Nicolás Quintana Arango Explained

Nicolás Quintana
Birth Name:Nicolás Quintana y Arango
Spouse:Isabel Quintana
Children:Nicolás Quintana
Parents:Nicolás Quintana
Celia Arango
Nationality: Cuban
Birth Place:Havana, Cuba
Death Date:1950
Death Place:Havana, Cuba
Practice:Moenck & Quintana

Nicolás Quintana was a Cuban-born 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.[1]

Career

Co-founding Moenck & Quintana in 1928 alongside Miguel Ángel Moenck, Nicolás Quintana was the co-director at the architectural firm.[2] The Havana Bus Terminal,[3] Biltmore Yacht and Country Club, and the University of Havana's School of Engineering and Architecture as well as the School of Medicine[4] 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Revista Herencia Vol. 18.1 - March 2012. issuu.com. 2024-05-19.
  2. Web site: Cuba’s Vanishing Modernity: The Architecture of Nicolas Quintana (1925-2011). docomomo-us.org. 2024-05-18.
  3. Rodríguez, E. L. (2000). The Havana guide : modern architecture 1925-1965 (1st ed). Princeton Architectural Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=J-ZcAAAAMAAJ
  4. Web site: Entre La Habana moderna y el umbral del futuro Entrevista a Nicolás Quintana . cubanet.org. 2024-05-19.