Jacobetty Rosa

Miguel Simões Jacobetty Rosa (24 February 1901–1970) was a Portuguese architect.[1] One of his greatest works was the designing of the Estádio Nacional (National Stadium), located near Lisbon.

Biography

Jacobetty Rosa was born in Alcobaça, Portugal on 24 February 1901.[2]

Rosa's works include the Estádio Nacional do Jamor and the Bairro de São Miguel plan. He also worked on the No. 9 building at Avenida António Augusto de Aguiar and the No. 92-94 building at Rua da Infantaria, for which he won 1934 and 1931 Valmor Prizes. He was also known for town planning in Lisbon, and his works included one of the area's first national inns, Pousada de Santa Luzia, as well as urbanization plans for Portalegre, Vila Franca de Xira, Alhandra, Caldas de Monchique, Lagos and Torres Vedras.[3] He was also involved in the construction of the Alvalade neighborhood near Lisbon, planning several areas of housing aimed at lower-income people displaced from the city center.[4]

On August 5, 1944, he was made an Officer of the Military Order of Christ.[5]

References
  1. Lobo, Susana (2006). Pousadas de Portugal: reflexos da arquitectura portuguesa do século XX. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra. p. 45. ISBN 9789728704926. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. Quem é alguém: Dicionário biográfico das personalidades em destaque do nosso tempo. Portugália editora. 1947. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. Lusa (23 March 2016). "O escritório de Miguel Jacobetty no MUDE". Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  4. Xerez, Romana (March 2015). "Creating neighbourhood networks: Why the Alvalade landscape matters to housing". Open House International. 40 (1): 48–53. doi:10.1108/OHI-01-2015-B0008.
  5. "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 2016-04-16.


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