Albert Ledner at his home in New Orleans, photographed on Friday, August 18, 2017 | Credit Susan Langenhennig
Ledner's trio of buildings for the union's headquarters in Manhattan catapulted him onto the national stage, raising eyebrows and earning him accolades for his innovative approach. One of the structures resembles a giant Connect 4 game board, speckled with more than 100 porthole windows and sloping 20 feet from the base.
— NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Susan Langenhennig reports that Albert C. Ledner, died Monday night in Manchester, N.H.
For more about the "quirky modernist architects who, influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright" read this, this or this.
The Ledner House, New Orleans, December 2006 | Credit Karrie Jacobs
The O’Toole Building of St. Vincent’s Hospital, originally headquarters of the National Maritime Union | Credit Albert Ledner
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