Myron Henry Goldfinger (February 17, 1933 – July 20, 2023) was an American architect best known for designing large angular abstract houses in New York and New Jersey.
Goldfinger first rose to prominence with a building he designed in 1970 in Waccabuc.[1] He went on to design various houses in the 1980s. He created various homes in the suburbs of northern New Jersey to southwest Connecticut.[1] He was best known for his homes in the richer areas of New York, most notably in the Hamptons. In 1981 Goldfinger designed a home for Fred Jaroslow, the chief operating officer of Weight Watchers.[1] Goldfinger was also the architect of the Conason House in Southampton, New York (1984), which featured prominently in the Martin Scorsese film, The Wolf of Wall Street.[1] Later on in his life he started designing more buildings outside of New York,[1] including the luxury resort Altamer Luxury Villas in Anguilla.[3]
Goldfinger was also known for his publications. Villages in the Sun, from 1969, discussed the architectural style of the Mediterranean,[4] as well as the designer of the "elegant, high-style" beachside hotel Cove Castles[5] (1985).[6]
Personal life
In 1966, Goldfinger married June Matkovic. Together they had two daughters.[1]
Goldfinger, Myron. Villages in the Sun: Mediterranean Community Architecture. New York: Praeger, 1969. OCLC 53690. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 393 libraries.[7]
Spanish translation Arquitectura popular mediterránea Barcelona: G. Gili, 1993. ISBN9788425216114
Goldfinger, Myron. Myron Goldfinger, Architect. New York City, NY: Artium Books, 1992 ISBN9780963314406
Goldfinger, Myron The Goldfinger Caribbean: New York : Artium Books, 2005 ISBN9780963314413