Rosario Candela, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rosario Candela

Italian American architect

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1890

Place of Birth: Montelepre, Sicily, Italy

Date of Death: 03-Oct-1953

Profession: architect, cryptographer

Nationality: United States, Italy

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Rosario Candela (March 7, 1890 – October 3, 1953) was a Sicilian American architect who achieved renown through his apartment building designs in New York City, primarily during the boom years of the 1920s.
He is credited with defining the city's characteristic terraced setbacks and signature penthouses.
Over time, Candela's buildings have become some of New York's most coveted addresses.
As architectural historian Cristopher Gray has written: "Rosario Candela has replaced Stanford White as the real estate brokers' name-drop of choice.
Nowadays, to own a 10- to 20-room apartment in a Candela-designed building is to accede to architectural as well as social cynosure."