Ferrari Hardoy, Jorge, 1914-1976
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Jorge Ferrari Hardoy was born in Buenos Aires in 1914. He received his degree in architecture from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1939. He had lived the previous year in Paris where he worked with Le Corbusier in the development of the "Plan Director para Buenos Aires". On his return to Buenos Aires he became an active participant in the creation of CIAM Argentina and the Grupo Austral. He is probably best known internationally for his BKF chair, designed with Juan Kurchan and Antonio Bonet in 1939. Ferrari Hardoy remained active as designer, architect and city planner until his death, in Buenos Aires, in 1977.
From the description of The Ferrari Hardoy Archive. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 188162965
Jorge Ferrari Hardoy was born in Buenos Aires in 1914. He received his degree in architecture from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1939. He had lived the previous year in Paris, where he worked with Le Corbusier in the development of the Plan Director para Buenos Aires . On his return to Buenos Aires he became an active participant in the creation of CIAM Argentina and Grupo Austral. He is probably best known internationally for his BKF chair, designed together with Juan Kurchan and Antonio Bonet in 1939. Ferrari Hardoy remained active as a designer, architect, and city planner until his death. He died in Buenos Aires in 1977.
From the guide to the The Ferrari Hardoy Archive., (Special Collections, Frances Loeb Library, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University)
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- Architecture
- City planning
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- Argentina (as recorded)
