Today’s obituary: Russell King, 96, was principal architect on Syracuse University’s Bird Library

Today's obituary
A portrait of owners of King and King Architects at Crouse College on the Syracuse University campus in 2009. L-R; Russell King is the retired owner and father of Jim King and Peter King.David Lassman

“New people keep a firm dynamic and on the move,” Russell King told Herald American business editor Joseph Porcello in 1985.

King’s Syracuse architectural firm, King & King, has been following that philosophy since it was started in 1868 by Archimedes Russell.

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