|
| Affiliation | Republican |
|
| Name | Vito P. Battista |
| Address |
Brooklyn, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
September 07, 1908
|
| Died | May 24, 1990
(81 years)
|
| Contributor | nystate63 |
| Last Modifed | David
Dec 12, 2019 04:27pm |
| Tags |
Italian -
|
| Info | Full name: Vito Piranesi Battista
New York State Assemblyman, 1969-74.
Vito P. Battista, born in Bari, Italy came to the United States when he was three years old. As a teenager, he dropped out of school to help his father run an ice business in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn. Realizing the importance of an education, he attended Brooklyn Evening School (which later became Boys High School) and then went on to earn an architecture degree from Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon University, and a Master�s Degree in Architecture from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also received a scholarship to study at L�Ecole Des Beaux Arts in Fontainebleau, France, and received a diploma in 1932. He also received a diploma from the Beaux Arts Institute of Design in New York. He did graduate work at both Columbia University and at New York University.
As an architect, he participated in the design of the 1939 Worlds Fair, the Brooklyn Civic Center, the State Supreme Court building in Brooklyn and many other large public buildings.
He was active in the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Institute of Architects where he was president from 1951-1953; and was a director of the New York State Association of Architects and the New York City Society of Architects.
His most gratifying accomplishment was the founding of the Institute of Design and Construction, a junior college offering associate degrees. The Institute was founded to help talented students who could not afford to attend a full time university become professional architects. He instituted a �Work and Study Program� to help students help finance their own education by attending a full program for the first year at low tuition, then returning in the evening to complete their education while working during the day.
Vito Battista was also extremely influential in helping students prepare for the State Board Examinations for Architectural Licensing.
Many currently practicing architects were helped to achieve their professional ambition by the mentoring of Vito Battista.
[Link]
|
 | BOOKS |
 |
|
| Title |
Purchase |
Contributor |
|
| Start Date |
End Date |
Type |
Title |
Contributor |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
| INFORMATION LINKS |
|
|
|
