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Edgar Jonas Kaufmann (November 1, 1885 – April 15, 1955) [1] was an American businessman and philanthropist who owned and directed Kaufmann's Department Store, in Pittsburgh. He is also known for commissioning two modern architectural masterpieces, Fallingwater , designed by Frank Lloyd Wright , and the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs ...
Edgar Kaufmann Jr. (stylized as Edgar Kaufmann jr.; April 9, 1910 – July 31, 1989) was an American architect, lecturer, author, and an adjunct professor of architecture and art history at Columbia University.
Kaufmann's was a department store that originated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The store was owned in the early 20th century by Edgar J. Kaufmann, patron of the famous Fallingwater house. In the post-war years, the store became a regional chain in the eastern United States, and was last owned by Federated Department Stores. At the height of its ...
Edgar Kaufmann may refer to: Edgar J. Kaufmann (1885–1955), Jewish German-American businessman and philanthropist Edgar Kaufmann Jr. (1910–1989), American architect, author, and professor
Kaufmann is a surname with many variants such as Kauffmann, Kaufman, and Kauffman. ... Edgar J. Kaufmann (1885–1955), US businessman and philanthropist;
The Kaufmann Desert House, or simply the Kaufmann House, is a house in Palm Springs, California, that was designed by architect Richard Neutra in 1946. It was commissioned by Edgar J. Kaufmann, Sr., a businessman who also commissioned Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Edgar Kaufmann Jr. announced in September 1963 that he would donate the house and about 1,500 acres (610 ha) to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC). [194] [195] In exchange, the WPC agreed to open the house to the public as a house museum. [195] At the time, many of Wright's houses were being demolished or altered significantly. [194]
The Kaufmann Conference Center was designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto for the architecture professor Edgar Kaufmann Jr..The conference hall is on the 12th floor of 809 United Nations Plaza, originally the headquarters of the Institute of International Education (IIE), at First Avenue and 45th Street in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. [1]