William Merriweather Pe\u00f1a was born to a prominent family in Laredo, Texas, and graduated from high school in 1937. During World War II, he was honored for his military service in the U.S. Army with a bronze star and purple heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Texas A&M University, Pe\u00f1a studied under William Wayne Caudill. In 1948, he graduated with a B.S. in architecture and became the fourth partner of his former instructor’s firm, Caudill Rowlett Scott, in 1949. With his partners, he became a pioneer in the area of architectural programming. In 1959, he and partner William Caudill co-authored an article in \u201cArchitectural Programming\u201d which outlined the basic programming principles developed over ten years of experience. With John Focke and William Caudill, Pe\u00f1a wrote \u201cProblem Seeking,\u201d one of the first textbooks on architectural programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the span of his professional career, Pe\u00f1a contributed his programming expertise to CRSS projects on a regular basis while at the same time sharing his knowledge at architectural seminars and conferences in the U.S. and other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1972, the American Institute of Architects distinguished Pe\u00f1a as a fellow, in acknowledgement of his important contributions to architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The personal World War II memoirs of William M. Pe\u00f1a are now available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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