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THE TRUE, THE GOOD AND THE BEAUTIFUL IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF WILLIAM SCHICKEL (1850-1907)
TIME:
November 9, 2024 7:00 PM
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
In this public lecture, we will showcase the life and career of the great German-American architect William Schickel. Born in Wiesbaden, Germany in 1850, William studied at the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Paris and then moved New York in July 1870 at the age of 20. Early in his career, William worked for Richard Morris Hunt and then Henry Fernbach. In January 1873, William left Fernbach’s office and established William Schickel, Architect for 12 years; then in 1885 he took on partners Hugo Kafka and Issac Ditmars under the name William Schickel & Co. In 1895 William Schickel and his partner Issac Ditmars established Schickel & Ditmars.
Notable William Schickel-designed buildings still extant in Manhattan include: St. Ignatius Loyola Church at 84th and Park Ave, the Arnold Constable and Co. office tower at 111 Fifth Avenue, the Johnson Building (until 2021 the NoMad Hotel) at 28th and Broadway, the landmark Century Building at Union Square, the John Jacob Astor Building at 147 Mercer Street (now the Mercer Hotel), the landmark German Polyclinic and Ottendorfer Library at 137 and 135 Second Avenue, a residence at 2 East 82nd Street (a wedding gift by John Crimmins for his daughter) and 52 East 83rd Street (the William Schickel House).
SPEAKER: Sarto Schickel is a principal at Philadelphia-based Schickel Design Group, Inc., an architecture, planning and urban design firm. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and his Master of Architecture degree from University of Pennsylvania. His innovative urban design proposals for Center City Philadelphia earned him a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts of Chicago.
A notable local project for Schickel Design Group, Inc. was the design of a major renovation for the University City Swim Club, located west of the University of Pennsylvania campus near 48th and Pine. Much of his career with Schickel Design Group, Inc. has involved design work for residential homes and master planning for religious, commercial and civic projects.
Reception to follow.
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