Affonso Eduardo Reidy
Brazilian architect
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Affonso Eduardo Reidy (26 October 1909–10 August 1964) was a Brazilian architect. He was the son of an English father and a Brazilian mother. Reidy entered the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes in Rio de Janeiro at age 17. He apprenticed with the French urban planner Alfred Agache (1875–1959) during his studies. Reidy graduated and became an architect in 1930. Lúcio Costa appointed him as a teaching assistant to the architect Gregori Warchavchik (1896–1972) at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes in the same year.[1]
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Born26 October 1909
Paris, France
Died10 August 1964 (aged 54)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
OccupationArchitect
SpouseCarmen Portinho
Affonso Eduardo Reidy | |
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| Born | 26 October 1909 Paris, France |
| Died | 10 August 1964 (aged 54) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Carmen Portinho |
| Practice | Affonso Reidy |
| Buildings | Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, 1954-1960 (destroyed by fire, 1978; reconstructed by Henrique Mindlin). |
| Projects | Pedregulho Housing Development, Rio de Janeiro. 1947-1955 Ministry of Education and Health, Rio de Janeiro. 1936+ with Lucio Costa, Oscar Niemeyer, Jorge Moreira, Ernani Vasconcelos and Carlos Leao; Le Corbusier, Consultant. |
Projects
Projects by Affonso Reidy include:
- Pedregulho Housing Complex — Benfica neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro.
- Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro — landscape design by Roberto Burle Marx.
- Carmen Miranda Museum - located in the Parque Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes (Flamengo Park)
- Ministry of Education and Health Building (Gustavo Capanema Palace, Rio de Janeiro) — with Lucio Costa, Oscar Niemeyer, Jorge Moreira, Ernani Vasconcelos. and Carlos Leao.
