| Anthony Vincent Genovese | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1932 Union City, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Known for | Partner in Genovese & Maddalene Principal architect: Genovese Associates, Inc. |
Anthony Vincent Genovese (born 1932) is an American architect who practiced in the mid to late-twentieth-century New York and New Jersey as a partner in the architectural firm name Genovese & Maddalene. He is currently (as of 2023) practicing as the principal architect of Genovese Associates Inc.
Personal life
Anthony Vincent Genovese was born on February 25, 1932, in Union City, New Jersey, he earned his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Notre Dame in 1955 and earned his Master of Fine Arts in architecture from Princeton University in 1957.
Career
In 1955, he was awarded the Church Property Administration Sculpture Award, the Sollitt Prize for Design & Construction Award, the Student AIA Medal, and the Fire Underwriters scholarship. He was a Buehler Fellow from 1955 to 1956. Genovese joined the New Jersey Society of Architects, American Institute of Architects, in 1964, and was registered to practice in New York and New Jersey.
With Herbert F. Maddalene, Anthony V. Genovese established the firm Genovese & Maddalene in 1963. The firm focused primarily on the design of churches in a Modernist style, and related work.
In 1982, Genovese was convicted along with state senator William Musto, organized crime figure Rudolph Orlandini, and others for participation in a bribery and kickbacks scheme related to school construction projects in Union, NJ and received a suspended sentence.
Works with Genovese Associates
- 1995: Papal Visit, Pope John Paul II, Giants Stadium, NJ
Works with Genovese & Maddalene
- 1965: Papal Visit, Pope Paul VI, Yankee Stadium, NY
- 1967: Church of the Holy Name of Jesus (Rochester, New York)
- 1968: Advent Lutheran Church (Wyckoff, New Jersey)
- 1969: Our Lady of Good Counsel Church (Staten Island, New York)
- 1969: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (Staten Island, New York)
- 1969: Church of the Nativity (Manhattan)
References
- ^ "Anthony Vincent Genovese" Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. American Architects Directory. Third Edition (New York City: R.R. Bowker LLC, 1970), p. 317.
- ^ "Genovese & Maddalene Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine" American Architects Directory. Third Edition (New York City: R.R. Bowker LLC, 1970), p.317.
- "The state's senior legislator today was sentenced to seven years in prison for bribery and racketeering". www.upi.com. UPI. 10 May 1982. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
School architect Anthony Genovese and Union City Housing Authority Director Gildo Aimone received suspended sentences of three and two years, respectively.
- ^ NJ.com, Vinessa Erminio | NJ Advance Media for (2015-09-22). "A history of papal visits to the U.S." nj. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- 1932 births
- 20th-century American architects
- American people of Italian descent
- Defunct architecture firms based in New Jersey
- Architecture firms based in New Jersey
- Architects from New Jersey
- People from Union City, New Jersey
- Notre Dame School of Architecture alumni
- Princeton University School of Architecture alumni
- American ecclesiastical architects
- Architects of Roman Catholic churches
- Architects of Lutheran churches
- Modernist architects from the United States
- Living people
- Fellows of the American Institute of Architects