Edward Durell Stone

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Edward Durell Stone was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for his modernist yet ornamental designs on major public and cultural buildings.

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instanceOf American architect
architect
human
activeYearsEnd 1970s
activeYearsStart 1920s
awardReceived American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Architecture (various chapter awards)
child Hicks Stone
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1902-03-09
dateOfDeath 1978-08-06
designed 2 Columbus Circle, New York City
surface form: 2 Columbus Circle, New York City (1964)

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
surface form: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (with others)

U.S. Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair (Expo 58)
surface form: U.S. Pavilion at Expo 58 in Brussels

United States Embassy chancery in New Delhi (1954–1959)
original building for the Museum of Modern Art, New York (1939)
educatedAt Harvard Graduate School of Design
surface form: Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Arkansas
employer Edward Durell Stone & Associates
familyName Stone
fieldOfWork architecture
genre cultural buildings
institutional architecture
public buildings
givenName Edward
influencedBy European modernism
movement Modern architecture
New Formalism
name Edward Durell Stone self-link
nationality American
notableFor combining modernist forms with decorative screens and patterns
notableWork 2 Columbus Circle, New York City
A. T. & T. Building, Kansas City, Missouri
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
surface form: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.

Museum of Modern Art
surface form: Museum of Modern Art building (1939), New York City

Perkins Library
surface form: Perkins Memorial Library, Duke University

Radio City Music Hall
surface form: Radio City Music Hall interior, New York City

U.S. Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair (Expo 58)
United States Embassy in New Delhi, India
University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center, Fayetteville
placeOfBirth Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sibling James Hicks Stone
spouse Hicks Stone’s mother (second wife, name: Maria Elena Torchio Stone)
Sarah Lucille Stone
style formal, symmetrical compositions
ornamental modernism
workedAt New York City

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Edward Durell Stone name Edward Durell Stone self-link
Water Tower Place architect Edward Durell Stone
Radio City Music Hall architect Edward Durell Stone
Parliament House, Islamabad architect Edward Durell Stone
Stone hasNotableBearer Edward Durell Stone
United States Embassy in New Delhi, India category Edward Durell Stone
this entity surface form: Edward Durell Stone buildings
2 Columbus Circle, New York City architect Edward Durell Stone
subject surface form: 2 Columbus Circle
Edward Durell Stone & Associates founder Edward Durell Stone
Edward Durell Stone & Associates namedAfter Edward Durell Stone
Edward Durell Stone & Associates hasKeyPerson Edward Durell Stone
Hicks Stone childOf Edward Durell Stone
Hicks Stone father Edward Durell Stone
Hicks Stone writesAbout Edward Durell Stone
Hicks Stone hasRelative Edward Durell Stone
University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center, Fayetteville architect Edward Durell Stone
subject surface form: University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center
Aon Center architect Edward Durell Stone
James Hicks Stone sibling Edward Durell Stone
James Hicks Stone relative Edward Durell Stone
General Motors Building architect Edward Durell Stone
Sarah Lucille Stone spouse Edward Durell Stone
Howard F. Ahmanson Sr. usedArchitect Edward Durell Stone
Gallery of Modern Art buildingArchitect Edward Durell Stone
subject surface form: Gallery of Modern Art (New York City)
First Canadian Place architect Edward Durell Stone
Amoco Building architect Edward Durell Stone