César Loustau


César Juan Loustau Infantozzi, usually known as César J. Loustau was a Uruguayan architect and architectural historian.

Biography

Loustau graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of the Republic, Uruguay. His work includes the renovation and expansion of the Elbio Fernandez School and Lyceum. He carried out an important histographic work, specially dedicated to the history of architecture in Uruguay. He was a fellow of the Institute of
History and Geography of Uruguay., and contributed to the pages of the Sunday Supplement of the newspaper El Día, following his work in the pages of El País.
He was a full member of the Instituto Histórico y Geográfico del Uruguay.

Publications

  • "Italy's influence in Uruguayan architecture". The Italian Institute of Culture in Uruguay, 1990 pp. 95.
  • "The life and work of Julio Vilamajó". Editorial Dos Puntos, 1994 pp. 109.
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  • "Uruguay: The Iberian heritage in architecture and urban planning". Together with Architect Fernando Chebataroff. Ediciones de la Plaza, 2003 pp. 483.
  • "Uruguayan Architecture of the 20th Century in Uruguay" two volumes, 2010.

Family

Loustau was married to Ethnie Bottrill, with whom he had three children: Marcel Jean, Dominique Henriette and Ghislaine Marianne.