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 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. https://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.