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Olavo Redig de Campos (1906–1984) was a Brazilian architect, important in the 20th century development of the Brazilian style of
Olavo Redig de Campos (1906–1984) was a Brazilian architect, important in the 20th century development of the Brazilian style of Modernist architecture
Modern architecture, or modernist architecture, was an architectural movement or architectural style based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete; the idea that form ...
.
Redig de Campos was born in Rio de Janeiro
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, however, his father was a diplomat and he spent part of his childhood in Europe. He studied architecture at the Sapienza University of Rome
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, at the same time as Gregori Warchavchik
Gregori I. Warchavchik (April 2, 1896 – July 27, 1972) was a Jewish-Brazilian architect.
Warchavchik was born in Odessa, Ukraine which was then a part of the Russian Empire. He began his architectural studies at Odessa University and moved to Ro ...
and Rino Levi. In 1931 Redig de Campos returned to Brazil.
In 1946, Redig de Campos assumed the presidency of the ''Serviço de Conservação do Patrimônio do Itamaraty'' ("Heritage Conservation Service of the Foreign Ministry"), in which capacity he served for thirty years.
Works
Among the projects he designed were the: * Embassy of Brazil in Washington, D.C., in Lima, and in Buenos Aires. * Brazilian diplomatic residences in Beirut and Dakar. * Civic Centre ofCuritiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in ...
, Brazil
* Legislative Assembly of Paraná
The Legislative Assembly of Paraná ( pt, Assembleia Legislativa do Paraná) is the unicameral legislature of Paraná (state), Paraná state in Brazil. It has 54 state deputy, state deputies elected by proportional representation.
The Assembly ...
, Brazil
* Brazilian Military Cemetery of Pistoia
The Pistoia Brazilian war cemetery is a former Second World War cemetery located in Pistoia, Toscana, Italy. The cemetery site honors Brazilian soldiers who died in Italy, the remains of the soldiers were moved to the Brazilian Monument and Tomb ...
* Brazilian Monument and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of World War II
Redig also designed residential dwellings, such as the country house of Geraldo Baptista and the urban home of the Moreira Salles family in Rio de Janeiro. The latter is today the headquarters of the Instituto Moreira Salles.
See also
*Modernist architecture in Brazil
Modernism is both a philosophy, philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western world, Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new fo ...
References
*Bruan, Yves. ''Arquitetura contemporânea no Brasil''. São Paulo: Editora Perspectiva, 2002. Brazilian architects Modernist architects People from Rio de Janeiro (city) Modernist architecture in Brazil 1906 births 1984 deaths Sapienza University of Rome alumni 20th-century Brazilian architects {{Brazil-architect-stub