Andres Mignucci
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Andrés Mignucci FAIA
(born 1957, Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican
architect and urbanist. His work has received recognition for its integration of the disciplines of architecture, urban design and landscape architecture in the creation of public spaces with a sense of place, human scale, and environmental responsibility. In 2005 Andrés Mignucci was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects.
at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (BS Arch (Honors), 1979) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) receiving a Master of Architecture degree in 1982. In 1980 he worked with N. John Habraken
in The Grunsfeld Variations, a research project dealing with the thematic design of urban tissues.
in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1988, Mignucci returned to Puerto Rico establishing Andrés Mignucci Arquitectos in San Juan. Mignucci divides his time between practice, teaching, and research. In 1990, along with architects Jorge Rigau and Emilio Martinez, Mignucci co-directed a collaborative Puerto Rico-Dominican Republic research study on Dominican Architecture in the early 20th century. The work received the 'Research Award at the Bienal de Arquitectura de Santo Domingo and was published under the title Arquitectura Dominicana 1890-1930. In 1992, as President of the American Institute of Architects-Puerto Rico, Mignucci curated the exhibition and published Arquitectura Contemporanea en Puerto Rico 1976-1992.
Mignucci's main contribution has been in the field of public space design. His major projects include PARQUE DE LOS NIÑOS and PARQUE DE SANTURCE, large scale landscape restoration projects along the Caño de Martin Peña; the El Condado public space system, which includes the PLAZA ANTONIA QUIÑONES, LA VENTANA AL MAR, PLAZA LAS NEREIDAS and PLAZA DEL INDIO; the restoration of PARQUE LUIS MUÑOZ RIVERA (Luis Muñoz Rivera Park
), San Juan's oldest public space; and the PLAZA DE ISABELA, the town square in the northwest municipality of Isabela.
During 2008 Mignucci collaborated with artist María de Mater O'Neill
in the project Painting for a Specific Floor as part of an Artist in Residence fellowship at the CASAPOLI Cultural Center in Chile. The project was published under the title Pintura para un piso específico. In 2008, together with Dutch theorist N. John Habraken
, Mignucci was Visiting Professor at the ETSAB School of Architecture's Laboratorio de la Vivienda del Siglo XXI - Masters Program in Barcelona. Their course was the subject of the book Supports: Housing and City published by Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya in 2009.
In 2011, Mignucci wrote "Jesús Eduardo Amaral, Arquitecto" published by the Colegio de Arquitectos y Arquitectos Paisajistas de Puerto Rico. The book is a monograph on Jesús Eduardo Amaral
, one of the principal figures of mid-twentieth century architecture in Puerto Rico and founder in 1966 of the School of Architecture at the University of Puerto Rico.
Andrés Mignucci currently teaches at the School of Architecture at the Polythecnic University of Puerto Rico.
La Ventana al Mar (2004) - Bronze Medal: Bienal de Miami + Beach, Miami (2005); Finalist: La Ventana al Mar IV Ibero-American Architecture Biennale, Madrid, Spain
(2004); Mention of Honor: AIA Puerto Rico Design Awards (2004).
Parque de los Niños / Children's Park (2000) - Grand Prize / Premio Nacional de Arquitectura: VI Puerto Rico Architecture Biennale (2001); Honor Award: AIA-Puerto Rico Design Awards (2001); Prix du Paysage: Martinique Architecture Biennale (2002); URBE Award for Excellence in Architecture (2001) .
Parque Metropolitano de Santiago (with Gustavo Moré) (2002) - First Prize: International Design Competition, Santiago, Dominican Republic (2002); First Prize-Urban Design: Bienal de Arquitectura de Santo Domingo (2006).
FAIA
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects is a postnomial, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects...
(born 1957, Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
architect and urbanist. His work has received recognition for its integration of the disciplines of architecture, urban design and landscape architecture in the creation of public spaces with a sense of place, human scale, and environmental responsibility. In 2005 Andrés Mignucci was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects.
Education
Mignucci studied architectureArchitecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (BS Arch (Honors), 1979) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
(MIT) receiving a Master of Architecture degree in 1982. In 1980 he worked with N. John Habraken
N. John Habraken
N. John Habraken is a Dutch architect, educator, and theorist. His major contributions are in the field of mass housing and the integration of users and residents into the design process.-Biography:...
in The Grunsfeld Variations, a research project dealing with the thematic design of urban tissues.
Career
From 1983 to 1986 he worked as urban designer with Stephen Carr and Kevin A. LynchKevin A. Lynch
Kevin Andrew Lynch was an American urban planner and author.Lynch studied at Yale University, Taliesin under Frank Lloyd Wright, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and received a Bachelor's degree in city planning from MIT in 1947...
in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1988, Mignucci returned to Puerto Rico establishing Andrés Mignucci Arquitectos in San Juan. Mignucci divides his time between practice, teaching, and research. In 1990, along with architects Jorge Rigau and Emilio Martinez, Mignucci co-directed a collaborative Puerto Rico-Dominican Republic research study on Dominican Architecture in the early 20th century. The work received the 'Research Award at the Bienal de Arquitectura de Santo Domingo and was published under the title Arquitectura Dominicana 1890-1930. In 1992, as President of the American Institute of Architects-Puerto Rico, Mignucci curated the exhibition and published Arquitectura Contemporanea en Puerto Rico 1976-1992.
Mignucci's main contribution has been in the field of public space design. His major projects include PARQUE DE LOS NIÑOS and PARQUE DE SANTURCE, large scale landscape restoration projects along the Caño de Martin Peña; the El Condado public space system, which includes the PLAZA ANTONIA QUIÑONES, LA VENTANA AL MAR, PLAZA LAS NEREIDAS and PLAZA DEL INDIO; the restoration of PARQUE LUIS MUÑOZ RIVERA (Luis Muñoz Rivera Park
Luis Muñoz Rivera Park
The Luis Muñoz Rivera Park is a 27.2 acre recreational park located in Puerta de Tierra in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The park was named in honor of Puerto Rican statesman Luis Muñoz Rivera.-History:...
), San Juan's oldest public space; and the PLAZA DE ISABELA, the town square in the northwest municipality of Isabela.
During 2008 Mignucci collaborated with artist María de Mater O'Neill
María de Mater O'Neill
María de Mater O'Neill is a Puerto Rican artist, lithographer, and educator.-Overview:María de Mater O'Neill was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1960. She received her B.F.A...
in the project Painting for a Specific Floor as part of an Artist in Residence fellowship at the CASAPOLI Cultural Center in Chile. The project was published under the title Pintura para un piso específico. In 2008, together with Dutch theorist N. John Habraken
N. John Habraken
N. John Habraken is a Dutch architect, educator, and theorist. His major contributions are in the field of mass housing and the integration of users and residents into the design process.-Biography:...
, Mignucci was Visiting Professor at the ETSAB School of Architecture's Laboratorio de la Vivienda del Siglo XXI - Masters Program in Barcelona. Their course was the subject of the book Supports: Housing and City published by Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya in 2009.
In 2011, Mignucci wrote "Jesús Eduardo Amaral, Arquitecto" published by the Colegio de Arquitectos y Arquitectos Paisajistas de Puerto Rico. The book is a monograph on Jesús Eduardo Amaral
Jesús Eduardo Amaral
Jesús Eduardo Amaral FAIA is a Puerto Rican architect and educator. As partner in the firm Amaral y Morales, he produced some of Puerto Rico's most notable modern architecture primarily from 1950 to 1970...
, one of the principal figures of mid-twentieth century architecture in Puerto Rico and founder in 1966 of the School of Architecture at the University of Puerto Rico.
Andrés Mignucci currently teaches at the School of Architecture at the Polythecnic University of Puerto Rico.
Honors and awards
Mignucci was awarded the National Architecture Prize in 2001 for the Parque de los Niños ( Children's Park) in San Juan, Puerto Rico and in 2002 for the School of Fine Arts in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. In 2004-2005, his landmark public space project, La Ventana al Mar, won awards in the American Institute of Architects Puerto Rico Chapter Design Awards, the Puerto Rico Architecture Biennale, the Miami + Beach Architecture Biennale (Bronze Medal) and the Iberoamerican Architecture Biennale held in Madrid, Spain.- FELLOW of the American Institute of Architects, Washington DC, USA, 2005
- FELLOW of Institute for Urban Design New York City, NY, USA, 2005
- Chandler Prize for Excellence in Architectural Design Boston Society of Architects, 1982
- President’s Fellowship University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, 1979–81
Buildings and Projects
La Ventana al Mar (2004) - Bronze Medal: Bienal de Miami + Beach, Miami (2005); Finalist: La Ventana al Mar IV Ibero-American Architecture Biennale, Madrid, Spain
(2004); Mention of Honor: AIA Puerto Rico Design Awards (2004).
Parque de los Niños / Children's Park (2000) - Grand Prize / Premio Nacional de Arquitectura: VI Puerto Rico Architecture Biennale (2001); Honor Award: AIA-Puerto Rico Design Awards (2001); Prix du Paysage: Martinique Architecture Biennale (2002); URBE Award for Excellence in Architecture (2001) .
See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
- Corsican immigration to Puerto RicoCorsican immigration to Puerto RicoCorsican immigration to Puerto Rico came about as a result of various economic and political changes in the mid-19th century Europe; among those factors were the social-economic changes which came about in Europe as a result of the Second Industrial Revolution, political discontent and widespread...
- Architecture of Puerto Rico
External links
- http://www.andresmignucci.com
- http://www.greatbuildings.com/wiki/Andres_Mignucci
- http://www.periferia.org/gente/mignucci.html
- http://www.greatbuildings.com/wiki/Parque_de_los_Niños%2C_San_Juan%2C_Puerto_Rico
- http://www.greatbuildings.com/wiki/La_Ventana_al_Mar%2C_San_Juan%2C_Puerto_Rico
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