José Bernardino Ramalhete

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José Bernardino Carlos Vareta Ramalhete , or José Bernardino Ramalhete for short (* 1921 in Porto , Portugal ) is a Portuguese architect .

Life

José Bernardino Ramalhete was born in Porto in 1921, where Ramalhete also studied architecture at the Escola Superior de Belas-Artes . During his studies he worked in the city administration of Porto, among others with the architects Fernando Távora and Almeida de Eça . After graduating in 1955, Ramalhete supported the architect Carlos Ramos in the city administration. In 1956 Ramalhete moved to the urbanization department, where he worked for Robert Auzelle .

In 1957 Ramalhete left Portugal and moved to Beira , the second largest city in the Portuguese colony of Mozambique , where he worked for local government. Among other things, he was entrusted with the urbanization plan for Beira, and on behalf of the city, he commissioned the architects Francisco José de Castro , Paulo de Melo Sampaio and João Garizo do Carmo to build the Beira train station. In 1959 Ramalhete took part in the Conference Interafricaine sur le Logement et l'Urbanization in Nairobi .

In 1960 Ramalhete left the Beira City Council and started his own business as an architect. He designed various urbanization plans and primary schools for cities in Mozambique. In 1962, Ramalhete and his colleague Paulo de Melo Sampaio founded the architectural office Gabinete de Arquitectura e Urbanismo (GAU), which Eduardo Naya Marques also joined in 1966 . After Sampaio's death, Marques took over his shares in the office, and it was also renamed Gabinete de Arquitectura, Urbanismo e Decoração (GAUD). Ramalhete and Marques designed numerous projects for the colony.

With the Carnation Revolution and the impending independence of Mozambique, Ramalhete moved back to Portugal, where he worked in the city administration of Lisbon . Up to a pension, Ramalhete also worked in other local governments ( Cascais , Sesimbra , Montijo , Almada ). In 2005 Ramalhete re-founded the office Gabinete de Arquitectura, Urbanismo e Decoração (GAUD) based in Tomar , where he still lives today.

Work (selection)

Edifício do Governo e Serviços Públicos, Vila Pery [Chimoio] (1971)
  • 1959–60: Official houses, Beira
  • 1960: Part of the Parque Municipal Comandante Soares Perdigão, Beira
  • 1960–65: Urbanization plan for Nampula
  • 1960–65: Urbanization plan for António Enes [Angoche]
  • 1961–64: Igreja do Sagrado Coração de Jesus de Macutí, Beira
  • 1962–72: Auditório e Galeria de Arte, Beira; together with Paulo de Melo Sampaio and José Augusto Moreira
  • about 1964–68: Barragem Oliveira Salazar , Chicamba Real, near Vila Pery [Chimoio]; together with Paulo de Melo Sampaio
  • 1966: Cinema Moçambique, Nampula; together with Eduardo Naya Marques and José Pacheco
  • 1966–67: Hotel Moçambique, Beira
  • Late 1960s: Cinema Planalto, Vila Cabral [Lichinga]
  • Late 1960s: Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor Vila Cabral [Lichinga]
  • 1968–70: Edifício Lopes Duarte, Beira
  • 1969: Biblioteca Municipal de Quelimane, Quelimane ; together with Eduardo Naya Marques and José Pacheco
  • 1971: Associação Muçulmana da Beira, Beira
  • 1971: Edifício do Governo e Serviços Públicos, Vila Pery [Chimoio]
  • 1971: Cavadas Building (José Ferreira Cavadas), in the city of Beira , together with Eduardo Naya Marques
  • 1972: Casa Valdoeiroes, Beira; together with Eduardo Naya Marques

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Ana Tostões (Ed.): Arquitetura Moderna em África: Angola e Moçambique . 1st edition. Caleidoscópio, Lisbon 2014, ISBN 978-989-658-240-1 , p. 447 .
  2. ↑ Elisiário Miranda: Igreja do Sagrado Coração de Jesus (Macúti). In: Património de Influência Portuguesa (HPIP). Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, November 14, 2012, accessed February 20, 2016 (Portuguese).
  3. ^ António Sopa: Auditório-Galeria de Arte (atual Casa da Cultura). In: Património de Influência Portuguesa (HPIP). Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, November 15, 2012, accessed February 20, 2016 (Portuguese).
  4. ↑ António Sopa, José Manuel Fernandes: Barragem da Chicamba Real (antiga Barragem Oliveira Salazar). In: Património de Influência Portuguesa (HPIP). Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, January 2, 2013, accessed February 20, 2016 (Portuguese).
  5. ↑ Ana Tostões: Biblioteca Municipal. In: Património de Influência Portuguesa (HPIP). Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, February 17, 2016, accessed February 20, 2016 (Portuguese).
  6. ↑ Luís Lages e João Sousa Morais: Beira - Património Arquitectónico / Architectural Heritage . Caleidoscópio, Lisboa 2014, ISBN 978-989-658-219-7 .
personal data
SURNAME Ramalhete, José Bernardino
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ramalhete, José Bernardino Carlos Vareta (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese architect
DATE OF BIRTH 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Porto , Portugal