Nestor Bottino

Nestor Bottino, FAIA (born 1955) is an Argentine-American architect and partner at Steinberg Hart.[1] Born in Argentina and educated in Texas, Bottino is based in New York City.

Nestor Bottino
Born	December 24, 1955 La Plata, Argentina
Nationality	American / Argentine
Alma mater	University of Texas Austin, Texas A&M University
Occupation	Architect
Practice	Steinberg Hart
Website	steinberghart.com

Life and career

Bottino was born in La Plata, Argentina in 1955. In 1964 he and his family moved to Texas. In 1977 Bottino received a Bachelor of Environmental Design degree from Texas A&M University. In 1976 he served an internship in the office of architect Bruce Goff. He received a Masters of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1984 and joined the office of Michael Benedikt Architect (1984-1986). In 1985 he worked at Architekturbüro Szyszkowitz + Kowalski in Graz, Austria. He joined the New York City office of Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates in 1986 and was named Principal in 2000. In 2004 Bottino founded Bottino Grund Architects with offices in New York City and Austin, Texas.[2]

Bottino joined Holzman Moss Architecture in 2008 and the firm name was changed to Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture in 2010.[3]

In October 2019 Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture merged with California-based Steinberg Hart, and Bottino became a partner at Steinberg Hart.[4]

Bottino has held a number of adjunct academic appointments, including teaching design studios focused on performing arts facilities at the University of Texas at Austin (2004 and 1998), Texas A&M University (1998), and with Malcolm Holzman and Eve Beglarian a music and architecture studio at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1998).[5]

In 2014 Bottino was elevated to Fellow of the American Institute of Architects for “creating rich, innovative, cultural architecture.”[6]

Notable Works (partial list)

Steinberg Hart

• 
  Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Performing Arts Center
• 
  Columbia Public Library, Columbia, Missouri
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  Jefferson Hall, United States Military Academy at West Point
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  Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, Amarillo, Texas
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  Temple Israel (Dayton, Ohio), Dayton, Ohio
• 
  Visual & Performing Arts Center, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Connecticut

See also

• Malcolm Holzman
• Douglas Moss

References

1. "Executive Moves, Nestor Bottino". Crain's New York Business. Crain's New York Business.
2. Rollfing, Phillip. "Former student elevated to partner at prestigious New York design firm". ArchOne. Texas A&M School of Architecture.
3. "Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture Marks the Addition of New Partner Nestor Bottino". Cecilia Bonn Marketing and Communications. PR Log. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
4. "Steinberg Hart and Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture Combine to Elevate Design, Expand Opportunities and Strengthen Client" (Press release). Los Angeles & New York City: Bloomberg. November 18, 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
5. "Electronic Arts Performance Series". Rensselaer - Open Secrets. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
6. Schaulson Frenz, Camila. "Names in the News". AIA New York. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

External links

steinberghart.com