Clorindo Jose Manuel Testa | |
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_-_extracted.jpg) Testa in 2012 | |
| Born | (1923-12-10)December 10, 1923 Benevento,Italy |
| Died | April 11, 2013(2013-04-11) (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Italian-Argentine |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Banco de Londres y América del Sur Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina La Perla Spa |
Clorindo Manuel José Testa (December 10, 1923 – April 11, 2013) was anItalian-Argentinearchitect andartist.[1]
Testa was one of the leaders of the Argentine rationalist movement and one of the pioneers of thebrutalist movement inArgentina.[citation needed] His style as an architect has always been influenced by his artistic nature, with projects dominated by the effects of colour, tension, metaphors and plasticity; these aspects are well illustrated in his designs for theBiblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina and theBanco de Londres building in Buenos Aires. He was member of the international jury which choseCarlos Ott as the architect for the Opera Bastille in Paris.
Testa won theKonex Award, the most prestigious award for visual arts in Argentina, in 1982, 1992 and 2012. He died, aged 89, inBuenos Aires,Argentina.
Testa was born inBenevento nearNaples,Italy. He graduated from theFaculty of Architecture at theUniversidad de Buenos Aires in 1948.[2] Testa came to architecture via naval engineering and then civil engineering. After a two year stay in Europe he also became a painter.[3]
