Affonso Eduardo Reidy

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Affonso Eduardo Reidy
Afonso Eduardo Reidy (1965.tif
Born(1909-10-26)26 October 1909
Paris, France
Died10 August 1964(1964-08-10) (aged 54)
Nationality Brazilian
OccupationArchitect
SpouseCarmen Portinho
PracticeAffonso Reidy
BuildingsMuseum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, 1954-1960 (destroyed by fire, 1978; reconstructed by Henrique Mindlin).
ProjectsPedregulho 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.


Affonso Eduardo Reidy (Paris, 26 October 1909 - Rio de Janeiro, 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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MAM--Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro. MAM - Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro 02.jpg
MAM—Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro.
Pedregulho Housing Development, Benfica neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. Conjunto Residencial Mendes de Moraes (Pedregulho).jpg
Pedregulho Housing Development, Benfica neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro.

Projects

Projects by Affonso Reidy include:

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