Architect Gian Carlo Gasperini passed away on the night of Wednesday, July 15, at the age of 93. He had been hospitalized for two days at Albert Einstein Hospital with pneumonia. Gasperini was responsible for several of São Paulo's landmark buildings, such as the Galeria Metrópole in the city center and the Pauliceia building on Paulista Avenue.
A native of Castellammare di Stabia, in Naples, Italy, Gasperini was born on August 20, 1926, and moved to Brazil in 1949, where he completed his degree in architecture and urbanism at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He held master's and doctoral degrees from the University of São Paulo, where he was also an associate professor. He was a senior partner at the firm Aflalo & Gasperini Arquitetos.
View here the most recent projects by Gasperini's firm.
Source: Veja São Paulo
This article was written by Romullo Baratto. The translation is powered by AI.
