Alberto Pessoa
Alberto José Pessoa (born April 15, 1919 in Figueira da Foz , † 1985 in Lisbon ) was a Portuguese architect.
Career
Pessoa graduated from the Faculdade de Belas-Artes of the University of Lisbon in 1943 with a degree in architecture . As advisor to the building commission of the University of Coimbra , he led the renovation of the central library of the Philosophical Faculty. In 1950 he was first awarded the Prémio Valmor for a house in Restelo . In the same year he returned to Lisbon University as a lecturer for ten years.
In 1975, together with Ruy Jervis Athouguia , Pedro Cid , Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles and António Viana Barreto, he received the Prémio Valmor a second time for the construction of the Gulbenkian Foundation site .
He was a member of the architects collective Iniciativas Culturais Arte e Técnica (ICAT) and one of the directors of the Arquitectura magazine .
buildings
- 1947: Urban planning for Praça Pasteur and Avenida de Paris, Lisbon
- 1955: Avenida Infante Santo housing estate, Lisbon
- 1958–1959: Associação Académica de Coimbra
- 1959–1969: Museu Calouste Gulbenkian and seat of the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon
literature
- Pessoa, Alberto José. In: José Manuel Pedreirinho: Dicionário dos Arquitectos Activos em Portugal do Século I à Actualidade. Afrontamento, Porto 1994, ISBN 972-36-0348-9 .
Web links
- Alberto Pessoa at the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pessoa, Alberto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pessoa, Alberto José (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Figueira da Foz |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1985 |
| Place of death | Lisbon |