Maria Ramona Azzarone Bentel
General Information
Occupation: Architect, Educator
Date of Birth: January 01, 1928
Date of Death: January 01, 2000
Birth City: New York
Birth State/Province: New York
Birth Country: United States
Resident Country: United States
Archive/Repository: IAWA, Special Collections Newman Library, MS2000-100
Sources: IAWA, Special Collections Newman Library, MS2000-100, Obituary
Specialties
Subject: Schools, Libraries, Religious Buildings
Description: with her husband Frederick Bentel
Jobs
Employer: Bentel & Bentel
Title: Founding Partner with Dr. Frederick R. Bentel, FAIA
City: Locust Valley
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1957
Employer: New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1977
Employer: City University of New York
Title: Lecturer
State: New York
Country: United States
Collaborators
Name: Frederick Bentel
Project: Various
Organization: Bentel & Bentel, architects/planners A.I.A.
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: Woman of the Year
Description: Nassau-Suffolk County
Name: Lifetime Achievement Metal
Description: Long Island Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
Date Received: January 01, 1999
Notes: awarded to Maria and her husband and partner Frederick
Name: New York State Association of Architects Award
Name: Distinguished Faculty Award
Description: awarded by the alumni of the Architecture School at NYIT
Date Received: January 01, 1999
Notes: in honor of her commitment as an educator
Name: Fulbright-Hayes Scholarship
Description: attended the Instituto d'Architettura di Venezia
Date Received: January 01, 1952
Notes: awarded in 1952 and 1953
Exhibitions
Title: Museums at Stony Brook
City: Stony Brook
Country: United States
Title: New York Institute of Technology library
City: New York
Country: United States
Title: St. Joseph's College Library
Country: United States
Notable Projects
Title: St. Francis de Sales Church
City: Bennington
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: St. Anthony's Church
City: Nanuet
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: Nassau Centre Office Building
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: Shelter Rock Library
City: Searingtown
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: Salten Hall, New York Institute of Technology
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: Amityville Public Library
City: Jericho
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: John B. Gambling residence
City: Lattingtown
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: Steinberg Learning Center-Woodmere Academy
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: Neitlich residence
City: Oyster Bay Cove
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: Hempstead Bank
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: Glen Cove Boys' Club at Lincoln House
City: Glen Cove
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: North Shore Unitarian School
City: Plandome
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: Kinloch Farm
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: C.W. Post College, Long Island University
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine at New York Institute of Technology
City: Old Westbury
State: New York
Country: United States
Education
Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Degree: Bachelor of Architecture
End Date: January 01, 1951
Notes: one of four female graduates of the architecture school that year, studied with Aalto, Ralph Rapson, Pietro Belluschi and Laurence Anderson.
Institution: Scuola d'Architettura, Venice, Italy
Degree: Fulbright scholar
Licensing
License: Registered professional architect
Organization: Conneticut., New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Vermont
License: Registered professional planner
Organization: New Jersey
License: Registered professional planner
Organization: New Jersey
Professional Affiliations
Organization: Tesstoria realty Corporation, New York, New York
Role: President
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Association
Organization: Locust Valley Library Advances Board
Role: Chair
Organization: American Arbitration Association
Role: member, commercial panel
Organization: National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
Organization: National Advance-Selection Committee for Fulbright-Hays Awards
Role: member
Organization: Advanced Panel of Government Building Projects GSA
Role: Chair
Organization: AIA
Role: Fellow, corporate member, chairman design com., director of Long Island chapter
Start Date: January 01, 1957
Notes: First became a member in 1957, awarded Fellow (FAIA) with Frederick in 1976.
Organization: Locust Valley Business District Planning Commision
Role: Founding Member
Organization: New York State Association of Architects
Role: member, chair design committee
Start Date: January 01, 1976
Organization: APD panel New York State Council for Arts
Role: Member
Start Date: January 01, 1985
End Date: January 01, 1987
Organization: Correlated Designs, Inc., Locust Valley, New York
Role: Vice President/Secretary Treasurer
Organization: Long Island Society of AIA
Role: Board of Directors
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Long Island
Publications By
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Publications About
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