https://portugalbuilds.org/files/original/315f81e18b1de20e4897d41c5912809f.jpg a213699b67f6cdc3032d756def611459 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alberto Pessoa portrait Subject The topic of the resource Individual Actors, Technician, Architect, Alberto Pessoa Description An account of the resource Alberto Pessoa portrait Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PT BUILDS Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived TRINDADE, A. coord. (2005). Alberto José Pessoa, 1919-1985, Arquitecto. Lisboa, Comissão Municipal de Toponimia, Câmara Municipal de Lisboa. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available PT BUILDS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-10-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Câmara Municipal de Lisboa Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource ENG Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context IA31IMG1 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Portugal Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Architect Person An individual. Occupation Architect Teacher Birth Date 1919-04-15 Birthplace Figueira da Foz Death Date 1985 Training Institution Escola de Belas Artes de Lisboa Biographical Text Alberto Pessoa was born on April 15, 1919, in Figueira da Foz. In Coimbra, he graduated from high school. In his free time, he devoted himself to painting, having in 1927 his works exhibited for the first time. In 1933, he held another exhibition in Coimbra with Arlindo Vicente. He moved to Lisbon and, in 1942, worked with Lucínio Cruz in the Works Plan Office of Praça do Império, under the guidance of Cottinelli Telmo. In 1943 he graduated from Architecture at the Escola de Belas Artes, in Lisbon. He would return to this school, between 1953 and 1962, to be assistant professor in the project chair of Luís Cristino da Silva. Between 1942 and 1945 he participated in several projects for the Cidade Universitária of Coimbra, such as the remodeling of the Central Library of the Faculdade de Letras. Also in 1942 he designed the extra-school centers for the Mocidade Portuguesa. In 1945 he designed the restaurant and garden arrangement of Campo Grande. In 1947, he designed the Cantante da Mota house in Restelo, a work of traditional moulds. In 1947 he worked on a team coordinated by Faria da Costa responsible for the construction and urban plans of Avenida Paris and Praça Pasteur, examples of a transitional urbanism and architecture, with semi-open blocks, rear harnessed for gardens and collective equipment, constituting these experiences Lisbon's first meaningful break with the traditional architecture. With Keil do Amaral he designed several houses and, between 1947 and 1955, equipment for the parks of Monsanto and Eduardo VII, such as the Monsanto Cemetery, the Estufa Fria, the Montes Claros Restaurant and the open-air theatre from Monsanto. That year, he opened his own studio on Avenida Guerra Junqueiro. In 1953, when his studio moved to Avenida João Crisóstomo and welcomed the architect João Abel Manta, he designed the Alvito Children's Park. In 1955 he designed and planned a housing development on Avenida Infante Santo, in Lisbon, with Hernâni Gandra and João Abel Manta. This was a project for the Avenue consisting of multifamily housing, offices, shops, cafes and public facilities, which would be arranged along the entire avenue. The housing complex had an innovative and functional character, the pinnacle of modern architecture. Between 1958 and 1959 he designed the Coimbra Academic Association, which included the Headquarters and the University Stadium. Between 1959 and 1969, together with Pedro Cid and Ruy Jervis d 'Athouguia, he designed the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's Headquarters and Museum, considered one of the best works of the twentieth century in Portugal. His activity did not stop there. In 1961 he designed the Porto Autosilo and in 1962 he designed the Areeiro Municipal Swimming Pool. Between 1965 and 1967, he made the Agualva-Cacém Urbanization Plan and the Mira-Sintra Economic Houses Grouping Project. At last, in 1979, he made the Algueirão-Mem Martins Urbanization Plan. He was one of the directors of Arquitetura magazine and a consultant to the Universidade de Coimbra Commission. He was also a member of the board of the Sindicato Nacional dos Arquitetos, in the presidencies of Porfírio Pardal Monteiro, between 1948 and 1950, and Inácio Perez Fernandes, between 1951 and 1956. Between 1946 and 1950, he is part of the ICAT group (Iniciativas Culturais Arte e Técnica), where he discussed ideas with renowned architects such as Francisco Keil do Amaral, João Guilherme Faria da Costa, João Simões, Miguel Simões Jacobetty Rosa, Celestino Joaquim de Abreu Castro, Hernani Guimarães Gandra and Raúl Chorão Ramalho. Together with many of these names, he presented at the I National Congress of Architecture the project O Alojamento Coletivo, highlighting the advantages of building in height for the resolution of economic housing. He was a consultant architect for Figueira da Foz City Hall for about 17 years, where he worked with the architect Mário Pereira da Silva. He was responsible for the General Plan for Urbanization of Figueira da Foz, in the 60's and its revision in 1980. He won the Valmor Prize in 1950 with the Cantante da Mota house in Restelo and in 1975, together with Pedro Cid and Ruy Jervis d 'Athouguia, for the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s Headquarters and Museum. He was also awarded the 1956 Lisbon Municipal Architecture Prize by Block No. 2 of No. 70 Avenida Infante Santo. On 31 October 1969 he was made officer of the Military Order of Santiago da Espada. Alberto Pessoa died in 1985 in Lisbon. Bibliography TRINDADE, A. coord. (2005). Alberto José Pessoa, 1919-1985, Arquitecto. 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Title A name given to the resource Alberto Pessoa Profile Subject The topic of the resource Individual Actors, Technician, Architect, Alberto Pessoa Description An account of the resource Alberto Pessoa Profile Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PT BUILDS Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available PT BUILDS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-09-27 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource PT BUILDS Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource TEXT Language A language of the resource ENG Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context IA31DOC1 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1919-1985, Portugal Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Câmara Municipal de Lisboa Item under construction - more information soon