Biography Emilio Duhart




1 biography

1.1 youth
1.2 professional career
1.3 career in chile





biography
youth

emilio duhart s family immigrated french province of labort, in french basque country, southern chile. lived in france during infancy , basic education.


he started relationship raquel echeverría, later become wife; had 4 children , several grandchildren.


professional career

in 1935, duhart started architecture studies @ pontifical catholic university of chile (pcuc), , graduated in 1941. in same year started working on rural populations in chillán, affected byt 1939 earthquake.


in 1942 moved united states, studied architecture @ harvard university. in 1943 graduated under supervision of architects walter gropius , john m. gauss. later served gropius assistant , konrad waschmann s assistant @ general panel corporation prefabricated housing. during stay @ harvard, duhart became acquainted modern architecture movement become cornerstone in career.


career in chile

duhart returned chile @ point in 40s, worked along sergio larraín garcía-moreno— founder of chilean museum of precolumbian art,— in several architectural projects: housing, industrial buildings , urban planning, among others.


besides work architect, duhart worked in academia , union matters. in 1946 elected counselor @ national college of architects in chile, , in 1951 returned pcuc work teacher later become director of urbanism, housing , planning department.


in 1952 duhart received scholarship @ institut d urbanisme in sorbonne university, , during stay worked le corbusier in several architectural projects @ indian cities of ahmedabad , chandigarh. duhart studied @ centre technique du bâtiment, in paris.








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