After serving in the US Navy, Calvin 'Cal' Straub taught at USC between 1946-1961 while running the firm Buff, Straub and Hensman. Straub moved to Scottsdale, Arizona in 1961 to teach at Arizona State University.
Calvin Straub was born in Macon, Georgia. He studied at Texas A & M University and Pasadena City College before receiving his degree in architecture from USC in 1945.
After serving in the US Navy, Straub lectured at USC between 1946-1961. Moving to Scottsdale, Arizona in 1961, he joined the faculty at the College of Architecture at Arizona State University.
Mr. Straub's work was widely published in Sunset Magazine and considered highly influential in shaping the vision iconography of the post-WWII contemporary southern California style. His and the firm's work bridged the gap between the influences of early Arts & Crafts architects and the early California modernists, creating a uniquely regional architectural language. For this work and his educational contributions, he was described in "Toward a Simpler Way of Life" as "the father of California post and beam architecture." His career is archived at the ASU School of Architecture.
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