Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • Thomas Hastings (1860-1929): An American architect, known for being a co-founder of the prominent architectural firm Carrère and Hastings.

Usage

• Proper noun:
  • The New York Public Library's main building was designed by Thomas Hastings and his partner John Merven Carrère.
  • The architectural style of Thomas Hastings is often associated with Beaux-Arts classicism.

Advanced Usage

• The name "Thomas Hastings" is primarily used in historical and architectural contexts to refer to the individual architect or to the firm he established.
  • Scholars study the work of Thomas Hastings to understand Gilded Age architecture in the United States.

Variants and Related Words

• Carrère and Hastings: The name of the architectural partnership formed by Thomas Hastings and John Merven Carrère. This is the most common compound reference.
  • The firm of Carrère and Hastings received the commission for the Henry Clay Frick House.

Synonyms

• Architect: A person who designs buildings. (This is the general profession, not a direct synonym for the specific person).
• Designer: One who creates plans for structures.

Related Phrases

• Beaux-Arts architect: A descriptor for an architect, like Hastings, whose work is influenced by the principles taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
  • As a Beaux-Arts architect, Thomas Hastings emphasized symmetry, grandeur, and classical detail.

Noun

1. United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)