Costas Kondylis (1940 – August 18, 2018) was an American architect.
He designed over 85 buildings in New York City, many of them for real-estate developer and future U.S.
president Donald Trump, through his eponymous architectural firm.Kondylis was born in Burundi, though his parents were from Greece; he ultimately ended up attending boarding school there.
He attained master's degrees at the University of Geneva and at Columbia University.
After receiving his master's degrees in 1967, Kondylis worked at Davis Brody & Associates, and then at Philip Birnbaum & Associates.
In 1989, Kondylis created Costas Kondylis and Partners; the firm's work was featured in several magazines and was the subject of a television documentary.
Costas Kondylis and Partners, which was headquartered in New York City, dissolved in 2009.
Afterward, he created another firm called Kondylis Design.
Kondylis died on August 18, 2018, of undisclosed causes.