Luis Peña Ganchegui (

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, 29 March 1926 - San Sebastián, 2 April 2009) was a Spanish architect. He is considered one of the first to introduce

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to Spain.

Biography

He studied architecture at the

Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid 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 ...

, graduating in 1959. He began teaching in the same year, first in Barcelona and then in San Sebastian, where he was professor beginning in 1982 and deputy director starting in 1983.

Political activity

In 1956, Luis Peña became associated with the University Socialist Group (Spanish Wikipedia link) which was led in those years by Víctor Pradera, among others. He was detained for related activities in

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in mid-March 1956, as part of a group that included

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and

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Career

Of his numerous projects, many of the most notable are in the Basque country. His best-known work is the Comb of the Wind, a collaboration with

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. The two also collaborated on the Plaza de los Fueros in Vitoria. The Hotel Amara Plaza, in San Sebastián was designed by Luis Peña Ganchegi. One of his last works was the reform of the Square of Pasai San Juan.

Awards

1999: Antonio Camuñas Architecture Prize, awarded for his professional career. 2004: Gold Medal of Architecture, granted by the Superior Council of the Colleges of Architects of Spain. 2007: COAVN Architecture Award for Best Urban Design and Landscaping.

References

External links

* Luis Peña Ganchegi in

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Luis Peña Ganchegi arquitectura

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ganchegui, Luis Pena People from Oñati 20th-century Spanish architects 1926 births 2009 deaths Spanish socialists Architects from the Basque Country (autonomous community)