Guilherme Rebelo de Andrade

Guilherme Rebelo de Andrade (born May 10, 1891 in Ericeira , † October 4, 1969 in Lisbon ) was a Portuguese architect.

Career

During the time of the Estado Novo, Andrade created numerous public buildings, especially together with his brother Carlos . For the world exhibitions in Rio de Janeiro in 1922 and in Seville in 1929 he designed the Portuguese pavilion with him. From 1939 the monumental fountain Fonte Luminosa was built in Lisbon .

In 1931 he won the competition to build the Palácio da Agricultura in Lisbon. In the same year he created the Monumento aos Mortos da Grande Guerra on Avenida da Liberdade . Other buildings include the Portuguese embassies in London (1940), Madrid (1942) and Rio de Janeiro (1946).

In 1939 he and his brother were awarded the Prémio Valmor for the residential building Avenida Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, n.º 52 in Lisbon .

literature

José Manuel Pedreirinho: Dicionário dos Arquitectos Activos em Portugal do Século I à Actualidade. - Postage: Afrontamento, 1994

Web links

Entry in the Arachne database of the University of Cologne as the renovating architect of the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, Lisbon

personal data
SURNAME	Andrade, Guilherme Rebelo de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Portuguese architect
DATE OF BIRTH	May 10, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ericeira
DATE OF DEATH	4th October 1969
Place of death	Lisbon