Hospital Naval is a building in the
Caballito
Caballito (; Spanish for "little horse") is a ''barrio'' (neighborhood) of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It is the only ''barrio'' in the administrative division ''Comuna'' 6.
It is located in the geographical centre of the city, limited ...
section of
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
designed by
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 ...
Clorindo Testa in 1977. Serving
Argentine Navy
The Argentine Navy (ARA; es, Armada de la República Argentina). This forms the basis for the navy's ship prefix "ARA". is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the ...
personnel and facing
Parque Centenario
Parque Centenario is an extensive public park in the Caballito, Buenos Aires, Caballito district of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Overview
Presiding over a rapidly expanding city, the Buenos Aires City Council in 1908 approved the purchase of a 10 he ...
, the institution was established in 1947, and its current, modernist building was inaugurated in 1981.
The 30,000 m
2 (320,000 ft²)
hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...
is one of the best-known examples of
brutalist architecture
Brutalist architecture is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era. Brutalist buildings are characterised by minimalist constructions that showcase the ba ...
in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
.
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Hospitals in Buenos Aires
Brutalist architecture in Argentina
Hospitals established in 1947
Hospital buildings completed in 1981
Government buildings completed in 1981
1947 establishments in Argentina
Argentine Navy
Military hospitals in South America
Naval medicine
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