Alfredo De Vido is an architect and author in
New York City.[1] He is known for his residential projects. His work also includes the 1993 renovation of the
Queens Theatre in the Park.[2]
Musician
Mitch Miller hired him for the
Green Briar development in the town of
Somers, New York. De Vido's design work was part of the Weekend Utopia: The Modern Beach House on Eastern Long Island, 1960-1973, exhibition at Guild Hall in East Hampton.[3] The book Alfredo De Vido (Ten Houses) by Michael J. Crosbie, Richard J. Wertheimer highlights some of his residential work.
De Vido was the architect for the renovation of the circular Theaterama at Queens Theatre in Park, originally part of
Philip Johnson's construction project for the
1964 World's Fair. The theatre was once decorated with the artworks including those of
Andy Warhol and
Robert Indiana. The circular theater was converted according to De Vido's plans into the 476-seat Queens Theater in the Park, a wonderful success according to Borough President
Claire Shulman of Queens, who said she was an attendee at the
1939 World's Fair (held at the same site) as a little girl.[4]
Alfredo De Vido: Selected and Current Works by Alfredo De Vido, Stephen Dobney Images Publishing, 1998 – 256 pages
A collection of residential projects that is part of the 'Master Architect Series'.[11]
Alfredo De Vido: Designing Your Client's House: An Architect's Guide to Meeting Design Goals and Budgets, Watson-Guptill, 1990 – 208 pages
Alfredo De Vido: Innovative Management Techniques: For Architectural Design and Construction, Whitney Library of Design, 1984 – 207 pages
Features 45 richly illustrated, well-researched case studies of houses, stores, and public buildings, each chosen to provide a valuable example of skillful management.
Alfredo De Vido: House Design : Art and Practice, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996 – 256 pages
House Design: Art and Practice is a step-by-step overview of all the nuts-and-bolts, human factors, and numerous intangibles that must be successfully orchestrated to produce a good house.
Alfredo De Vido: Ten Houses, Rockport Publishers, 1998 – 108 pages
The Ten Houses series makes the most important elements of architectural design available to a large and varied audience. Each infinitely useful volume presents one of the world's foremost architects and features 10 of his or her finest residential works-including presentation, drawings, sketches, and working drawings.
References
^Karen Odom
[Going green: Smart design + smart construction = smart...] Jun 7, 2008 Page: G.1
Journal News (White Plains)
^Brown, Betsy (March 25, 1984). "1,200 Town Houses Proposed for Cortlandt – County May Put In Roads or Sewers to Assist Project". The New York Times. p. RS10.
^Kennedy, Shawn G. (May 13, 1984).
"New Echoes Old". The New York Times. p. RS1. Retrieved July 29, 2023.