Walter Weberhofer Explained

Walter Weberhofer
Birth Date:24 March 1923
Birth Place:San Jerónimo de Tunán, Junín, Peru
Death Place:Lima, Peru
Occupation:Architect
Years Active:1946–1983

Walter Weberhofer Quintana (San Jerónimo de Tunán; — Lima;) was a Peruvian architect of the 20th century.

Biography

Weberhofer was born on March 24, 1923, to parents Oswaldo Weberhofer Pilts and Dolores Quintana Gurt. His father, born in 1886 in the Austro-Hungarian town of Liezen, was a park ranger in nearby Graz. He emigrated to Argentina in 1912 and, after living in Asunción, left for Peru in 1921 to work on a bridge in the Mantaro River, marrying his wife the following year.[1]

He studied at the Alfonso Ugarte School during his youth.[1] He later studied architecture from 1947 to 1951 at the National School of Engineering. Prior to his studies, he worked as a structural draftsman at the Ministry of Public Works and in the office of architect Enrique Seoane Ros. Later he carried out his professional internships in Brazil.[2]

From 1957 to 1965, he began his partnership with the architect Remigio Collantes with whom he developed several structures, mainly houses in Santa María del Mar.[2]

Notable works

Notes and References

  1. Book: Abarca Torres, Héctor . Walter Weberhofer. el Proyecto Moderno en el Perú . . 2017 . 1st . Lima . 38–39 . Walter Weberhofer, un arquitecto latinoamericano.
  2. Web site: WALTER WEBERHOFER . Catálogo Arquitectura Movimiento Moderno Perú.
  3. Web site: Clásicos de Arquitectura: Edificio Petroperú / Walter Weberhofer + Daniel Arana . ArchDaily . Masalías . Vania.