# Juan Kurchan

> Juan Kurchan was an Argentine architect, designer, and mentor of the Modern Movement in Argentina. He designed a portable seat known as the BKF Chair or butterfly chair. He was part of a group working with Le Corbusier on a plan for redevelopment of the city of Buenos Aires, and later entered the city administration and designed many new buildings there. He later became a director of the National Endowment for the Arts.

*Argentine architect (1913-1972)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/juan-kurchan

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Architect
- **Category:** Architects
- **Country:** Argentina
- **Born:** 1913-11-21
- **Died:** 1972-11-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Juan Kurchan was an Argentine architect, designer, and mentor of the Modern Movement in Argentina. He designed a portable seat known as the BKF Chair or butterfly chair. He was part of a group working with Le Corbusier on a plan for redevelopment of the city of Buenos Aires, and later entered the city administration and designed many new buildings there. He later became a director of the National Endowment for the Arts.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 38.0
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [Juan Kurchan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Kurchan)
- [Juan Kurchan](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Kurchan)
- [چوان كورتشان](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Juan Kurchan](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Kurchan)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5950628)

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