Eliana Bórmida (born 29 July 1946) is an Argentine architect, co-owner of the Bórmida & Yanzón studio, based in

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and specializing in

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s. Since 1988 the studio has worked on projects for more than 30 wineries, which have been disseminated in national and international media, and several have received awards. Bórmida combines her activity at the studio with academic pursuits, developing an extensive career in the field of

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. In 2012 she received the

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for Architecture.

Early years

In childhood, Eliana Bórmida became interested in the humanities, art, drawing, and reading. She studied at a

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high school and was determined to study philosophy. When she was in high school she traveled to

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on an exchange scholarship, and there she became interested in architecture when she met an architect, a relative of the family that she was staying with. When she returned home, Bórmida enrolled in the University of Mendoza's recently inaugurated Faculty of Architecture. This was directed by and had professors from Córdoba, Santa Fe, and San Juan who promoted the modern movement and an integral way of understanding design. She graduated in 1972. Her classmate Mario Yanzón later became her partner and husband.

Career

Bórmida and Yanzón formed an eponymous studio whose projects are led by both of them. After their divorce, the associates continued working together in the same arrangement. One of their daughters, Luisa Yanzón, is an architect and also works for the studio doing interior design. Bórmida's works are based on an integrative conceptualization of architecture and context, understood as a natural and cultural landscape, which seeks to give architecture a transcendent support and projection, to contribute to regional identity. Her experience comes from professional practice and also from university teaching and research. She has been a Professor Emeritus at the University of Mendoza since 2011, where she was Associate Professor of History of Architecture and Urban Planning from 1973 to 2005 and founder and director of the Institute of Architectural and Urban Culture. Alberto Nicolini worked with her to consolidate the institute, which was something exceptional in a private university. There she developed themes of cultural heritage and Andean regional identity and initiated a line of research on Cultural Heritage of Wine in Mendoza. She was called on by the

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to edit, together with Graciela Moretti, an architectural guide for Mendoza. From 1995 to 2003 she was a delegate of the National Commission of Museums and of Monuments and Historical Places (CNMMyLH) and of the

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(ICOMOS) Argentina. Bórmida started on this track early in her career when she participated in the meetings organized by the Institute of History coordinated by

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, a pioneer in the field in Argentina. In 2007 she was recognized by the Office of the President of Italy with the

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. In 2014 she was declared an illustrious citizen of the city of Mendoza. She is currently engaged in her activity with the studio and maintains an active participation in meetings and specialized publications related to agro-industrial architecture,

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, and the conservation and promotion of natural and cultural heritage.

Selected works

* Bodega Atamisque / Capilla de la Gratitud * Bodega Salentein, Mendoza * Bodega Séptima, Mendoza * Bodega Diamandes, Mendoza * Bodega O Fournier, Mendoza * Pulenta Estate * Bodega Navarro Correas * Killka Espacio Salentein

Awards

* Premio Edificar, 2002, 2006, 2008, and 2010 *

, 2007 * ARQ Award, 2nd Prizes for Major Scale and Average Scale, 2010/2011 *

, 2012 * Illustrious citizen of the city of Mendoza, 2014

References

External links

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Bormida & Yanzón
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