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Araldo Cossutta
American architect (1925-2017) · United States · On the map · Architects · Died at 92
Araldo Cossutta was an architect who worked primarily in the United States. He worked at the firm I. M. Pei & Partners from 1956 to 1973. I. M. Pei has been among the most honored architects in the world. Cossutta was Pei's associate and ultimately his partner in the first phase of Pei's career.
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The University Gardens Apartments (1961) were one of the first commissions executed by Araldo Cossutta for Pei & Associates, and were part of an urban renewal plan for Hyde Park, a Chicago neighborhood and the location of the University of Chicago. The buildings are now listed in the National Register of Historic Places.![Christian Science Center (1973), Boston, Massachusetts. The reflecting pool and the Colonnade Building (right) date from the 1970s; the domed Mother Church (center left) dates from 1894 to 1906.[14]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/First_Church_of_Christ_Scientist_in_Boston.JPG/1280px-First_Church_of_Christ_Scientist_in_Boston.JPG)
Christian Science Center (1973), Boston, Massachusetts. The reflecting pool and the Colonnade Building (right) date from the 1970s; the domed Mother Church (center left) dates from 1894 to 1906.[14]![Architecture critics have noted that Cossutta's designs reflect Le Corbusier's buildings in Chandigarh, India (1953-1963).[18][19]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Palace_of_Assembly_Chandigarh_2006.jpg/1280px-Palace_of_Assembly_Chandigarh_2006.jpg)
Architecture critics have noted that Cossutta's designs reflect Le Corbusier's buildings in Chandigarh, India (1953-1963).[18][19]
Plaza entrance to the Third Church of Christ, Scientist (Washington, 1971; demolished 2014)
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He was responsible for some of the firm's best-known designs from that era, including three that have received "landmark" designations in recent years. In 1973 he and Vincent Ponte left Pei's firm to form Cossutta & Ponte, which ultimately became Cossutta and Associates. The new firm designed the Credit Lyonnais Tower in Lyon, France (1977) and the Tower at Cityplace (1988) in Dallas, Texas, among other commissions.
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Theodore LinkBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsJudith ChafeeBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsEllamae Ellis LeagueBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Eleanor RaymondBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsJeremiah O'RourkeBoth received Fellow of the American Institute of Architects