Correlations: Life + Work
Bentel & Bentel Architects
Published on 1. October 2022
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-86470-858-5 (ISBN)
Description
Based in a historically distinguished town near New York City, the firm of Bentel & Bentel Architects has been led for over 50 years by two generations - men and women - of one family. The interweaving of their experiences, lifestyles, and personal philosophies has produced a uniquely elegant series of works including public buildings, restaurants, and hotels. The buildings are equally notable for their thoughtful relationships to the structures they occupy or adjoin, the communities in which they stand, and the experiences of their intended users. Bentel & Bentel's accomplishments reflect not only its cumulative design experience but the insights the partners bring to their work from a variety of related activities: painting, sculpture, dance, design of furnishings, architectural history, and education. Reflecting the lives and accomplishments of the firm's partners, this monograph is composed of three narratives: Who We Are, What We Do, and Who We Were.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Mulgrave, Victoria
Australia
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
77 Illustrations, black and white; 518 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 232 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1594 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86470-858-5 (9781864708585)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Founded in the 1950s by wife-and-husband architects Maria and Fred Bentel, the firm designed numerous residential, educational, and religious buildings, mainly in the New York area. By the 1990s, the founders had been joined by their sons, Paul and Peter, and by Paul's wife, Carol. As the second generation assumed responsibility, the firm became widely known for exceptional restaurant and hotel interiors, across the United States and abroad, as well as a variety of other commissions.
Content
FOREWORD
WHO WE ARE
Family Houses
Firm and Family
Firm and Family: Design Philosophy
Firm and Family: The Next Generation
WHAT WE DO
St. Stephen the First Martyr Church
Gramercy Tavern
Bethpage Public Library
Cor Jesu Academy
Parish of the Holy Cross
Eleven Madison Park
Resource and Image Center, SVA
Charapani
Craft
The Modern
Miller Library, Waldorf School
Rouge Tomate
Red Rock Casino, VIP Suites
Axinn Library, Hofstra University
W Hotel, Market Restaurant, and Descent Bar
Le Bernardin
Apella and Riverpark
Grand Hyatt Hotel
Ground Cafe, Yale University
Hyatt Regency
Renwick Gallery
Rouge Tomate Chelsea
Club 432
41 Linskey Way
Couch Academic Center, Webb Institute
Palms Casino Resort
Hall Arts Hotel
Hudson Yards Grill
Small Batch
Hunter Restaurant
601 Lexington Avenue Atrium
Oakland Park Design Guidelines
WHO WE WERE
Firm and Family
Maria Azzarone's Family
Frederick Bentel's Family
Meeting at MIT
Early Work in New York City
Early Work, 1953-1960
Variations on Modernist Themes, 1960-1970
Suburban Modernism and Community Architecture, 1970-1980
A New Formalism, 1980-1990
Re-establishing the Progressive Ethic
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
WHO WE ARE
Family Houses
Firm and Family
Firm and Family: Design Philosophy
Firm and Family: The Next Generation
WHAT WE DO
St. Stephen the First Martyr Church
Gramercy Tavern
Bethpage Public Library
Cor Jesu Academy
Parish of the Holy Cross
Eleven Madison Park
Resource and Image Center, SVA
Charapani
Craft
The Modern
Miller Library, Waldorf School
Rouge Tomate
Red Rock Casino, VIP Suites
Axinn Library, Hofstra University
W Hotel, Market Restaurant, and Descent Bar
Le Bernardin
Apella and Riverpark
Grand Hyatt Hotel
Ground Cafe, Yale University
Hyatt Regency
Renwick Gallery
Rouge Tomate Chelsea
Club 432
41 Linskey Way
Couch Academic Center, Webb Institute
Palms Casino Resort
Hall Arts Hotel
Hudson Yards Grill
Small Batch
Hunter Restaurant
601 Lexington Avenue Atrium
Oakland Park Design Guidelines
WHO WE WERE
Firm and Family
Maria Azzarone's Family
Frederick Bentel's Family
Meeting at MIT
Early Work in New York City
Early Work, 1953-1960
Variations on Modernist Themes, 1960-1970
Suburban Modernism and Community Architecture, 1970-1980
A New Formalism, 1980-1990
Re-establishing the Progressive Ethic
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS