May 17–Oct 28, 2018

Elegance in the Sky

The Architecture of Rosario Candela
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1220 Fifth Avenue, New York City 10029 Map
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Mon-Sun 10 am-6 pm
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Pre-war luxury living from an icon of residential architecture.
With some 75 buildings to his credit, Rosario Candela played a major role in shaping the architectural legacy of 20th-century New York—the distinctive “prewar” streetscapes of Park and Fifth Avenues and Sutton Place in particular. Elegance in the Sky: The Architecture of Rosario Candela revisits the setback terraces and neo-Georgian and Art Deco ornament of Candela-designed high-rise apartments. His buildings established new standards of chic urban living for some of New York’s wealthiest citizens and still rank among the most prized in the city, almost a century after they were built.

 

The exhibition is designed by Peter Pennoyer Architects with graphic design by Tsang/ Seymour.