Donald Powell: 1989 Hall of Fame Inductee
After receiving his university degree in architecture and serving as an officer in the United States Air Force Research and Development Command, followed by a Fulbright Traveling Fellowship in Europe, Donald D. Powell joined the Chicago office of
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
. He spent 15 glorious years working with the many luminaries in the SOM Chicago office during the Golden Age of that firm. In 1976, he established
Powell/Kleinschmidt
, with
Robert D. Kleinschmidt
based in Chicago.