Paulo de Melo Sampaio

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Paulo Eugénio de Meneses de Melo Vaz Sampaio , in short Paulo de Melo Sampaio (* 1926 in Cascais , Portugal , † 1968 in Lisbon ), was a Portuguese architect .

Life

One of the most famous works by Sampaio: the Beira train station, which opened in 1966
Seat of the Chamber of Commerce ("Associação Comercial") in Beira (1955–60 / 61)
Cinema Montalto in Vila Pery [today Chimoio] (1957–63)
Vila Pery train station [today Chimoio] (1961–66)

Paulo de Melo Sampaio was born in Cascais , a suburb of Lisbon in 1926 . After completing secondary school, Sampaio studied architecture at the Escola Superior de Belas Artes in Lisbon , together with Alberto Soeiro and Nuno Craveiro Lopes , among others . He completed his studies in 1953.

In 1954 Sampaio moved - like many architects of the time - to the Portuguese colonies due to a lack of commissions. Sampaio moved to Beira, the second largest city in the Portuguese colony of Mozambique at the time . There he opened a small architecture office together with Lorena Birne. Within a short period of time, Sampaio gained greater fame in the city, including six times the municipal architecture prize from Beira Dr. Araújo de Lacerda (1957, 1958, 1962, 1967, 1968 and 1970). In 1962 he founded the architectural office Gabinete de Arquitectura e Urbanismo (GAU) together with the architect José Bernardino Ramalhete .

As an architect, Paulo de Melo Sampaio had a lasting impact on the cityscape of Beira. Sampaio designed buildings for both private and government clients. One of the most famous buildings is the Beira train station , which has a strong modernist character and which he designed together with Francisco José de Castro and João Garizo do Carmo in 1959. Sampaio was responsible for the station system - tracks and platforms - himself.

In addition to his work as an architect, he also worked for various positions in the civil service of the colonial administration, including as a teacher at the Liceu Pêro de Anaia in Beira, as a municipal advisor for the municipalities of Vila Pery (now Chimoio) and Porto Amélia (now Pemba) and in the Transport Commission of the City of Beira.

On the way back from a trip to the United States, Sampaio suddenly died during his layover in Lisbon in 1968.

plant

  • 1954: Edíficio Emporium, Beira
  • 1955–59: Banco Nacional Ultramarino , Vila Pery [Chimoio]
  • 1955–60 / 61: Associação Comercial de Beira, Beira
  • 1956: Casa Vitor Gomes, Beira
  • 1956: Casa Teixeira de Sousa, Beira
  • 1956: Casa Patois Saniano, Beira
  • 1956-59: Cinema Preciosa, Gondola
  • 1956–61: Pavilhão de Desportos do Clube Ferroviário da Beira, Beira
  • 1957: Detailed plan for the Complexo Turístico do Estoril, Beira
  • 1957–60: Prédio Montalto, Vila Pery [Chimoio]
  • 1957–63: Cinema Montalto, Vila Pery [Chimoio]
  • 1957–66: Beira station , Beira; together with Francisco José de Castro and João Garizo do Carmo
  • 1958: Casa Marcelino Ribeiro
  • 1958–67: Urbanization plan for Vila Pery [Chimoio]
  • 1958: Clube da Beira / Automóvel & Touring Clube de Moçambique, Beira
  • 1959-60: Motel Estoril, Beira
  • 1959–67: Colégio Luís de Camões, Beira
  • 1961: Hotel Miramar, Beira
  • 1961: General plan for the Exposição-Feira das Atividades of Vila Pery [Chimoio]
  • 1961–65: Urbanization plan for Nacala
  • 1961–66: Vila Pery train station [Chimoio]
  • 1961–67: Urbanization plan for Porto Amélia [Pemba]
  • 1962–72: Auditório e Galeria de Arte, Beira; together with José Bernardino Ramalhete and José Augusto Moreira
  • 1964: Portuguese pavilion at the exhibition in Blantyre , Malawi
  • 1964: Portuguese pavilion at the second international hunting exhibition in Florence, Italy
  • 1965: Makeshift facilities, Chitengo (near Gorongosa Park)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Ana Tostões (Ed.): Arquitetura Moderna em África: Angola e Moçambique . 1st edition. Caleidoscópio, Lisbon 2014, ISBN 978-989-658-240-1 , p. 448 .
  2. ↑ a b Elisiário Miranda: No caminho de uma arquitectura racional: Infraestruturas modernas em Mozambique. (pdf) Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, November 29, 2011, p. 3 , accessed on June 22, 2014 (Portuguese).
  3. ^ António Sopa, José Manuel Fernandes: Associação Comercial (Praça do Município). In: Patrimónia de Influência Portuguesa (HPIP). Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, October 17, 2012, accessed February 1, 2016 (Portuguese).
  4. ^ Tiago Lourenço: Pavilhão Desportivo do Clube Ferroviária da Beira. In: Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico. 2011, accessed January 2, 2016 (Portuguese).
  5. ^ António Sopa, José Manuel Fernandes: Automóvel Touring Clube de Moçambique. In: Património de Influência Portuguesa (HPIP). Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, October 17, 2012, accessed February 1, 2016 (Portuguese).
  6. ^ A b José Manuel Fernandes, Joaquim Manuel Ferreira Boiça: Outros Equipamentos. In: Património de Influência Portuguesa (HPIP). Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, October 17, 2012, accessed February 1, 2016 (Portuguese).
  7. ^ António Sopa: Auditório-Galeria de Arte (atual Casa da Cultura). In: Património de Influência Portuguesa (HPIP). Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, November 15, 2012, accessed January 2, 2016 (Portuguese).
  8. ↑ José Manuel Fernandes: Instalações de Apoio (Chitengo, Parque da Gorongosa). In: Património de Influência Portuguesa (HPIP). Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, October 17, 2012, accessed January 2, 2016 (Portuguese).
personal data
SURNAME Sampaio, Paulo de Melo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sampaio, Paulo Eugénio de Meneses de Melo Vaz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese architect
DATE OF BIRTH 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Cascais , Portugal
DATE OF DEATH 1968
Place of death Lisbon , Portugal