Emery Roth
American architect (1871-1948) · United States · On the map · Architects · Died at 77
Emery Roth was a Hungarian-American architect of Hungarian-Jewish descent who designed many New York City hotels and apartment buildings of the 1920s and 1930s, incorporating Beaux-Arts and Art Deco details. His sons continued in the family enterprise, largely expanding the firm under the name Emery Roth & Sons.
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![This World Columbian Exposition pavilion, designed by the young Roth alone, housed a temporary shop for the Menier Chocolate Company. Its design is a direct quotation of the ancient Roman Temple of Vesta, a visual trope that would later cap some of his most famous skyscrapers.[1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/A_Chocolate_Pavilion_%E2%80%94_Official_Views_Of_The_World%27s_Columbian_Exposition_%E2%80%94_14.jpg/1280px-A_Chocolate_Pavilion_%E2%80%94_Official_Views_Of_The_World%27s_Columbian_Exposition_%E2%80%94_14.jpg)
This World Columbian Exposition pavilion, designed by the young Roth alone, housed a temporary shop for the Menier Chocolate Company. Its design is a direct quotation of the ancient Roman Temple of Vesta, a visual trope that would later cap some of his most famous skyscrapers.[1]
The Beresford
The El Dorado
The mark of Emery Roth's architecture firm
The Look Building (1949)
The Bronx High School of Science (1959)
The MetLife Building (1963)
The General Motors Building (1968)About this person
Country
United States
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1871 to 1948 · aged 77
