Enrique Buenaventura Juan Seoane Ros (

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

, January 12, 1915 – July 26, 1980) was a

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

vian modernist

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

of the 20th century.

Early life

Seoane was born in Lima on January 12, 1915, to parents Buenaventura Guillermo Seoane García and Rosario Ros Gutiérrez. He studied at the Colegio de La Inmaculada and followed architecture courses at the National School of Engineers, predecessor of the

National University of Engineering The National University of Engineering ( es, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, UNI) is a public engineering and science university located in the Rímac District of Lima, Peru. History The National University of Engineering was founded in 1 ...

(UNI).

Career

He graduated as an engineer-architect in 1944 and was a professor at the Department of Architecture at the UNI and at the

Federico Villarreal National University Federico Villarreal National University ( es, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, UNFV) is a public university located in Lima, Peru. It was named in honor of the Peruvian mathematician Federico Villarreal. History It first functioned ...

. He was a supporter in favor of a

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of architecture that would replace the old-fashioned French-style of

, and supported—but did not sign—a manifesto that was published in ''El Comercio'' and ''El Arquitecto Peruano'' in 1947 that supported this movement.

Selected works

*Rizo Patrón Building, Lima (1939–1940) *Church of Ancón, Ancón (1943–1944) *Tacna-Nazarenas Building, Lima (1945–1946) *Wilson Building, Lima (1945–1946) *''La Nacional Insurance Company'' Building, Lima (1947–1948) * Ministry of Education Building, Lima (1951–1956) *Diagonal Building, Miraflores (1952–1954) *Pilar Church, Arequipa (1953) * Edificio Limatambo, Lince (1953–1954; demolished, 2013) * ''Banco Comercial'', Lima (1962-1963; destroyed, 2000) *Banco Wiese building, Lima (1957–1965) *Callao Chamber of Commerce,

Callao Callao () is a Peruvian seaside city and Regions of Peru, region on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists o ...

(1966–1969) *''Hotel César's'', with Ricardo J. Malachowski Benavides, Miraflores (1971–1974) *''Shopping Center Motta'', with Ricardo J. Malachowski Benavides,

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(1972) *Peruvian Steamship Company, with Ricardo J. Malachowski Benavides, Callao (1973)

References

{{Authority control 1915 births 1980 deaths 20th-century Peruvian architects

Early life

Career

Selected works

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