for Design), Manhattan, New York, United States Honors 1951: Named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) In Geneva, a street, the chemin William-Lescaze, was named after him. Personal life He was married to Mary Hughes. His son Lee Adrien Lescaze (1938–1996) was an editor for The Washington Post. References External links Lescaze, William (1896–1969) – Philadelphia Architects and Buildings biography Critical Cities on Lescaze's New York apartment and studio on E48th street William Lescaze archival card catalog. Held by the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. 1896 births 1969 deaths People from the canton of Geneva École des Beaux-Arts alumni Swiss emigrants to the United States 20th-century American architects Swiss architects Modernist architects Fellows of the American Institute of Architects