Fernando Higueras
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Fernando de Higueras Díaz (1930 – January 30, 2008) was a Spanish
architect
. He was one of the most famous architects in the world during the 1970s. He was born in Madrid
. He graduated as an architect from the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid
in 1959. His work is recognized worldwide as an original and interesting union of constructivist
, rationalist
and organic
architecture. Higueras was also a musician, a painter and photographer. He died in Madrid, aged 77 years.
Higueras architecture displays are a constructive adaptation to the natural and physical environment. He had an understanding of architecture from popular contemporary approaches. His spectacular but simple structural solutions, such as vaults, have influenced other architects. His work appears in MOMA
in New York.
Higueras' significant works are: the Spanish Pavilion located in New York
(1963), a multi-purpose building for Montecarlo (1969), the La Macarrona Residence in Somosaguas, Madrid
(1971-1976), the Fierro House in Marbella
(1971), the Castellana at number 266 Paseo de la Castellana
in Madrid and Sede del Instituto del Patrimonio Histórico Español. He also designed the Museo de Antonio López Torres, in Tomelloso
, Ciudad Real
.
Higueras was the winner of several architectural competitions, including the Montecarlo Polivalet Building (1969) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi
(1980).
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
. He was one of the most famous architects in the world during the 1970s. He was born in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. He graduated as an architect from the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid
Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid
The Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid is the superior school of architecture of the Technical University of Madrid , Spain. It prepares future architects and grants the title of Architect, as well as doctorates and diverse master degrees. The center is located on the Avenida Juan...
in 1959. His work is recognized worldwide as an original and interesting union of constructivist
Constructivist architecture
Constructivist architecture was a form of modern architecture that flourished in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and early 1930s. It combined advanced technology and engineering with an avowedly Communist social purpose. Although it was divided into several competing factions, the movement produced...
, rationalist
Rationalism (architecture)
The intellectual principles of rationalism are based on architectural theory. Vitruvius had already established in his work De Architectura that architecture is a science that can be comprehended rationally. This formulation was taken up and further developed in the architectural treatises of the...
and organic
Organic architecture
Organic architecture is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world through design approaches so sympathetic and well integrated with its site that buildings, furnishings, and surroundings become part of a unified, interrelated...
architecture. Higueras was also a musician, a painter and photographer. He died in Madrid, aged 77 years.
Higueras architecture displays are a constructive adaptation to the natural and physical environment. He had an understanding of architecture from popular contemporary approaches. His spectacular but simple structural solutions, such as vaults, have influenced other architects. His work appears in MOMA
Moma
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in New York.
Higueras' significant works are: the Spanish Pavilion located in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(1963), a multi-purpose building for Montecarlo (1969), the La Macarrona Residence in Somosaguas, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
(1971-1976), the Fierro House in Marbella
Marbella
Marbella is a town in Andalusia, Spain. It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea, in the province of Málaga, beneath the La Concha mountain. In 2000 the city had 98,823 inhabitants, in 2004, 116,234, in 2010 approximately 135,000....
(1971), the Castellana at number 266 Paseo de la Castellana
Paseo de la Castellana
Paseo de la Castellana , commonly known as La Castellana, is one of the longest and widest avenues of Madrid. It is named after an old fountain that used to exist in Plaza de Castilla...
in Madrid and Sede del Instituto del Patrimonio Histórico Español. He also designed the Museo de Antonio López Torres, in Tomelloso
Tomelloso
Tomelloso is a municipality in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 33,548 .-Main sights:*Posada de los Portales *Town Hall, rebuilt in 1904...
, Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real is a city in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, with a population of c. 74,000. It is the capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It has a stop on the AVE high-speed rail line and has begun to grow as a long-distance commuter suburb of Madrid, located 115 miles to the north. A high capacity...
.
Higueras was the winner of several architectural competitions, including the Montecarlo Polivalet Building (1969) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
(1980).
External links
- Fernando Higueras web site
- Fernando Higueras, biography in El Poder de la Palabra (in Spanish)