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Walter Weberhofer

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Walter Weberhofer
Born(1923-03-24)March 24, 1923
DiedDecember 18, 2002(2002-12-18) (aged 79)
Lima, Peru
OccupationArchitect
Years active1946–1983

Walter Weberhofer Quintana (San Jerónimo de Tunán; 1923Lima; December 18, 2002) was a Peruvian architect of the 20th century.

Biography

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Weberhofer was born on March 24, 1923, to parents Oswaldo Weberhofer Pilts and Dolores Quintana Gurt. His father, born in 1886 in the Austro-Hungarian town of Liezen, was a park ranger in nearby Graz. He emigrated to Argentina in 1912 and, after living in Asunción, left for Peru in 1921 to work on a bridge in the Mantaro River, marrying his wife the following year.[1]

He studied at the Alfonso Ugarte School during his youth.[1] He later studied architecture from 1947 to 1951 at the National School of Engineering. Prior to his studies, he worked as a structural draftsman at the Ministry of Public Works and in the office of architect Enrique Seoane Ros. Later he carried out his professional internships in Brazil.[2]

From 1957 to 1965, he began his partnership with the architect Remigio Collantes with whom he developed several structures, mainly houses in Santa María del Mar.[2]

Notable works

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References

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  1. ^ a b Abarca Torres, Héctor (2017). "Walter Weberhofer, un arquitecto latinoamericano". Walter Weberhofer. el Proyecto Moderno en el Perú (PDF) (1st ed.). Lima: Universidad de Lima. pp. 38–39.
  2. ^ a b c "WALTER WEBERHOFER". Catálogo Arquitectura Movimiento Moderno Perú.
  3. ^ Masalías, Vania. "Clásicos de Arquitectura: Edificio Petroperú / Walter Weberhofer + Daniel Arana". ArchDaily.