Albert Charles Ledner (January 28, 1924 – November 14, 2017) was an American architect, known for his organic and modernist style of architecture.
Among his designs are three buildings for the National Maritime Union, located in New York City, originally commissioned in 1958 and built between 1964 and 1968.
He left college in his second year to volunteer for the United States Army Air Corps in World War II, where he served as a navigator with the rank of second lieutenant.
While stationed at Davis-Monthan Field near Tucson, Arizona, Ledner used his leave time during his military career to visit Taliesin West, which was one of the schools run by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Shortly after his military career, Ledner earned his architectural degree at Tulane University graduating in 1948.
He then supplemented his architectural education with studies at Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Spring Green School.
It has walls with overhangs and windows suggestive of portholes, intended to be fitting for a hiring hall of maritime sailors.
[8] The Kleinschmidt Residence in the Lake Vista neighborhood of New Orleans was Ledner's 1951 project built in a mid-century modern style.
Also, on Park Island in New Orleans, Ledner designed and built the "Galatoire House", which made use of the client's extensive collection of antique architectural fixtures, especially stained glass that was obtained from a 19th-century convent.
[8] In addition to architectural projects, Ledner designed and built household and office equipment such as light fixtures, tables, and artwork.