My Sister in Law, who buys the Herald was mentioning an Almeida who had died...Later when that night when I saw the paper, I was very surprised ....It was as if SARTO was ### Tony's twin Brother. Completely look alike. No mistake and both Architects and both conscious of incorporating the landscape.
A few weeks ago, while I was in Margao, waiting for Grace Hospital to open, I stepped out of the car.and walked down... a few steps...there was grass and water and a small bridge and a little stream that seemingly disappeared into no where. and I wondered who was the genius who designed this place of peace and beauty Now I Know When the two Boys lost their mother .....they actually went to St. Josephs.. it was right across the street ...The Light House, until their father took them to Bangalore and University Education in Bombay. Adolfo Mascarenhas Quepem # # #. Tony was considered among the best Architect in Africa ..and won the Prince Klaus Prize .. He broke the racial barrier in the early 1950's ..before that all public buildings (Police Stations, Govt schools Colleges etc had to be drawn by whites.
