... to be a draftsmen on the Hotel Astor in Times Square. After winning the Pairs Prize William Van Alen continued his education in architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was then married on January 16, 1916 to Elizabeth Bag. Over all William was known for his intricate and modern style designs. By 1911 he started his own firm ... a design in 1934 to mass produce modernistic copper-clad houses. Later in 1936 he constructed a steel house. Sadly in 1938 William Van Alen lost his property for the apartment building site to foreclosure. With little success in reviving his career ...

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