Irwin Salmon Chanin was an American

United States

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 architect

Architect

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 and real estate developer, best known for designing several Art Deco

Art Deco

Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...

 towers and Broadway theaters. He was President of Chanin Theatres Corporation, and his brother Henry I. Chanin was Treasurer.

Notable buildings include the Chanin Building

Chanin Building

The Chanin Building is a brick and terra-cotta skyscraper located at 122 East 42nd Street, at the corner of Lexington Avenue, in Manhattan. Built by Irwin S. Chanin in 1929, it is 56 stories high, reaching excluding the spire and including it...

, Richard Rodgers Theatre

Richard Rodgers Theatre

The Richard Rodgers Theatre, is a Broadway theater in New York City, built by Irwin Chanin in 1925. When it was first opened, it was called Chanin's 46th Street Theatre. Chanin almost immediately leased it to the Shuberts, who bought the building outright in 1931 and renamed it the 46th Street...

, The Century

The Century (building)

The Century is a 1931 Art Deco apartment building located along Central Park West in Manhattan, New York City. It was constructed at a cost of $6.5 million and designed by the firm of Irwin S. Chanin....

, and The Majestic

The Majestic (coop)

The Majestic is a housing cooperative located at 115 Central Park West between 71st Street and 72nd in New York City. The apartment building was constructed in 1930-1931 in the Art Deco style by real estate developer Irwin S. Chanin...

.

Chanin graduated from Cooper Union

Cooper Union

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly referred to simply as Cooper Union, is a privately funded college in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States, located at Cooper Square and Astor Place...

 in 1915, and in 1981, it renamed its school of architecture after him.

Chanin was also known for starting the "Green Acres" section of Valley Stream, NY, which he never finished after World War II, only completing the "Old section" in the 1930's.

External links

• Irwin S. Chanin via Internet Broadway Database
  Internet Broadway Database
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