Nicolás Quintana Arango
- Name
- Nicolás Quintana
- Birth Name
- Nicolás Quintana y Arango
- Spouse
- Isabel Quintana
- Birthplace
- Havana, Cuba
- Died
- 1950
- Occupation
- architect
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• Name — Nicolás Quintana • Birth Name — Nicolás Quintana y Arango • Spouse — Isabel Quintana • Children — Nicolás Quintana • Parents — Nicolás Quintana Celia Arango • Birthplace — Havana, Cuba • Died — 1950 • Place of death — Havana, Cuba • Practice — Moenck & Quintana Nicolás Quintana was a Cuban architect.
Early history
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
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, 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.
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Death
Nicolás Quintana y Arango died in 1950 in Havana, Cuba.
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- 1.Reference “cubanet” in the source article.
- 2.Revista Herencia Vol. 18.1 - March 2012. issuu.com.
- 3.Cuba's Vanishing Modernity: The Architecture of Nicolas Quintana (1925-2011). docomomo-us.org.
- 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
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