Clorindo Testa

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Clorindo Jose Manuel Testa
Banco de Londres y América del Sur

Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina

La Perla Spa
1959 - Bank of London and South America (today the Banco Hipotecario)
1979 - National Development Bank
2002 - Campus in Pilar.

Clorindo Manuel José Testa (December 10, 1923 – April 11, 2013) was an

Argentine architect and artist.[1]

Testa was one of the leaders of the Argentine rationalist movement and one of the pioneers of the

Banco de Londres building in Buenos Aires. He was member of the international jury which chose Carlos Ott
as the architect for the Opera Bastille in Paris.

Testa won the Konex Award, the most prestigious award for visual arts in Argentina, in 1982, 1992 and 2012. He died, aged 89, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Early life

Testa was born in

Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1948.[2] Testa came to architecture via naval engineering and then civil engineering. After a two year stay in Europe he also became an excellent painter.[3]

Principal projects

1950–1959

1960–1969

1970–1979

  • Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires ampliación
  • Escuela Oficiales De La Armada Argentina
  • Museo Nacional Bellas Artes Montevideo, ampliación
  • Ba.Na.De. (National Development Bank)
  • Hospital Naval
  • Casa Carabassa
  • Centro Comercial Pinamar
  • Centro Cívico La Pampa: Palacio Legislativo
  • Banco Holandés Unido y Embajada Holanda
  • Departamentos Esmeralda 1366
  • Country Club “Macabi”
  • Edificio Calle Rodriguez Peña
  • Conjunto Residencial Torres Castex
  • Plaza Hotel
  • Central Hospital,
    Côte d'Ivoire.[4]
  • Sanatorio Omint
  • Casa Lacarra
  • Casa Castiñheira

1980–1989

  • Centro Cultural De La Ciudad De Buenos Aires
  • Torres Castex 1 Etapa
  • Aerolíneas Argentinas. Simulador De Vuelo
  • Torres Castex 2 Etapa
  • Centro Cívico Sta. Rosa ampliación
  • Atelier Clorindo Testa
  • Centro Comercial Paseo De La Recoleta
  • Casa Capotesta
  • Banco Nación Suc. Carlos Paz, Cba.
  • Gimnasio Paseo Infanta
  • Balneario La Perla
    )
  • Torres Castex 3ª Etapa
  • Casa La Tumbona
  • Local del I.C.I
  • Restaurante Japonés Paseo Infanta
  • Casa En Country Club San Diego

1990–1999

  • Plaza Del Pilar- Bs. As. Design Center
  • Casa en Martínez
  • Locar para Interior Forma
  • Auditorio Templo S.G.I.A.R.
  • Caritas Guarderías y Escuelas Prototipo
  • Stand Feria Libro
  • Casa Verde
  • Galeria Arte Altera
  • Casa en barrio River Oaks- Maschwitz

2000–2009

References

  1. ^ Benedetti, Sebastián (22 December 2023). "Centenarius testianorum". Brecha (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Clorindo Testa". Artistas Argentinas. 2013-04-14. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  3. ^ a b c Fredy Massad; Alicia Guerrero Yeste (May 2, 2013). "Clorindo Testa (1923-2013)". Architectural Review. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  4. ^ "Hospital Central de Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire, Africa". Archived from the original on 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2009-04-21.

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