Brazilian architect lota de macedo soares biography
Brazilian architect lota de macedo soares biography.
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Lota de Macedo Soares
Brazilian landscape designer
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Costallat and the second or paternal family name is Macedo Soares.
Lota de Macedo Soares | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maria Carlota Costallat de Macedo Soares (1910-03-16)16 March 1910 Paris, France |
| Died | 25 September 1967(1967-09-25) (aged 57) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Occupation | Architect |
Maria Carlota "Lota" Costallat de Macedo Soares (16 March 1910 – 25 September 1967) was a Brazilian landscape designer and architect.
Despite not having a degree in either area, she was invited by governor Carlos Lacerda to design and oversee the construction of Flamengo Park in Rio de Janeiro.[1] She was born in Paris, France into a prominent political family from Rio de Janeiro.
Biography
Lota, as she was known, had a relationship with the American poet Elizabeth Bishop from 1951 to 1967.[2] Bishop ded