Edward Charles Bassett

Edward Charles "Chuck" Bassett (1921–1999) was an American architect based in San Francisco.

History Edward Charles Bassett was born on September 12, 1921 in Port Huron, Michigan. Between high school and college Bassett worked for his father’s architectural firm. Bassett earned his B.S. in Architecture from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. He was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member in 1970, and became a full member in 1990.

He died at age 77, from complications from a stroke only days prior. El Paso Energy Building, originally the Tenneco Building, Houston, Texas, 1963 Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 1980 City Hall, Columbus, Indiana, 1981 Southeast Financial Center, Miami, Florida, 1983 Crocker Galleria, San Francisco, California, 1982 San Francisco Arts Commission, Award of Honor for Architecture, 1985