Clorindo Testa
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Clorindo Testa was an influential Italian-Argentine architect and artist, renowned for his bold, expressive contributions to modern and brutalist architecture in Argentina.
All labels observed (1)
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| Clorindo Testa canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clorindo Testa Context triple: [Amancio Williams, child, Clorindo Testa]
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A.
Cildo Meireles
Cildo Meireles is a Brazilian conceptual artist renowned for his politically charged installations and critical engagement with social and economic systems.
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B.
Marcos Troyjo
Marcos Troyjo is a Brazilian economist, diplomat, and former government official known for his leadership in international development and global economic policy.
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C.
Franco da Rocha
Franco da Rocha is a municipality in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil, known historically for its psychiatric hospital complex and growing urban development.
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D.
Heitor dos Prazeres
Heitor dos Prazeres was a Brazilian painter, composer, and pioneering samba musician known for his vibrant depictions of Rio de Janeiro’s popular culture and Afro-Brazilian life.
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E.
Heitor da Silva Costa
Heitor da Silva Costa was a Brazilian civil engineer best known for leading the design and construction of Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clorindo Testa Target entity description: Clorindo Testa was an influential Italian-Argentine architect and artist, renowned for his bold, expressive contributions to modern and brutalist architecture in Argentina.
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A.
Cildo Meireles
Cildo Meireles is a Brazilian conceptual artist renowned for his politically charged installations and critical engagement with social and economic systems.
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B.
Marcos Troyjo
Marcos Troyjo is a Brazilian economist, diplomat, and former government official known for his leadership in international development and global economic policy.
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C.
Franco da Rocha
Franco da Rocha is a municipality in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil, known historically for its psychiatric hospital complex and growing urban development.
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D.
Heitor dos Prazeres
Heitor dos Prazeres was a Brazilian painter, composer, and pioneering samba musician known for his vibrant depictions of Rio de Janeiro’s popular culture and Afro-Brazilian life.
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E.
Heitor da Silva Costa
Heitor da Silva Costa was a Brazilian civil engineer best known for leading the design and construction of Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Argentine architect
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Italian-Argentine artist ⓘ architect ⓘ artist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century architecture
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21st-century architecture ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Premio Konex
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Premio Konex de Platino ⓘ
linked to:
Premio Konex
|
| basedIn |
Buenos Aires, Argentina
ⓘ
linked to:
Buenos Aires
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| countryOfBirth | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Argentina
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Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-12-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-04-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism, University of Buenos Aires
ⓘ
linked to:
Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism
Universidad de Buenos Aires ⓘ
linked to:
University of Buenos Aires
|
| ethnicOrigin | Italian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
ⓘ
painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract art
ⓘ
geometric abstraction ⓘ |
| influenced | Argentine modern architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bold expressive concrete forms
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integration of art and architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Italian
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes (Argentina) ⓘ |
| movement |
Brutalist architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Brutalism
concrete art ⓘ modern architecture ⓘ |
| name | Clorindo Manuel José Testa ⓘ |
| nationality | Argentine ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering brutalist architecture in Argentina ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Banco de Londres y América del Sur, Buenos Aires
ⓘ
Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina, Buenos Aires ⓘ
linked to:
National Library of Argentina
Casa Capotesta, Pinamar ⓘ Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires (refurbishment) ⓘ
linked to:
Centro Cultural Recoleta
Hospital Naval Central, Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
ⓘ
painter ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Benevento, Italy ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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linked to:
Buenos Aires
|
| residence |
Buenos Aires, Argentina
ⓘ
linked to:
Buenos Aires
|
| style |
Brutalism
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expressionist architecture ⓘ |
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