Porfírio Pardal Monteiro
Porfírio Pardal Monteiro | |
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| Born | 16 February 1897 Sintra, Portugal |
| Died | 16 December 1957 (aged 60) |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Resting place | Alto de São João Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Lisbon School of Fine Arts |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Years active | 1919–1956 |
| Spouse | Maria Luísa Vasques Kopke Correia Pinto |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Valmor Prize: 1923/28/29/38/40; Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, 1962 (posthumous) |
| Practice | Pardal Monteiro Arquitetos |
| Buildings | Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Porto; Cais do Sodré railway station, Lisbon; Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon; Hotel Ritz, Lisbon |
Porfírio Pardal Monteiro (1897–1957) was a Portuguese architect and university professor, considered one of the most important architects of the first half of the 20th century in Portugal. Along with other architects, who included Cottinelli Telmo, Carlos Ramos, Luís Cristino da Silva, Cassiano Branco, and Jorge Segurado, he led the development of modernist architecture in Portugal. He left his mark on Portugal's capital, Lisbon, having been responsible for many of its most important architectural achievements between the 1920s and 1950s.