Clorindo Testa
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Clorindo Testa (born in Naples - Italy, December 10, 1923) is an Argentine architect and artist, he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1948.
In his work he was one of the leaders of the Argentine rationalist movement and was one of the pioneers to the brutalist movement in Argentina. His style as an architect has always been influenced by his artistic nature, his projects are dominated by the effects of colour, tension, metaphors and plasticity, these aspects are well illustated in his designs for the Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina and the Banco de Londres building [1] in Buenos Aires.
During his career as an architect Testa built a reputation as an innovative and paradigm breaking designer, who regurlarly redefined the conventions of his age.
[edit] Principal projects
- 1956 Centro Cívico de Santa Rosa
- 1959 Banco de Londres, Buenos Aires[2]
- 1962 Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina, Buenos Aires
- 1970 Hospital Naval Central, Buenos Aires
- 1982 Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires
- 1985 Balnerio la Perla, Mar del Plata
- 1986 Casa Tumbona, Ostend
- 1992 Auditorio de la Paz, Buenos Aires
- 1997 Colegio de Escribanos, Buenos Aires
- 1998 Campus Universidad del Salvador, Pilar
[edit] External links
- Biography (Spanish)
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