Clorindo Testa Architect

Clorindo Manuel José Testa (December 10, 1923 – April 11, 2013) was an Italian-Argentine architect and artist. Testa was born in Naples, Italy. He graduated from the School of Architecture at the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1948.Testa was one of the leaders of the Argentine rationalist movement and one of the pioneers of the brutalist movement in Argentina. His style as an architect has always been influenced by his artistic nature, with projects dominated by the effects of colour, tension, metaphors and plasticity; these aspects are well illustrated in his designs for the Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina and the Banco de Londres building in Buenos Aires.Testa died, aged 89, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Personal facts

Birth date	December 10, 1923
Birth place	Kingdom of Italy , Naples
Nationality	Kingdom of Italy Argentina
Date of death	April 11, 2013
Place of death	Buenos Aires