Alfredo De Vido is an architect and author in

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. He is known for his residential projects. His work also includes the 1993 renovation of the

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. Musician Mitch Miller hired him for the

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development in the town of Somers, New York. De Vido's design work was part of the ''Weekend Utopia: The Modern Beach House on Eastern Long Island, 1960-1973,'' exhibition at Guild Hall in East Hampton. The book ''Alfredo De Vido (Ten Houses)'' by Michael J. Crosbie, Richard J. Wertheimer highlights some of his residential work. De Vido was the architect for the renovation of the circular Theaterama at Queens Theatre in Park, originally part of Philip Johnson's construction project for the

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. The theatre was once decorated with the artworks including those of

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and

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. The circular theater was converted according to De Vido's plans into the 476-seat Queens Theater in the Park, a ''wonderful success'' according to Borough President

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of Queens, who said she was an attendee at the

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(held at the same site) as a little girl. De Vido's addition of four floors to the Brinckerhoff Carriage House in 1992, a

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building, was somewhat controversial for destroying the

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. The work was done for the

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Projects

, a 237 home development in the town of Somers, New York, in

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* House in Delhi, New York * 54 Willow Street (design), a four-story residence * Sametz House in Garrison, New York * Solar House Plan No. 3 *Community Church of Astoria addition, with David Cook * Silver Sands Park renovation plan *

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(1990) * Wirth House (1975) *Aksen House (1978/1979) Stamford, CT (11) *

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(1967), East Hampton *

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(1991) * De Vido House (1997), Easthampton *

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(1961), Easthampton for

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*3 White Pine Road (1986), Easthampton *

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(1983),

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* Boyle House (1982),

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, New Jersey * David Allan House (1992), Saddle River, New Jersey *Jonathan's Landing design (1985) Brooklyn, New York * Haldinger House (1973)

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* Rafferty House (1973) * Columbia County House (1978) * Megerle House (1978)

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, for Karl Mergerle

Publications

*Alfredo De Vido: Selected and Current Works by Alfredo De Vido, Stephen Dobney Images Publishing, 1998 – 256 pages A collection of residential projects that is part of the 'Master Architect Series'.Alfredo De Vido
/ref> * Alfredo De Vido: Designing Your Client's House: An Architect's Guide to Meeting Design Goals and Budgets, Watson-Guptill, 1990 – 208 pages * Alfredo De Vido: Innovative Management Techniques: For Architectural Design and Construction, Whitney Library of Design, 1984 – 207 pages Features 45 richly illustrated, well-researched case studies of houses, stores, and public buildings, each chosen to provide a valuable example of skillful management. * Alfredo De Vido: House Design : Art and Practice, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996 – 256 pages House Design: Art and Practice is a step-by-step overview of all the nuts-and-bolts, human factors, and numerous intangibles that must be successfully orchestrated to produce a good house. * Alfredo De Vido: Ten Houses, Rockport Publishers, 1998 – 108 pages The Ten Houses series makes the most important elements of architectural design available to a large and varied audience. Each infinitely useful volume presents one of the world's foremost architects and features 10 of his or her finest residential works-including presentation, drawings, sketches, and working drawings.

References

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