Powerhouse and gantry crane of the Kentucky Dam, part of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Roland Wank, 1939-44 Roland A. Wank (1898–1970) was a Hungarian modernist architect best known for his work for the TVA in the United States.  He worked as an architect in Austria until 1924 when he emigrated to the United States.  Wank was recruited by the TVA in 1933 as that organization’s first chief architect.

Powerhouse and gantry crane of the Kentucky Dam, part of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Roland Wank, 1939-44

Roland A. Wank (1898–1970) was a Hungarian modernist architect best known for his work for the TVA in the United States.  He worked as an architect in Austria until 1924 when he emigrated to the United States.  Wank was recruited by the TVA in 1933 as that organization’s first chief architect.