Fernando de Higueras Díaz (November 26, 1930 – January 30, 2008) was a Spanish
architect
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. He was one of the most famous architects in the world during the 1970s. He was born in
Madrid
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. 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
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architecture. Higueras was also a musician, a painter and photographer. He died in Madrid, at the age of 77.
Higueras's architecture displays a constructive adaptation to the natural and physical environment. His understanding of architecture came from popular contemporary approaches, and his spectacular but simple structural solutions, such as vaults, have been influential. His work appears at
MoMA
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; Ang ...
in New York.
Higueras's significant works include: the Spanish Pavilion located in
New York City
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(1963), a multi-purpose building for
Montecarlo
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(1969), the La Macarrona Residence in
Somosaguas,
Madrid
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(1971-1976), the Fierro House in
Marbella
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(1971), the Castellana at number 266
Paseo de la Castellana
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in Madrid and the headquarters of the
Spanish Cultural Heritage Institute (Spanish:
Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España). He also designed the Museo de Antonio López Torres, in
Tomelloso
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Main sights
*Posada de los Portales (late 17th century)
*Town Hall, rebuilt in 1904
*Church of the ''Asunción de Nues ...
,
Ciudad Real
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.
Higueras was the winner of several architectural competitions, including the Montecarlo Polivalet Building (1969) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in
Abu Dhabi
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(1980).
References
* http://www.elpais.com/articulo/arte/Fernando/Higueras/infinito/elpepuculbab/20080705elpbabart_10/Tes
External links
Fernando Higueras web siteFernando Higueras biography in ''El Poder de la Palabra'' (in Spanish)
Spanish architects
1930 births
2008 deaths
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