Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Civil Engineer Person An individual. Birth Date 1892-08-06 Birthplace Lisboa Death Date 1964-06-13 Occupation Civil Engineer Biographical Text Fernando Galvão Jacôme de Castro was born in Lisbon on August 6, 1892. He was a Portuguese engineer, having worked as a Public Works Inspector Engineer, as Director of National Buildings and Monuments and as Vice-President of the Administrative Commission of New University Facilities. He was also the engineer responsible for the works of the Faculdade de Letras, the Faculdade de Direito and the Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa, witch, as a central element of the institution, received a distinctive architectural configuration from the Faculties, with an emphasis on the artistic decoration and the techniques used, which are in line with the spirit of grandeur intended. He was also the engineer responsible for other major works in the national context, such as Hospital de Santa Maria, Hospital Dona Estefânia and Escola Industrial e Comercial of Bragança. He was also president of the Section of Economic Houses, one of the first initiatives of economic accommodation in Portugal. It was even in this program that the engineer launched Raúl Lino, defending to Duarte Pacheco, Minister of Works and Public and Communications, in 1934, that the architect was an expert in the rhetoric of the “Portuguese House”, a central issue for the years to come on the artistic representation of the dictatorship. Still in life, he was awarded several decorations. The Degree of Grande-Oficial of Ordem do Infante D. Henrique, Oficial of Ordem Militar de Avis, Oficial of Ordem Militar de Santiago, Grande Oficial of Ordem Militar de Cristo and Comendador of Ordem da Instrução Pública. He also wrote some articles and works that remained for posterity, namely Algumas reflexões sobre o Ensino de Engenharia, on behalf of the National Electricity Company, with the collaboration of Fernando Ivo Gonçalves, Antonio Manuel Lebanon Monteiro, Carlos Portela, Diogo Almeida and Vasconcelos, Guido. dos Santos Rodrigues, José Augusto do Nascimento and José Maria de Quadros and Costa. Following his work at the head of the Economic Houses Section, he wrote Bairros Económicos. Fernando Galvão Jacôme de Castro died in Lisbon on June 13, 1964. Bibliography DIAS SILVA, S., GARCIA RAMOS, R. (2015). Housing, Nationalism And Social Control, The First Years Of The Portuguese Estado Novo’s Affordable Houses Programme. In Southern Modernisms, Fom A to Z and back again. Porto, Universidade do Porto, pp. 255-274. ROSMANINHO, N. (2006). O Poder e a Arte, O Estado Novo e a Cidade Universitária de Coimbra. Coimbra, Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fernando Galvão Jacôme de Castro Profile Subject The topic of the resource Individual Actors, Technician, Military Engineer, Fernando Galvão Jacôme de Castro Description An account of the resource Fernando Galvão Jacôme de Castro Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PT BUILDS Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available PT BUILDS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-09-12 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource PT BUILDS Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource TEXT Language A language of the resource ENG Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context IA21DOC1 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1892-1964, Portugal Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Universidade do Porto Universidade de Coimbra Item under construction - more information soon