1, 1921
  Innovations
• Ittner designed the Scottish Rite Cathedral nationally recognized for its formal vocabulary and use of stone.

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• Monday Jan 1, 1923
  Innovations
• Ittner design Shiner's Hospital for Crippled Children and Nurses home.

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• Friday Jan 1, 1926
  Innovations
• First Sound Motion Picture

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• Tuesday Jan 1, 1929
  Innovations
• Ittner designed the art deco Continental Building

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• Thursday Jan 1, 1931
  Innovations
• Empire State Building was Constructed

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• Wednesday Jan 1, 1936
  Innovations
• William Butts Ittner Died in St. Louis at the age of 72

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• Sunday Dec 7, 1941
  Pearl Harbor
• Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

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• Friday May 1, 1959
  1959 Cottey College
• Designed the largest residence hall, 14 suites which housed approximately 150 students

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• Tuesday Jan 1, 1963
  Explosive Growth
• Robert O. Little, AIA, served as director of planning and building construction at Parkway School District. A position he held from 1963-1967.

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• Tuesday Feb 12, 1963
  Arch
• Eero Saarinens St. Louis Arch was under construction, the Gateway to the West

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• Tuesday Sep 10, 1968
  Parkway School District
• Parkway School District designed academic PODS for flexibility and convertibility

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• Saturday Jan 1, 1977
  New President
• Robert O. Little, AIA is named President of Wm. B. Ittner, Inc., a title he held until 2004

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• Sunday Jan 1, 1978
  Continuing The Legacy
• EMCO (Energy Management) Workshop was presented at the ASBO in Washington, DC. The plan was implemented throughout the country.

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• Monday Jan 1, 1979
  Continuing The Legacy
• CompuServe offered email service

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• Tuesday Jan 1, 1980
  Continuing The Legacy
• The revolutionary I/Planner software completing changing the way Ittner schools are designed.

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• Saturday Jan 1, 1983
  Continuing The Legacy
• Cellular Phone Network starts in US

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• Friday Jan 1, 1999
  Continuing The Legacy
• American School and University Magazine Honored Ittner for 100 Years of School Architecture on the December 1999 Cover.

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• Monday Feb 1, 1999
  Continuing The Legacy
• NATO air forces attack Serbia over Kosovo

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• Saturday Jan 1, 2000
  Continuing The Legacy
• Ittner was instrumental in helping Missouri Baptist University create a new campus image with the Award Winning Pillsbury Chapel and Dale Williams Fine Arts Center.

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• Monday Jan 1, 2001
  Continuing The Legacy
• Ittner worked closely with the City of St. Charles School District in the feasibility planning and successfully passing of a $52.1M bond issue.

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• Tuesday Sep 11, 2001
  Continuing The Legacy
• Terrorists attack the World Trade Center Twin Towers

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• Wednesday Jan 1, 2003
  Continuing The Legacy
• Ittner has partnered with St. Louis Community College for the planning and design of a new West County Campus.

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• Saturday Feb 1, 2003
  Continuing The Legacy
• Ittner incorporated sustainable (green) design as part of our design standards.

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• Thursday Jan 1, 2004
  Continuing The Legacy
• After 25 years of service, Dennis M. Young was named President and CEO of Wm. B. Ittner, Inc.

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• Thursday Sep 7, 2006
  Moving Forward
• Renovations include educational showroom, gallery, training center, 13 foot projection screens allowing clients to tour facilities before they are built

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• Sunday Oct 1, 2006
  Advisory Board
• Ittner created an Advisory Board consisting of Educational Leaders advancing our quest for excellence

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• Tuesday May 1, 2007
  Optimal Interiors
• Optimal Interiors was formed as an innovative method of performing FF and E

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• Wednesday Jun 13, 2007
  Green Roof
• Green Roof Installation complete for the new St. Louis Community College at Wildwood LEED Campus

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• Friday Jun 29, 2007
  IPhone
• Apple introduces the new iPhone