Carlos Surraco
Carlos Alfonso Surraco Cantera, often credited as Carlos A. Surraco (Montevideo, 1894 - Montevideo, 1976) was a Uruguayan architect.[1] He was part of a notable generation of architects which included, among others, Alberto Muñoz del Campo, Juan Antonio Rius, Rodolfo Amargós, Jorge Caprario, Guillermo Armas, Jorge Herrán, Rodolfo Vigouroux and José Pedro Sierra Morató.
Selected works
- 1925: Barth & Cía. storehouse (with Luis Topolansky)
- 1928-1953: Manuel Quintela Clinic Hospital - his paramount work
- 1928-1929: Hygien Institute
- 1936-1941: Alejandro Beisso clinic at Hospital Pereira Rossell
- 1936-1941: Traumatology Institute
- 1938-1942: Martirené Pavilion, Hospital Saint Bois
- 1952: Expansion of Ospedale Italiano Umberto I
Bibliography
- Loustau, César (1990). La influencia de Italia en la arquitectura uruguaya (in Spanish). Montevideo: Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Uruguay. p. 95.
- Lucchini, Aurelio (1969). Ideas y formas en la arquitectura nacional. Colección Nuestra Tierra, vol. 6 (in Spanish). Montevideo.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Lucchini, Aurelio (1986). El Concepto de Arquitectura y su traducción a formas en el territorio que hoy pertenece a Uruguay (in Spanish). Montevideo: UdelaR.
- Rey Ashfield, William (2012). Arquitectura moderna en Montevideo (1920-1960) (in Spanish). Montevideo: Facultad de Arquitectura.
References
- ^ "Exposiciones itinerantes: Carlos Surraco". SAU. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
External links
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- Medero, Santiago; Rodríguez, Elina; Sierra Abbate, Jorge (2018). Carlos Surraco (PDF). Montevideo: IHA, FADU, UdelaR. Retrieved 14 October 2025.