Luciano Kulczewski

Luciano Kulczewski (Luciano Kulczewski García) (8 January 1896 Temuco, Chile - 19 September 1972 Santiago) was a Chilean architect of the 20th century.[1]

Family

Luciano Kulczewski Garcia

Kulczewski was born to a family of Polish descent. His grand grandfather, Maciej and the grand uncle, also Maciej, fought in the 1830 November Uprising against Russia.

His grandfather Antoni (born Jeziorka, near Warsaw 1806 - died France 1857) was awarded the gold medal of the Caveliers, the Virtuti Militari for his valor during the November Uprising in 1831. Antoni studied road and bridge engineering in France, and had joined the Foreign Legion to participate during the pacification of Algeria. In 1839, Antoni Kulczewski was awarded permanent residency in France for service to his chosen homeland.

Kulczewski's father, Boleslao Eugenio Kulczewski y Lester, was born in 1849 in Algeria, a French colony. He studied civil engineering and mining in Paris and came to Chile in 1872 to work as a coal mining engineer in Lota. He later became the co-founder of the Administration of Public Works. Kulczewski's mother was Luisa García Rodríguez who was born in Concepcion.

Education

From 1913 to 1919, Kulczewski studied architecture at the University of Chile.[2] In this period he received three golden medals for his projects, which were exhibited at the Museo de Bellas Artes in Santiago, and in 1916, completed his first work, a house at 1854 Augustinas Avenue, Santiago.

Architectural style

Kulczewski's architectural style stems from Gothic Revival architecture, Art Nouveau, and later in his career from the emerging Modern movement. After 1939, Social consciousness became an element of his work.

Political activism

In 1931, Kulczewski and another architect, Arturo Bianchi Guandian (1897 - ), formed the Orden Socialista (the Socialist Order). On 19 April 1933, the Socialist Order attended the Chilean Socialist Convention and merged with other parties to form the Partido Socialista.[3] Kulczewski works as the manager of the presidential campaign of Pedro Aguirre Cerda in 1938. In 1939 nominated by the president Cerda as the Administrator of the Workers' Security until 1940.

Works

Some of his best known projects are:

Death

After his death, Kulczewski’s ashes were spread in the Père-Lachaise cemetery, Paris and at San Cristóbal Hill in Santiago by his son and daughter.

References

  1. ↑ "The life and architecture of Luciano Kulczewski, the Chilean Gaudi." Instituto Varsovienne of Polish-Chilean cultural heritage website. Accessed 1 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Edificios Colectivos de la Caja del Seguro Obrero Obligatorio de Tocopilla." Retruécanos Ediciones , 2011 p132 ISBN 9563457285, 9789563457285. Accessed at Google Books 6 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Bizzarro S. "Historical Dictionary of Chile." Scarecrow Press, 2005 p525. ISBN 0810865424, 9780810865426.
  4. ↑ Burford T. "Chile: the Bradt travel guide." Bradt Travel Guides, 2005 p162 ISBN 1841620769, 9781841620763. Accessed at Google books 3 March 2014.

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