Palo Alto native John Northway, architect and cofounder of Stoecker & Northway, studied under Birge Clark at Stanford and worked for his firm in the 1970s. Since 1978, John’s company has provided varied architectural services—including residential, commercial, educational, and institutional projects—with a focus on technologies, products, and systems that preserve the environment, reduce energy consumption, and enhance user comfort. In 1988, John won the Tall Tree Award for Outstanding Professional. As a boy, John participated in the Children’s Theatre; in the 1990s, his company designed two expansions of the original Birge Clark theatre. Currently John serves the Museum as a member of the construction committee.
“The museum will celebrate and illuminate the dedication and intelligence of those who founded the City and will be dedicated to the brilliant minds that started and sustained the technical revolution.”