Itala Fulvia Villa

Itala Fulvia Villa
Born
Itala Fulvia Villa

1913
Died1991
NationalityArgentinian
OccupationArchitect
Concrete screen designed by Villa at La Chacarita cemetery

Itala Fulvia Villa (1913–1991) was an Argentinian architect whose main forte was city planning. She was an integral part of creating and designing the urban model for the city of Buenos Aires. As part of urbanization process, she designed and built a plan for the neighborhood known as Bajo Flores, where Pope Francis grew up,[1] for which she received first prize in the 6th National Exhibition of Architecture Fair in 1945. In 1979, she was a representative of the Argentina Federation of University Women.

  1. ^ "Flores". Gringo in Buenos Aires. Retrieved 25 October 2015.