Prolific New York architect and Trump collaborator Costas Kondylis dies aged 78
Architect Costas Kondylis, who designed countless residential skyscrapers in Manhattan including several for Donald Trump, has died aged 78.
Kondylis, widely known as the "developer's architect", passed away at his home last week. He designed 86 buildings in New York City during his career, making him one of the city's most prolific architects.
Kondylis most notably worked with Trump while the president was a real-estate mogul, on New York projects including the Trump World Tower in Midtown East, the Trump International Hotel and Tower at Columbus Circle, and several buildings as part of Trump Place on the Upper West Side.
Architect Costas Kondylis has died at his home aged 78
Kondylis was born in Central Africa, and attended boarding school in his parents' native Greece. After receiving a masters degree in architecture from the University of Geneva, he moved to New York and obtained a second masters from Columbia University in 1967. The architect stayed in the city to work for firms including Davis Brody & Associates and Philip Birnbaum & Associates, before starting Costas Kondylis and Partners in 1989.
His breakthrough project was Manhattan Place, a huge condominium complex completed in 1984 at 36th Street and First Avenue. The 40-storey block caught the attention of Trump, who went on to hire Kondylis for his own residential towers in the city.
Kondylis' buildings for Donald Trump in New York include the Trump World Tower (main image, by Casper Moller) ...
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