Jorge Rigau (born 1953 in

Arecibo, Puerto Rico Arecibo (; ) is a city and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta and Florida. It is about west of San Juan, the ...

) is a Puerto Rican

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

, historian,

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and

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. He is the founder (1995) and first dean of the New School of Architecture of the

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) (commonly referred as Poly or La Poly in Spanish) is a private university in San Juan, Puerto Rico. PUPR offers technical degrees with a special focus on engineering professions. History Polytechn ...

(1995–2006). Rigau is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA).

Projects

* New School of Arquitechture at Politechnic University of Puerto Rico, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico (Addition and Rehabilitation 2011-2013) * Gazebo and Commemorative Fountain at Main Plaza,

Vieques, Puerto Rico Vieques (; ), officially Isla de Vieques, is an island and municipality of Puerto Rico, in the northeastern Caribbean, part of an island grouping sometimes known as the Spanish Virgin Islands. Vieques is part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, ...

(''Built'' 2008) * Spivak-Velilla Residence, Bayamón,

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(''Built'' 2007) * Infill Housing,

Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Vega Baja (, ) is a Vega Baja barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality located on the coast of north central Puerto Rico. It is north of Morovis, Puerto Rico, Morovis, east of Manatí, Puerto Rico, Manatí, and west of ...

(''Built'' 2006) * Billoch-Vázquez Residence,

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(''Remodeled'' 2006) * Historic Preservation of Old Train Station, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico (''Built'' 2005) * New Entrance for the Old Cemetery, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico (''Built'' 2005) * Nassar-Yumet Residence,

Humacao, Puerto Rico Humacao () is a city and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern coast of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Naguabo; east of Las Piedras; and west of Vieques Passage. Humacao is spread over 12 barrios and Humacao Pueblo (the ...

(''Built'' 2002) * Casillas-Márquez Residence, Humacao, Puerto Rico (''Built'' 2001)

Publications

Rigau is the author of a number of books, including ''Puerto Rico 1900: Turn of the Century Architecture in the Hispanic Caribbean 1890-1930'' (1992), ''Havana'' (with Nancy Stout) (1994)Rigau, Jorge and Nancy Stout. ''Havana''. Rizzoli, 1994. and most recently, "Puerto Rico then and now", published by Thunder Bay Press in 2009.

References

External links

Jorge Rigau Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rigau, Jorge 1953 births People from Arecibo, Puerto Rico Living people New Classical architects Puerto Rican architects Puerto Rican writers Cornell University alumni

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