Ġużè Damato

Ġużè or Joseph Damato (13 December 1886 – 25 May 1963) was a Maltese architect who designed a number of churches and other ecclesiastical buildings during the 20th century.

He studied at the De La Salle Brothers in Sfax, and at a young age he was involved in boat-building, which was his family business.

He did not charge money for designing churches, and other architects would have to sign his works since he lacked qualifications.

Damato made use of reinforced concrete in his church designs after he had become familiar with the material during his studies in Italy.

The Paola church, which he designed in 1922, was his first major work and it was an early example of the use of reinforced concrete in Malta.