Fernando Távora

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Fernando Távora

Engineering

#389

World Rank

#674

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Architecture

#102

World Rank

#270

Historical Rank

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Fernando Távora's Degrees

• Bachelors Architecture University of Porto

Why Is Fernando Távora Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Fernando Luís Cardoso de Meneses de Tavares e Távora, ComSE, simply known as Fernando Távora , was a renowned Portuguese architect and professor. Biography The sixth of seven children and third of three sons of José Pinto Tavares de Mendonça Ferrão or José Ferrão de Tavares e Távora and wife Maria José do Amaral Ferrão Lobo Machado or Maria José Lobo de Sousa Machado Cardoso de Meneses, of the Viscounts of Paço de Nespereira, he inherited from his mother the House of Covilhã. He graduated in architecture from the Porto School of Fine Arts in 1952. Having sat the examination in Fine Composition for Professor of Architecture, he was later invited to become a Professor at the school. Participating in several Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne and Team 10 meetings, he became a key person in the modernization of the Porto School. Two of his former students, Álvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura, have been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Fernando Távora?

Fernando Távora is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Coimbra
• University of Porto