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Carlos Raúl Villanueva

1900 - 1975

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Carlos Raúl Villanueva Astoul (May 30, 1900 – August 16, 1975) was a Venezuelan modernist architect. Raised in Europe, Villanueva went for the first time to Venezuela when he was 28 years old. He was involved in the development and modernization of Caracas, Maracay and other cities across the country. Among his works are El Silencio Redevelopment which included 7797 apartments and 207 shop premises and the Ciudad Universitaria, the main campus of the Central University of Venezuela. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Raúl Villanueva is the 442nd most popular architect (down from 423rd in 2019), the 4,113th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,592nd in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Carlos Raúl Villanueva ranks 442 out of 518. Before him are Sven Markelius, Franco Albini, Elias Holl, Matvey Kazakov, Károly Kós, and Jan Kotěra. After him are Leon Benois, Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza, Vasily Bazhenov, Johann Friedrich Höger, Charles Robert Cockerell, and Paolo Portoghesi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Carlos Raúl Villanueva ranks 254. Before him are Franz Dienert, Henry Petersen, Nicolas Hoydonckx, Pierre Braine, Ivan Kozlovsky, and István Fekete. After him are John C. Slater, Alfredo Dinale, Zoltán Lajos Bay, Eino Purje, David Hand, and Ernie Pyle. Among people deceased in 1975, Carlos Raúl Villanueva ranks 204. Before him are Roberto Cortés, Masanori Yusa, Antonio Vojak, Tinoco, Ali Sastroamidjojo, and Nicolas Rossolimo. After him are Thomas Hart Benton, Carl Silfverstrand, Hermann Paul Müller, Pyotr Novikov, Erico Verissimo, and Tommy Green.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Carlos Raúl Villanueva ranks 4,114 out of 8,785. Before him are William Christie (1845), Joseph Barcroft (1872), Keith Campbell (1954), Jack Broughton (1703), Flood (1960), and Gia Scala (1934). After him are Bob Shaw (1931), Annie Kenney (1879), Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1835), John Lyons (1932), L. S. Lowry (1887), and Paul Kossoff (1950).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, Carlos Raúl Villanueva ranks 31. Before him are Charles Cameron (1746), John Douglas (1830), John Soane (1753), Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694), Edward Blore (1787), and Frederick Catherwood (1799). After him are Charles Robert Cockerell (1788), Richard Knill Freeman (1840), Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764), Kenneth Frampton (1930), Nicholas Grimshaw (1939), and Nicholas Hawksmoor (1661).

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