Ira Rakatansky

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Ira Rakatansky
Born (1919-10-03)October 3, 1919
Providence, Rhode Island
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Providence, Rhode Island
Nationality American
Alma mater Harvard Graduate School of Design
Occupation Architect

Ira Rakatansky (October 3, 1919 – March 4, 2014) was a modernist architect from, and based in, Rhode Island. He studied modern architecture under Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.[1]

Life and work

Ira Rakatansky was born in Rhode Island to Russian emigrants to America, Benjamin and Martha (Bornstein) Rakatansky. In 1942 Rakatasnky received a Diploma in Architecture from Rhode Island School of Design.[2][3] He entered the architecture school at Harvard in 1943. In 1945 and 1946 he received his Bachelor of Architecture and his Master of Architecture degrees from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Rakatasnky was awarded the Wheelwright Fellowship to work on his Master's degree at Harvard.[1]

In 1946 Rakatasnky established an independent practice within the office of architect Samuel M. Morino. In 1948 he established a collaborative practice with engineer Samuel Lerner before establishing his own practice in Providence, Rhode Island in 1949.[4][5]

Chronology of work

Works built:[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Caserta & Widder 2010, p. 18.
  2. ↑ Caserta & Widder 2010, p. 196.
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  4. ↑ Caserta & Widder 2010, p. 197.
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  6. ↑ Caserta & Widder 2010, pp. 197-204.
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Bibliography

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External links

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