Ángel Francisco Guido (1896–1960) was an

Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...

architect, engineer and writer. Guido was educated at the

National University of Córdoba The National University of Córdoba (), is a public university located in the city of Córdoba, Argentina. Founded in 1613, the university is the oldest in Argentina, the third oldest university of the Americas, with the first university being ...

and graduated as an architect in 1921. Most of his work is in his home town of

Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...

. With fellow architect

Alejandro Bustillo Alejandro Bustillo (18 March 1889 – 3 November 1982) was an Argentine painter and architect who designed numerous buildings including iconic landmarks in Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, and Bariloche. Biography Born in Buenos Aires, son of María ...

, Guido designed the National Flag Memorial of Argentina, circa 1944. The structure was inaugurated in 1957. His other significant designs include * the Dr. Julio Marc Provincial Historical Museum on the grounds of the

Parque de la Independencia The ''Parque de la Independencia'' (Independence Park) is a large public park in Rosario, . It is located near the geographical center of the city, its limits defined by Moreno Street and three important avenues: Pellegrini Avenue, Ovidio La ...

* the Palacio de Correos de Rosario in the Plaza 25 de Mayo in Rosario Guido was awarded a

Guggenheim Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowships are Grant (money), grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, endowed by the late Simon Guggenheim, Simon and Olga Hirsh Guggenheim. These awards are bestowed upon indiv ...

in 1932. His daughter was the novelist and screenwriter Beatriz Guido.

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1896 births 1960 deaths People from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine architects 20th-century Argentine engineers Argentine male writers National University of Córdoba alumni Argentine civil engineers {{Argentina-architect-stub