Raúl Fajardo Moreno (December 3,1929 – July 31, 2012) was a Colombian architect. He designed the Coltejer Building, Medellín's tallest building with Hernando Vélez, Germán Samper and Jorge Manjarrés.Raúl Fajardo Moreno, su obsesión fue la arquitectura de calidad
Murió ayer un hombre que ideó y construyó varios de los edificios más emblemáticos de Medellín by LILLIANA VÉLEZ DE RESTREPO Y GUSTAVO GALLO MACHADO , Publicado el 1 de agosto de 2012 El Colombiano Asked about which of his projects were his favorites he said, "There are many. City University U. of A., Coltejer building, Headquarters of Southamerican Insurance, and many others. But I would change every one if I was going to create them today."

Personal life

He married María Valderrama Tobón and had five children together. Their son

Sergio Fajardo Sergio Fajardo Valderrama (; born 19 June 1956) is a Colombian politician and mathematician. Fajardo served as the Governor of Antioquia from 2012 to 2016. He first entered politics in 2003 when he was elected Mayor of Medellin, the second-l ...

was the Mayor of Medellín and then later the Governor of Antioquia. Their other children were María Isabel, Andrés, Rodrigo and Silvia. He died at the end of July, 2012.

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