Born: February 27, 1902 in Toulon [Died] June 13, 1998. Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian architect born in France. Graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro in 1924, and became a trustee of the school in 1931. In 1939, together with O. Niemeyer and others, he designed the Ministry of Education and Health building in Rio de Janeiro, which is regarded as a representative example of modern architecture in Latin America. In the same year, he also designed the Brazilian Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. In 1956, he designed Brazil's new capital, Brasilia. With government buildings arranged in straight lines and residential areas on both wings, this innovative city resembling an airplane was completed five years later. While designing modern architecture incorporating modernist and functionalist styles, he was also actively involved in the restoration of historical architecture in Brazil. Costa |
[生]1902.2.27. ツーロン [没]1998.6.13. リオデジャネイロ フランス生れのブラジルの建築家。 1924年リオデジャネイロの国立美術学校を卒業し,31年同校の理事に就任。 39年に O.ニーマイヤーらとリオデジャネイロの教育保健省庁舎を設計し,中南米における代表的な現代建築と評価される。同年ニューヨーク万国博覧会のブラジル館も手がける。 56年にはブラジルの新首都ブラジリアを設計。官公庁の建物を直線的に配し,その両翼に居住区域を設けるという,飛行機に似た斬新な都市が5年後に完成した。モダニズム様式や機能主義を取入れた現代建築を設計する一方で,ブラジル国内の歴史的建造物を修復する活動にも積極的にかかわった。 コスタ
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