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Nicolás Quintana Arango
Nicolás Quintana was a Cuban architect. Early history Nicolás Quintana y Arango was born in Havana, Cuba, the son of Nicolás Quintana and Celia Arango. His father worked as a Basque cabinetmaker. Career Co-founding Moenck & Quintana in 1928 alongside Miguel Ángel Moenck, Nicolás Quintana was the co-director at the architectural firm. The Havana Bus Terminal, Rodríguez, E. L. (2000). The Havana guide : modern architecture 1925-1965 (1st ed). Princeton Architectural Press. https://books.google.com/books?id=J-ZcAAAAMAAJ Biltmore Yacht and Country Club, and the University of Havana's School of Engineering and Architecture as well as the School of Medicine are among the notable structures that Quintana designed. His son Nicolás Quintana would eventually become co-director of the firm following his death. Death Nicolás Quintana y Arango died in 1950 in Havana, Cuba Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Quintana
Nicolás Quintana (January 26, 1925May 31, 2011) was a Cuban-born architect and one of the frontrunners of modernist architecture in Cuba. Early life Nicolás José Braulio del Carmen Quintana y Gómez Arango Díaz was born on January 26, 1925, in Havana, Cuba. Quintana was the son of a prominent Cuban architect, Nicolás Quintana Arango and Carmen Gómez Diaz. He lived his early years in Vedado and later in Miramar. Following in his father's footsteps, he enrolled at the School of Architecture at the University of Havana. He was one of the architectural students who participated in the "Burning of the Viñolas" event in the courtyard of the School of Architecture's library in 1944. Career After his father died in 1950, he graduated and became co-director of Moenck & Quintana in February 1951. In less than a decade he designed two dozen projects which consisted mostly of private houses and resorts. Quintana formally represented Cuba at the Congrès Internationaux d'Architectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |