Joaquim Guedes
Joaquim Manoel Guedes Sobrinho (June 18, 1932 – July 27, 2008) was a Brazilian architect and urban planner. Praised as one of the most important architects of his generation, he was known for rejecting formalism in favor of an architecture that responds to the needs of everyday life. Although usually associated with the Paulista School, Guedes was a critic of Oscar Niemeyer and mainstream Brazilian architecture and thus considered an 'enfant terrible' among many of his colleagues.
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Joaquim Guedes
- Name
- Joaquim Guedes
- Born
- 18 June 1932
- Birthplace
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Died
- 27 July 2008
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Occupation
- architect · painter · university teacher
- Education
- Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Joaquim Manoel Guedes Sobrinho (June 18, 1932 – July 27, 2008) was a Brazilian architect and urban planner. Praised as one of the most important architects of his generation, he was known for rejecting formalism in favor of an architecture that responds to the needs of everyday life. Although usually associated with the Paulista School, Guedes was a critic of Oscar Niemeyer and mainstream Brazilian architecture and thus considered an 'enfant terrible' among many of his colleagues.
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Joaquim Guedes (1932–2008) was a Brazilian architect, painter and university teacher. The architect was born in São Paulo. Joaquim Guedes worked for University of São Paulo. Languages used include Portuguese.
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Biography
He inaugurated his practice in São Paulo in 1955 and worked on over 400 projects. He is best known for his single-family houses and urban projects, among them the new town of Caraíba in the State of Bahia, Brazil.
Joaquim Guedes studied at Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo. The recorded working language is Portuguese. Employment is recorded with University of São Paulo and Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo.
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• Name — Joaquim Guedes • Born — 18 June 1932 • Birthplace — São Paulo, Brazil • Died — 27 July 2008 • Place of death — São Paulo, Brazil • Significant Projects — Single-family houses in Caraíba, Bahia
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1932
Joaquim Guedes born at São Paulo.
2008
Joaquim Guedes died.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1690857: Joaquim Guedes
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- “Joaquim Guedes”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500223146, Joaquim Guedes e Associados.
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Guedes, Joaquim, Oxford Art Online, 2003
Joaquim Guedes e o Instituto de Matemática no Setor das Humanas, Risco Revista de Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Urbanismo (Online), 2026
Uma análise gráfica sobre a obra residencial de Joaquim Guedes
O desenho da arquitetura e o caráter da cidade: dez casas de Joaquim Guedes
Duas cidades de Joaquim Guedes: temas urbanos nos projetos de Brasília – 1957 e Caraíba – 1976, Urbana: Revista Eletrônica do Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudos da Cidade, 2013
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Junqueira, M. Joaquim Guedes. São Paulo: Cosac & Naify, 2000.
- Brazil's Modern Architecture, Edited by Elisabetta Andreoli and Adrian Fort. London: Phaidon Press, 2004.
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500223146, Joaquim Guedes e Associados.The Getty Research Institute
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