Henry Jandl's dream was to humanize architecture. Robert Geddes, former dean of the School of Architecture, recalls Jandl striving over his 35 years at the University to "connect modern architecture with human values using materials, color and light."
Jandl served for a time as a professor in the engineering school and is credited with bridging the gap between the practical and artistic branches of architecture on campus.
After winning the prestigious Paris Prize for Architecture in his twenties, Jandl went on to study at the renowned Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. At the time an opportunity to study at the Ecole was the highest honor a budding architect could hope to achieve. The invasion of Nazi forces into France in 1940 cut his studies short. Soon after, Jandl took up residence in Scandinavia. He was later inspired by the designs there.
At the University, he focused his instruction on construction techniques rather than the design elements of architecture.
To those who knew him, the decision to pursue this less glamorous wing of architecture affirmed Jandl's commitment to education.
Both loyal to his classical training and forward-looking, Jandl sought to furnish students with both the vision and tools needed in a modern world. Undergraduates perceived Jandl as more than a professor; he was a mentor and an "outstanding adviser," Geddes said.
Professor of architecture Robert Gutman said Jandl was "very open to new ideas and always sympathetic to young architects on the faculty. He never was jealous or envious of the work of others."
Jandl was a fixture in the study of architecture at the University.
He was a professor long before the architecture school's inception, and, under Dean Geddes, Jandl brought valuable vision and experience to the school. Geddes remembers him as a principal agent of continuity between old and new.
Distinctive in both character and stature, colleagues recall Jandl as being as practical as he was tall. Among neighbors and friends Jandl was well respected and known for both his gardening and Scrabble prowess.
He was also a generous. In 1965, Jandl handcrafted a gavel as a welcoming gift for Geddes.
Over 20 years later, he was thoughtful enough to inquire whether the present was still in use.
Though retired for 28 years, Jandl's legacy lives on in Princeton and the world. He designed Princeton's Borough Hall as well as many nearby homes.
The innovations Jandl introduced continue to impact young architects at the University today.
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