Radio Nacional de Angola — Architecture in Luanda

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Fernão Lopes Simões de Carvalho, the author of the Luanda Master Plan (1962) confirms that the modern architecture practiced in the colonies shapes the Corbusian ideals in a process of “tropicalization” of the “International Style.” It is also within this frame that the Brazilian architecture, which knows from foreign publications, interests him. Initially hired to make the Plan of Downtown Luanda, Simões de Carvalho sees himself essentially as a “technician”, a position that allows one to keep both artistic and ideological distance from the modern. His learning at André Wogenscky's office, where he studied from 1956 to 1959 after finishing the course at EBAL, fits into a self-training strategy, the French architect was responsible for Le Corbusier's executive projects. Simões de Carvalho wants to “apprehend”, not a language, but “how to build”. There is a strong pragmatic sense in his performance at the head of the Luanda Urbanization Office, which he founded, giving a new constructive dynamic to the city and clearing up various technical problems. Fernão Lopes Simões de Carvalho, el autor del Plan Maestro de Luanda (1962) confirma que la arquitectura moderna practicada en las colonias da forma a los ideales corbusianos en un proceso de “tropicalización” del “Estilo Internacional”. Es también en este marco que le interesa la arquitectura brasileña, que conoce por las publicaciones extranjeras. Inicialmente contratado para hacer el Plan del Centro de Luanda, Simões de Carvalho se ve a sí mismo esencialmente como un “técnico”, una posición que le permite mantener una distancia artística e ideológica de lo moderno. Su aprendizaje en el despacho de André Wogenscky, donde estudió de 1956 a 1959 después de terminar el curso en el EBAL, se inscribe en una estrategia de autoformación, el arquitecto francés fue responsable de los proyectos ejecutivos de Le Corbusier.

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