Rosario Candela | |
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| Born | March 7, 1890 |
| Died | October 3, 1953 (aged 63)[1] |
| Nationality | Italian American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University School of Architecture |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Felicia |
| Parent(s) | Michelle and Josephine (née Pizzurro) |
| Buildings | 740 Park Avenue 778 Park Avenue 834 Fifth Avenue 960 Fifth Avenue One Sutton Place South |
Rosario Candela (March 7, 1890 – October 3, 1953) was an Italian American architect who achieved renown through his apartment building designs in New York City, primarily during the boom years of the 1920s. He is credited with defining the city's characteristic terraced setbacks and signature penthouses.[2] Over time, Candela's buildings have become some of New York's most coveted addresses. As architectural historian Cristopher Gray has written: "Rosario Candela has replaced Stanford White as the real estate brokers' name-drop of choice. Nowadays, to own a 10- to 20-room apartment in a Candela-designed building is to accede to architectural as well as social cynosure."[3]
- ^ "Newsday (Nassau Edition) 07 Oct 1953, page 93".
- ^ Lee, Linda (2001-10-11). "CURRENTS: ARCHITECTURE; An Inside Look At Grand Apartments". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ Gray, Christopher, in the foreword to: Alpern, Andrew (2001). The New York Apartment Houses of Rosario Candela and James Carpenter. New York: Acanthus Press. ISBN 0-926494-20-1. OCLC 46385874.