WHO WAS CARLOS RAÚL VILLANUEVA, THE VENEZUELAN ARCHITECT TO WHOM THE AMERICAN ARTIST ALEXANDER CALDER NICKNAMED 'THE DEVIL'?
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✍️ The article is about the life and work of Venezuelan architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva, who transformed Caracas with his modern and innovative designs, including the Ciudad Universitaria, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
👉 Villanueva was a modern and innovative architect who transformed Caracas with his designs. 👉 He was born in London to a Venezuelan diplomat and moved to Paris at a young age. 👉 He studied architecture in Paris and returned to Venezuela in the 1920s. 👉 He designed the Ciudad Universitaria, a complex of buildings that includes the University of Central Venezuela. 👉 The Ciudad Universitaria was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. 👉 Villanueva collaborated with American artist Alexander Calder on the 'Nubes de Calder' installation.
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