Alicia Cazzaniga
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| Born | July 9, 1928 |
| Died | February 28, 1968 (aged 39) |
Alicia Cazzaniga (1928-1968) was an Argentine modernist architect. She is best known for her work in designing the National Library of the Argentine Republic.[1]
Alicia Cazzaniga was born in Buenos Aires on July 9, 1928. She attended the National University of Buenos Aires where she studied with and and .
Cazzaniga, along with Bullrich, Polledo, Bailero and others founded the (Spanish: Organización de Arquitectura Moderna) in 1948. The group practiced Rationalism, forming contacts with members of the Bauhaus.[2][3]
In 1962, a design produced by Cazzaniga along with Francisco Bullrich, and Clorindo Testa was chosen for the new building of the National Library of the Argentine Republic.[4]
Alicia Cazzaniga died on February 28, 1968 in Buenos Aires.
References[]
- ^ Kent, Allen (1985-11-27). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 39 - Supplement 4: Accreditation of Library Education to Videotex: Teletext, and the ImPatt of Television Systems Information Systems on Library Services. CRC Press. ISBN 9780824720391.
- ^ Moisset, ~ Inés (2019-03-08). "ALICIA CAZZANIGA 1928-1968". UN DIA | UNA ARQUITECTA 4 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- ^ "Cazzaniga De Bullrich, Alicia | ModernaBuenosAires". ModernaBuenosAires.org. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- ^ Kent, Allen (1985-11-27). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 39 - Supplement 4: Accreditation of Library Education to Videotex: Teletext, and the ImPatt of Television Systems Information Systems on Library Services. CRC Press. ISBN 9780824720391.
- Argentine women architects
- Brutalist architects
- 1928 births
- 1968 deaths
- 20th-century Argentine architects
- People from Buenos Aires
- University of Buenos Aires alumni