Architect Harry Goldstein

Architect Harry Goldstein

– Vision and creation in urban harmony –

– Vision and creation in urban harmony –

Harry (Hâim) Goldstein (1905-1975) was born into a Jewish family in Constanta, where he began his career as an architect in the 1930s.

He studied architecture and engineering in Italy. The young graduate of the School of Civil Engineering in Rome returns to Constanța and starts working as a designer architect. He is active in the seaside town until 1940 and is the author of more than 100 constructions such as hotels, villas, houses in the city and on the coast, most of them in modernist art-deco and Mediterranean style.

Harry (Hăim) Goldstein (1905-1975) was born into a Jewish family in Constanta, where he began his career as an architect in the 1930s.

He studied architecture and engineering in Italy. The young graduate of the School of Civil Engineering in Rome returns to Constanța and starts working as a designer architect. He is active in the seaside town until 1940 and is the author of more than 100 constructions such as hotels, villas, houses in the city and on the coast, most of them in modernist art-deco and Mediterranean style.

After 1940 he settled in Bucharest and carried out his design work under the name Horia Maicu. Since 1950, he has also been teaching, as a professor at the "Ion Mincu" Institute of Architecture in Bucharest. Between 1958 and 1969 he held the position of chief architect of the capital.

In Bucharest, he designed important buildings such as: Casă Sânteii, Sala Palatului, National Theatre, the Carlton/Continental hotel, built in the art-deco style, demolished in the meantime, the Heroes' Monument in Carol Park and Villa Leon, a jewel in the Mediterranean style that can be admired even today.

After 1940 he settled in Bucharest and carried out his design work under the name Horia Maicu. Since 1950, he has also been teaching, as a professor at the "Ion Mincu" Institute of Architecture in Bucharest. Between 1958 and 1969 he held the position of chief architect of the capital.

In Bucharest, he designed important buildings such as: Casă Sânteii, Sala Palatului, National Theatre, the Carlton/Continental hotel, built in the art-deco style, demolished in the meantime, the Heroes' Monument in Carol Park and Villa Leon, a jewel in the Mediterranean style that can be admired even today.