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The Architect as Developer, If Walls Could Talk …  Universal Life Building  Memphis, TN
 
Universal Life Building Universal Life Building 1949 Open Office Interior 1949
Universal Life Insurance Company (ULICO) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
McKissack and McKissack Architects ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
McKissack and McKissack Architects ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
McKissack & McKissack Architects ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Moses McKissack ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Moses McKissack ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Gabriel Moses McKissack III (1879-1952)
Calvin McKissack ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
McKissack Legacy of Business & Design ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
McKissack Legacy of Business & Design   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Universal Life – A Legacy of Leadership
Walker Family – Four Generations of ULICO Management  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Walker Family – Four Generations of ULICO Management  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Walker Family – Four Generations of ULICO Management Maceo Walker, William Kennedy and Jesse Jackson - 1973 Miss Universal, Doris Taylor And Maceo Walker 1968 Maceo Walker and  President Lyndon B Johnson 1966
Walker Family – Four Generations of ULICO Management  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Site Context ,[object Object],[object Object]
Site/ Market Analysis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Neighborhood Revitalization
Neighborhood Projects that Impact Downtown Memphis ,[object Object],[object Object]
Site Plan D. Thomas Street Driver  Linden
Egyptian Revival Style
Universal Life Building  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Universal Life Building Suite 001 3,010 SF Suite 002 2,520 SF Suite 003 1,066 SF Toilets 820 SF Mechanical 1,620 SF Circulation 1,580 SF Basement Level
Ground Level Suite 100 3,185 SF Circulation 1,715 SF Suite 101 3,040 SF Suite 102 1,785 SF Toilets 607 SF Universal Life Building
Second Level STA Suite  4,965 SF Suite 201 2,320 SF Circulation 1,675 SF Suite 202 2,060 SF Toilets 230 SF Suite 201 2,320 SF Toilets 607 SF Universal Life Building
Financial Incentives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Budget ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Universal Life Building ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Mr. Jimmie E. Tucker, AIA, NOMA Principal Self Tucker Architects, Inc. 505 Tennessee Street, Suite 101 Memphis, Tennessee 38103 901 261-1505
UNIVERSAL LIFE DEVELOPMENT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
CLAYBORNE TEMPLE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
PROPOSED LAND USES

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Universal Life Insurance Bldg

  • 1. The Architect as Developer, If Walls Could Talk … Universal Life Building Memphis, TN
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  • 3. Universal Life Building Universal Life Building 1949 Open Office Interior 1949
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  • 13. Universal Life – A Legacy of Leadership
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  • 16. Walker Family – Four Generations of ULICO Management Maceo Walker, William Kennedy and Jesse Jackson - 1973 Miss Universal, Doris Taylor And Maceo Walker 1968 Maceo Walker and President Lyndon B Johnson 1966
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  • 22. Site Plan D. Thomas Street Driver Linden
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  • 25. Universal Life Building Suite 001 3,010 SF Suite 002 2,520 SF Suite 003 1,066 SF Toilets 820 SF Mechanical 1,620 SF Circulation 1,580 SF Basement Level
  • 26. Ground Level Suite 100 3,185 SF Circulation 1,715 SF Suite 101 3,040 SF Suite 102 1,785 SF Toilets 607 SF Universal Life Building
  • 27. Second Level STA Suite 4,965 SF Suite 201 2,320 SF Circulation 1,675 SF Suite 202 2,060 SF Toilets 230 SF Suite 201 2,320 SF Toilets 607 SF Universal Life Building
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  • 31. Mr. Jimmie E. Tucker, AIA, NOMA Principal Self Tucker Architects, Inc. 505 Tennessee Street, Suite 101 Memphis, Tennessee 38103 901 261-1505
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