Eugénio dos Santos

Eugénio dos Santos de Carvalho
Portrait of Eugénio dos Santos
Born1711 (1711)
Died1760 (aged 48–49)
NationalityPortuguese
OccupationArchitect
ProjectsPlanning and rebuilding of Lisbon's Pombaline Lower Town, Lisbon City Hall, Palacio do Grilo

Eugénio dos Santos de Carvalho (1711–1760) was a Portuguese architect and military engineer, responsible for the planning and rebuilding of Lisbon's Pombaline Lower Town after the 1755 earthquake.[1][2] Among other buildings he designed the Lisbon City Hall, which was destroyed by fire in 1863.[3] He designed the Palacio do Grilo, palace of the Lafões family in Lisbon. His austere design for apartment buildings with retail at ground floor level are considered a precursor of functionalist urbanism.[4]

References

  1. ^ Curl, James Stevens and Susan Wilson (2015) "The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture", Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Porto University: "Edifício da Reitoria da U.Porto - Enquadramento", retrieved 18 July 2015
  3. ^ Lisbon City Council: "City Hall", retrieved 18 July 2015
  4. ^ Fohr, Robert: Santos de Carvalho Eugénio dos - (1711-1760), Encyclopædia Universalis [online], retrieved 18 July 2015
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