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American architect
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Male
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27 March 1923
Death:
1987
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Biography
Howard Barnstone (March 27, 1923 in Auburn, Maine – May 1987 in Houston, Texas) was a Houston-based American architect. He was best known for his work with Mark Rothko on the Rothko Chapel, which he took on after Rothko and Philip Johnson had creative differences. Barnstone attended Yale college and the Yale School of Architecture, from which he received a Bachelor of Architecture in 1948. His drawings and papers are available at http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/barnstone.