Bruce McCarty

1920–2013

Knoxville architect Bruce McCarty, FAIA, was named the Volunteer of the Year in 2001, both for his role in helping to establish the College of Architecture and Design and for his impact on the campus through design of buildings for the university. His first commission for UT was the 1959 Hearing and Speech Center (now the Silverstein-Luper Building). Among other buildings he designed or codesigned are the Student Services Building/Andy Holt Tower project, the Humanities Complex, and the College of Veterinary Medicine Building. He received the bachelor of architecture degree from the University of Michigan in 1949.

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  • Title Bruce McCarty
  • Coverage 1920–2013
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  • Keywords Bruce McCarty
  • Website Name Volopedia
  • Publisher University of Tennessee Libraries
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  • Access Date July 10, 2025
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  • Date of Last Update October 9, 2018