Rafael Aburto Renovales (2 November 1913 – 9 March 2014) was a Spanish
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 ...
. His most famous works are
Casa Sindical de Madrid and
Obra Sindical del Hogar. Aburto helped organize the Council of Spanish Architectural Associations. Aburto was born in
Neguri
Neguri is an affluent district of Getxo, in Biscay, Basque Country. It is traditionally regarded as the residence of the prosperous Basque industrial bourgeoisie. Its name, coined in the 19th century, means ''Winter Town'' in Basque language.
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,
Vizcaya, Spain. He studied at
Madrid School of Architecture
The Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid ( es, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, ETSAM) is the school of architecture of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Spain. It trains future architects and grants the ...
. He turned 100 in November 2013 and died of natural causes in Madrid, aged 100.
References
1913 births
2014 deaths
Men centenarians
20th-century Spanish architects
Spanish centenarians
Architects from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
People from Getxo
Technical University of Madrid alumni
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