Joe Amisano

{{short description|American architect}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2013}} '''Joe Amisano''' (1917–2008) was an American architect, especially known for his work in Atlanta. Born in New York, he graduated from Pratt Institute in 1940 and won a Prix de Rome in 1950. He joined the Atlanta firm that became Toombs, Amisano and Wells in 1954.<ref name="NewEnc">Judith H. Bonner, ed., ''New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 21: Art and Architecture'' (University of North Carolina Press, 2013), {{ISBN|978-0807869949}}. [https://books.google.com/books?id=uj4vqIjD-_AC&dq=Joe+Amisano&pg=PT312 Excerpts available] at Google Books.</ref>

==Works== * Lenox Square mall (1958)<ref name="NewEnc"/> * Regency Square Mall (Jacksonville) (1967)<ref>Ennis Davis, Robert Mann, ''Reclaiming Jacksonville: Stories Behind the River City's Historic Landmarks'' (The History Press, 2012), {{ISBN|978-1609496463}}, p. 69. [https://books.google.com/books?id=MDiv-Gcq15QC&q=regency&pg=PA73 Excerpts available] at Google Books.</ref> * Woodruff Arts Center (Atlanta Memorial Arts Building) (1968)<ref name="AIA">Gerald W. Sams, ''AIA guide to the architecture of Atlanta'' (University of Georgia Press, 1993), {{ISBN|978-0820314501}}, pp. 48, 61, 127, 166. [https://books.google.com/books?id=NEYiQhuyJR8C&q=amisano&pg=PA166 Excerpts available] at Google Books.</ref> * Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta (1968)<ref>Tom Owen-Towle, ''O. Eugene Pickett: Borne on a Wintry Day : Fourth President of the Unitarian Universalist Association'' (UUAC, 1996), {{ISBN|978-1558963443}}, pp. 94ff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=O2dyFJ28Q6cC&dq=amisano+unitarian&pg=PA94 Excerpts available] at Google Books.</ref> * Peachtree Summit (1975)<ref name="AIA"/> * Peachtree Center (MARTA station) (1982–1983)<ref name="NewEnc"/><ref name="AIA"/> * Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center (1983)<ref name="NewEnc"/>

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==External links== * {{cite web |title=Collection: Toombs, Amisano, and Wells Records {{!}} Georgia Tech Archives Finding Aids |url=https://finding-aids.library.gatech.edu/repositories/2/resources/446 |website=finding-aids.library.gatech.edu}} * {{cite web |title=Collection: Toombs, Amisano, and Wells Visual Materials {{!}} Georgia Tech Archives Finding Aids |url=https://finding-aids.library.gatech.edu/repositories/2/resources/1733 |website=finding-aids.library.gatech.edu}}

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