Jô Vasconcellos

Maria Josefina de Vasconcellos, often referred to as Jô Vasconcellos (January 8, 1947), is a Brazilian architect, urban planner, and landscape designer. She has designed several important buildings and complexes in the city of Belo Horizonte, including the Centro de Cultura Presidente Itamar Franco and the Rainha da Sucata Building[1][2]

Maria Josefina de Vasconcellos
Jô Vasconcellos during a TEDx Talk in 2019
Born (1947-01-08) 8 January 1947
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Alma materFederal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)
OccupationArchitect
Notable workCachaça Museum, Espaço do Conhecimento, Centro de Cultura Presidente Itamar Franco
SpouseÉolo Maia (1981–2002)
PracticeJô Vasconcellos & Associados Architects

Biography

Jô Vasconcellos was born in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, in the year 1947.[3][4] She graduated from the Architecture program at the School of Architecture of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), in the year of 1971.[5] She is related to the architect and professor of the institution, Sylvio de Vasconcellos.[5]

After her graduation, she pursued specialization in the field of landscaping in 1973, as well as in the restoration and conservation of monuments and historic sites.[5] She was a part of the group known as the '3 Architects,' alongside Sylvio de Podestá and Éolo Maia.[6][7] Gaining recognition in the city of Belo Horizonte, the trio established an architectural firm. By the late 1970s and early 1980s, they published three books titled '3 Architects,' which delved into Belo Horizonte's architecture and the group's perspectives on Brazilian architecture.[7]

The group drew clear inspiration from international postmodernism, leading the book series to garner significant international attention and recognition.[5] Given this alignment, historian Hugo Segawa coined the term "post-Mineiridade" to describe the group's approach.[8][9]

In the year 2002, following the passing of Éolo Maia, she inaugurated the firm Jô Vasconcellos & Associados Architects.[10] She was responsible for the projects of the Cachaça Museum, situated in Salinas, in the interior of Minas Gerais, and the Espaço do Conhecimento (Space of Knowledge) affiliated with UFMG.[11][12][13] In 2005, she curated the exhibition "Éolo Maia: The Wind over the City," which was showcased in both Belo Horizonte and São Paulo.[14][15][16] In 2015, she inaugurated the President Itamar Franco Culture Station, a project developed in collaboration with Rafael Yanni (in collaboration with José Augusto Nepomuceno for the acoustic design of the Sala Minas Gerais).[17]

In 2019, she took part in a TEDxTalks event held at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC-MG).[2]

Personal life

In addition to their professional partnership, Jô had a personal relationship with Éolo Maia, which lasted from 1981 until Maia's passing in 2002.[18] Jô is responsible for keeping the memory and legacy of her late husband alive by organizing a series of exhibitions showcasing his work.[19][20]

    References
    1. "Arquitetas Mineiras – Jô Vasconcelos". Pensar a cidade (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
    2. Arquitetura e comunidade | Jô Vasconcellos | TEDxPUCMinas (in Brazilian Portuguese), retrieved 2021-04-20
    3. "Bate-papo com Jô Vasconcelos e Bruno Santa Cecília, arquitetos falaram sobre Éolo Maia - Arquivo - Bate-papo com convidados". Bate-papo UOL. Universo Online. 30 June 2006. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
    4. "Belo Horizonte". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
    5. "Eolo Maia, Maria Josefina de Vasconcellos e Sylvio E. de Podestá publicam "3 Arquitetos"". Universidade Federal da Bahia. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
    6. "Éolo Maia". Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
    7. Podestá, Sylvio de (3 July 2008). "3 Arquitetos". Sylvio E. de Podestá | Arquitetura (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
    8. "Hugo Massaki Segawa". Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade de São Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
    9. SEGAWA, Hugo (1999). Arquiteturas no Brasil: 1900-1990. Edusp.
    10. "Clássicos da Arquitetura: Capela de Santana do Pé do Morro / Éolo Maia e Jô Vasconcellos". ArchDaily Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 April 2014. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
    11. "Jô Vasconcellos: Museu da Cachaça". Revista PROJETO (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 April 2013. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
    12. "Um espaço para o conhecimento / Jô Vasconcellos". ArchDaily Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 October 2014. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
    13. "Espaço do Conhecimento UFMG". UFMG. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
    14. "Éolo Maia: o vento sobre a cidade - Museu da Casa Brasileira" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Museu da Casa Brasileira. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
    15. "Obra e vida de Éolo Maia são temas de exposição e livro da Editora UFMG - Notícias da UFMG". UFMG. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
    16. "Cultura: Éolo Maia é tema de mostra no Museu da Casa Brasileira". Governo do Estado de São Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 June 2006. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
    17. "Estação da Cultura Presidente Itamar Franco / Jô Vasconcellos + Rafael Yanni + José Augusto Nepomuceno". ArchDaily Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 March 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
    18. "ARCOweb - Adilson Melendez - Éolo Maia, entre o barroco e o pós-moderno". ARCOWeb. Archive. 26 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
    19. Cecília, Bruno (28 September 2004). "Complexidade e contradição na arquitetura brasileira: a obra de Éolo Maia" (PDF). Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
    20. Barchi Domingues, Leila; Oliveira Ganzela, Juliana; Aparecida da Costa Teixeira Ferreira, Korina (1 December 2018). "ÉOLO MAIA E A ARQUITETURA PÓS-MODERNA MINEIRA". Colloquium Humanarum. 15 (Especial 2): 282–287. doi:10.5747/ch.2018.v15.nesp2.001110. ISSN 1809-8207. S2CID 239554433. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
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