Toro y Ferrer was an architectural firm and one of the principal exponents of
Puerto Rico
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's tropical modernism. Founded in 1945 by Osvaldo Toro
FAIA
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(1914–1995), Miguel Ferrer
FAIA
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(1914–2005)
and Luis Torregrosa Casellas, the firm designed some of Puerto Rico's most significant modern landmarks. The firm is known for its synthesis of the principles of the Modern Movement adapted to the tropical conditions of the Island. Major works include the Caribe Hilton Hotel (1945), the Aeropuerto Internacional de Isla Verde (1955), the Corte Suprema (Puerto Rico Supreme Court) (1955), the House of Representatives' Annex Buildings (1955) and the Hotel La Concha (1958).
Osvaldo Toro FAIA (1914–1995) studied
architecture
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at
Columbia University
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, graduating in 1937. Miguel Ferrer FAIA (1914–2005) studied architecture at
Cornell University
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, graduating in 1938. Both were members of the College of Fellows of the
American Institute of Architects
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and recipients of the Henry Klumb Award in 1986.
The firm was known by various names including Toro Ferrer y Torregrosa before settling on Toro-Ferrer.
Major works
* 1946 Residencia Rodríguez, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* 1949
Caribe Hilton Hotel
The Caribe Hilton is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and is owned by Park Hotels & Resorts and managed by Hilton Worldwide.
History
In early 1946, as part of the Puerto Rican industrialization effort known as Operation Bootstrap, the Puerto ...
, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* 1955 Oficinas Legislativas, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* 1955
Supreme Court Building, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* 1958
Hotel La Concha, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* 1959 Cesar Calderón Residence, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* 1963
Puerto Rico-Sheraton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* 1965 William Pomeroy Residence, Dorado, Puerto Rico
* 1967
Hilton Curaçao, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
Exhibitions
* Toro Ferrer Torregrosa 1945–1955
By Archivos de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico - AACUPR
Toro y Ferrer's Papers
The Architecture and Construction Archives at the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR) conserves the Toro y Ferrer Collection (1938-1984). Approximately 98 cubic feet in size, the collection contains architectural drawings, photographs, presentation boards, project albums, and textual documents. The Architectural Drawing Series holds 267 projects organized chronologically. The collection was donated by architects Osvaldo Toro and Miguel Ferrer in 1990.
See also
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List of Puerto Ricans
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Architecture of Puerto Rico
The architecture of Puerto Rico demonstrates a broad variety of architectural styles and built forms over the country's history of over four centuries of former Spanish rule, and over a century of American rule. Puerto Rico's architecture is as div ...
References
Further reading
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External links
The Toro y Ferrer Collection electronic finding aid may be consulted through http://hip.upr.edu:85/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=aac--1#focus
Architecture firms of the United States
Companies of Puerto Rico
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