Holden, Arthur Cort, 1890-

Resident of Kirtland, Ohio.

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Arthur Cort Holden (1890-1993) was a New York City based architect who was a graduate of Princeton University, 1912 and of Columbia University, 1915. He was also a member of the American Institute of Architects from 1921-1993 and a Fellow in 1942. During Holden's long career he maintained an active practice either as a principal or a partner. His built projects include the Madison Square Club, New York City, 1924, the Guggenheim Museum, with Frank Lloyd Wright, 1959, and Queensborough Community College, with F.P. Wiedersum. He was also to play an active role in city planning, as well as urban housing, from 1922-1931 he was President and Chairman of the Board of the New York Urban League, a member of the President's Commission on Home Building and Home Ownership, 1928-1930, and a member of Mayor LaGuardia's Committee on City Planning, 1934-1938. His numerous publications dealing with financial transactions and housing include, Money in motion: the social function of banking, 1940, Sonnets for my city: an essay on the kinship of art & finance as factors in the development of the city and the moulding of man's environment, 1965, and At the roots of the urban crisis, and other papers dealing with hopes for a better city, 1970.

Holden (Princeton Class of 1912) was a New York City architect.

Arthur Cort Holden (1890-1993) was an architect from New York, N.Y.

Arthur Cort Holden was a member of the Princeton University Class of 1912. He went on to earn a graduate degree in architecture from Cornell University, and joined the New York City firm of McKim, Mead, and White, later forming his own firm and advising Frank Lloyd Wright on the design of the Guggenheim Museum in 1949. In addition to working as a practicing architect, Arthur Cort Holden wrote extensively on architecture, urban planning, and a wide variety of other topics.

Architect, planner, economist, and author.

Member, International Fraternity of Lambda Alpha, New York Chapter.

Firms: Arthur C. Holden & Associates, 1920-1930, Principal Holden, McLaughlin & Associates, 1930-1953, Partner Holden, Egan & Associates, 1953-1960 Holden, Egan, Wilson & Corser, 1960-1967 Holden, Yang, Raemsch & Corser, 1967-

Principal works: Madison Square Boys Club, New York City, 1924 Sussex Garden Apartments, Rye, New York, 1942 General Charles Berry Houses, New York, 1951 Guggenheim Museum with Frank Lloyd Wright, 1959 Queensborough Community College, with F.P. Wiedersum, 1968

Awards: Chairman, Conference on Planning Man's Environment, Princeton University Bi-Centennial, 1946-1947 Medal of Honor, New York Chapter, American Institute of Architects, 1957

Education: Litt.B., Princeton (hons.), 1912 B.Arch. & Am.Econ., Columbia Univ., 1915 Lambda Alpha, 1967 Lectured: Housing, Princeton, Mass. Institute of Tech., Pa. State Univ., Vassar, Bennington

Public service: President and Chairman of the Board of New York Urban League, Inc. 1922-1931 President's Commission on Home Building and Home Ownership, 1928-1930 National Construction Council, 1931-1932 Mayor LaGuardia's Committee on City Planning, 1934-1938 Trustee, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, 1951-1960

Government service: New York National Guard, chief plant secretary, hull division, drafting room, U.S. Navy Yard, Brooklyn, 1917-1919

Publications: Author and illustrator: Brick Architecture of the Colonial Period in Maryland and Virginia, 1919 Author: The Settlement Idea: A Vision of Social Justice, 1922 Author and illustrator: Money and Motion: The Social Function of Banking, 1940 Author and illustrator: Sonnets for My City: An Essay on the Kinship of Art and Finance, 1965 Author: Can We Deal Intelligently with Inflation?, n.d.

American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter: Chairman of civic design, 1935-1942 Member of Executive Committee, 1943-1947 Chairman of Housing Committee, 1947-1949 Director, New York Region, 1949-1952 Vice Chairman, Committee on Post-War Planning, 1944-1946