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Nicolás Quintana Arango

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Nicolás Quintana
Born
Nicolás Quintana y Arango

Died1950
NationalityCuba Cuban
OccupationArchitect
SpouseIsabel Quintana
ChildrenNicolás Quintana
Parent(s)Nicolás Quintana
Celia Arango
PracticeMoenck & Quintana
Buildings

Nicolás Quintana was a Cuban-born architect.

Early history

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Nicolás 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

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Co-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

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Nicolás Quintana y Arango died in 1950 in Havana, Cuba.

References

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