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

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. Testa was one of the leaders of the Argentine rationalist movement and one of the pioneers of the brutalist movement in

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. His style as an architect has always been influenced by his artistic nature, with projects dominated by the effects of colour, tension, metaphors and plasticity; these aspects are well illustrated in his designs for the Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina and the Banco de Londres building in Buenos Aires. He was member of the international jury which chose

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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

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Early life

Testa was born in

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. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the

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in 1948. Testa came to architecture via naval engineering and then civil engineering. After a two year stay in Europe he also became an excellent painter.

Principal projects

1950–1959

*Cámara Argentina de la Construcción *Centro Vacacional Municipalidad Córdoba *Templete y Nichos Cementerio Chacarita *Centro Cívico La Pampa (Casa de Gobierno, Terminal, Cámara de Diputados, Biblioteca) *Plan Regulador Buenos Aires *Edificio Flota Fluvial del Estado

1960–1969

* Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina (started 1962 but not opened until the 1990s) *Instituto Di Tella * Banco de Londres y América del Sur (completed 1966) *Harrods local del Banco Londres *Casa Michel Robirosa *Pabellón Argentino Feria Del Campo Madrid *Casa Di Tella

1970–1979

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ampliación *Escuela Oficiales De La Armada Argentina *Museo Nacional Bellas Artes Montevideo, ampliación *Ba.Na.De. (National Development Bank) *

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*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 *

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*Central Hospital,

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. *Sanatorio Omint *Casa Lacarra *Casa Castiñheira

1980–1989

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*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 Casa Capotesta is a house in Pinamar Partido, a coastal resort in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was designed in 1983 by the architect Clorindo Testa, who was a prominent member of the Argentine rationalist movement and one of the pio ...

*Banco Nación Suc. Carlos Paz, Cba. *Gimnasio Paseo Infanta * La Perla Spa ( 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

*Casa en Stud en La Plata *Departamento Di Tella *Universidad Di Tella *Hospital Quilmes *

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, Auditorio *Campus Universidad de La Punta (San Luis) *C. C. Fundación Konex *Biblioteca Gobernación de La Pampa.

References

External links

Images of his works

Biography

trabajo de investigacion sobre el Centro Civico de La Pampa, por Claudia Costa Cabral y Cassandra Salton UFRGS (PT)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Testa, Clorindo Architects from Buenos Aires Argentine artists Italian emigrants to Argentina Italian expatriates in Argentina Naturalized citizens of Argentina Architects from Naples University of Buenos Aires alumni 1923 births 2013 deaths Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery