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Luis Lacasa
Luis Lacasa Navarro (1899 – 30 March 1966) was a Spanish architect. His work in Spain and Paris before and during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39) was rationalist and functional. He is best known as co-designer of the Spanish Pavilion at the 1937 Paris Exposition, a work designed to showcase the modern legitimacy of the embattled Spanish Republic. After the war he went into exile in the Soviet Union. Spain and Germany (1899–1923) Luis Lacasa Navarro was born in Ribadesella, Asturias, in 1899. His father, Telmo Lacasa, was the road engineer for Ribadesella. Later his father was reassigned and the family moved to Huesca. Lacasa began to study architecture in Barcelona, then moved on to Madrid, the only other city in Spain where the subject was taught. He graduated from the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid in 1921. At the Residencia de Estudiantes he became friends with Alberto Sánchez( es), Federico García Lorca, Luis Buñuel and others with whom he founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribadesella
Ribadesella (Asturian: Ribeseya) is a small municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. Known for its location on the Cantabrian Sea, at the outlet of the River Sella, Ribadesella is a town that forms part of the Picos de Europa (Peaks of Europe). It is bordered on the east by Llanes, on the south by Cangas de Onís and Parres, and on the west by Caravia. Ribadesella is the home town of Queen Letizia of Spain. On the first weekend of August, the Descenso Internacional del Sella (International Descent of the Sella) takes place; kayakers from all over the world gather to attempt the final 20 km of the Sella (river), Sella River in record time. The town is also known for its prehistoric cave, known as the cave of Tito Bustillo Cave, Tito Bustillo, which is open to visitors all year round. Ribadesella is also visited for its history, sport activities, scenery, natural amenities, and food. History The municipality includes the Tito Bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesús Martí Martín
Jesús Martí Martín (1899–1975) was a Spanish architect and painter. His first love was always painting, but he trained as an architect and was successful in this profession in Madrid in the years before the Spanish Civil War. During the civil war he helped preserve national artistic treasures from the destruction of Madrid, and also designed bomb shelters. After the fall of the Second Spanish Republic in 1939 he fled to France, where he was interned for two months, then made his way to Paris and on to exile in Mexico. He resumed his career as an architect in Mexico, but gradually abandoned architecture in favour of painting. He chose not to exhibit his work and was little known until he was finally persuaded to put on a show in Mexico City at the age of 70, when he was acclaimed as a master of modern Mexican art. Early years Jesús Martí Martín was born in Castellón de la Plana, Spain, in 1899. At an early age he decided to become a painter, but his father advised him to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CMU Antonio De Nebrija
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1912 and began granting four-year degrees in the same year. In 1967, the Carnegie Institute of Technology merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, founded in 1913 by Andrew Mellon and Richard B. Mellon and formerly a part of the University of Pittsburgh. Carnegie Mellon University has operated as a single institution since the merger. The university consists of seven colleges and independent schools: The College of Engineering, College of Fine Arts, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mellon College of Science, Tepper School of Business, Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, and the School of Computer Science. The university has its main campus located 5 miles (8 km) from Downtow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
