Name John Zink Role Architect | Died 1952 | |
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Education Maryland Institute College of Art Structures Senator Theatre, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Newton Theater | ||
John Jacob Zink (1886-1952) was an American architect who designed movie houses in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.
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Life
He studied at the Maryland Institute, and practiced with Wyatt and Nolting. He studied at the Columbia School of Architecture. He worked with architect Thomas W. Lamb. He worked for Ewald G. Blanke, a famous Baltimore architect from 1916-1924. Their firm of Blanke and Zinc was located at 835 Equitable Building in Baltimore City.
In the early 1920s, he started his own design firm. He was a Streamline Moderne architect. Employing modest designs, he concentrated on details, such as views, lighting and acoustics. He incorporated such amenities as nurseries, lounges and smoking rooms.
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