João Batista Vilanova Artigas

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João Batista Vilanova Artigas
Name	João Batista Vilanova Artigas
Nationality	Brazilian
Birth date	June 23, 1915
Birth place	Curitiba, Brazil
Date of death	January 12, 1985
Place of death	São Paulo
Work
Practice name	Vilanova Artigas
Significant buildings
Significant projects	Morumbi Stadium

João Batista Vilanova Artigas (June 23, 1915 - January 12, 1985) was one of the most important Brazilian modernist architects. Born in Curitiba and much-awarded in his lifetime, Artigas is considered the first name in the architectural history of São Paulo, and the main figure of the Paulista School.

1 Life
2 Significant work
3 Gallery
4 External links

[edit] Life

Artigas attended the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo and after his graduation in 1937, he worked with Russian-Brazilian architect Gregori Warchavchik on the remodeling of Praça da República. From 1941 through 1947 he served as professor of aesthetics, architecture and planning, and was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1946.

Louveira Residential Complex

Along with Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Artigas's membership in the Brazilian Communist Party resulted in his removal from his teaching position in 1969. Both were reinstated in the 1980s.

Artigas' work is common viewed in three phases. The first phrase, from 1937 through about 1945, shows an obvious influence from Frank Lloyd Wright in residential design; from 1945 through the mid-1950s there's a transitional phase adopting an International Style grammar (curtain walls, pilotis) for larger projects; and from the 1960s and 1970s his personal, dramatic style linked to Brutalism for large-scale public buildings. Artigas was one of the main figures of the Paulista School of the 1950s, characterized by expressed reinforced concrete structure.

[edit] Significant work

Benedito Levi House, São Paulo, 1945
Artigas House, São Paulo, 1948-1949
Louveira Residential Complex, São Paulo, 1946-1949
Bus Station (now Art Museum), Londrina, 1951
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, 1952-1960
Professor Jon Teodoresco State School, Itanhaém, 1960-1961
College of Architecture and Urban Planning (FAU) Center at University São Paulo, 1969