Nicolás Quintana was a Cuban-born architect.
Nicolás Quintana | |
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| Born | Nicolás Quintana y Arango |
| Died | 1950 |
| Nationality |  Cuban |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Isabel Quintana |
| Children | Nicolás Quintana |
| Parent(s) | Nicolás Quintana Celia Arango |
| Practice | Moenck & Quintana |
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Early history
editNicolás Quintana y Arango was born in Havana, Cuba, the son of Nicolás Quintana and Celia Arango. His father worked as a Basque cabinetmaker.[2]
Career
editCo-founding Moenck & Quintana in 1928 alongside Miguel Ángel Moenck, Nicolás Quintana was the co-director at the architectural firm.[3] The Havana Bus Terminal,[4] Biltmore Yacht and Country Club, and the University of Havana's School of Engineering and Architecture as well as the School of Medicine[1] are among the notable structures that Quintana designed. His son Nicolás Quintana would eventually become co-director of the firm following his death.
Death
editNicolás Quintana y Arango died in 1950 in Havana, Cuba.
References
edit- ^ a b "Entre La Habana moderna y el umbral del futuro | Entrevista a Nicolás Quintana". cubanet.org. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "Revista Herencia Vol. 18.1 - March 2012". issuu.com. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "Cuba's Vanishing Modernity: The Architecture of Nicolas Quintana (1925-2011)". docomomo-us.org. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ Rodríguez, E. L. (2000). The Havana guide : modern architecture 1925-1965 (1st ed). Princeton Architectural Press. https://books.google.com/books?id=J-ZcAAAAMAAJ