Fernando de Higueras Díaz Arquitectura, Spanish Architect, Building Photos, Design Office
Fernando de Higueras Díaz, Spain : Architecture
20th Century Spanish Architects Practice: Madrid Design Studio Information
post updated 18 May 2021
Fernando de Higueras Díaz, Spain
1930 – 2008
Fernando de Higueras Díaz was a Spanish architect. He was one of the most famous architects in the world during the 1970s. He was born in Madrid, Spain.
Fernando de Higueras Díaz Architect in Spain
He graduated as an architect from the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid in 1959. His work is recognized worldwide as an original and interesting union of constructivist, rationalist and organic architecture.
Higueras was also a musician, a painter and photographer.
La Macarrona Residence, Somosaguas, Madrid – 1976:
photo from e-ibp
The architecture of Fernando Higueras displays a constructive adaptation to the natural and physical environment. He had an understanding of architecture from popular contemporary approaches.
His work appears in MOMA in New York.
Fernando de Higueras Díaz – Key Projects
Spanish Pavilion, New York, USA
Date built: 1963
Multi-purpose building for Montecarlo
Date built: 1969
La Macarrona Residence, Somosaguas, Madrid, Spain
Dates built: 1971-76
Fierro House, Marbella, Spain
Date built: 1971
The Castellana, 266 Paseo de la Castellana, Madrid, Spain
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Sede del Instituto del Patrimonio Histórico Español, Spain
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The Museo de Antonio López Torres, Tomelloso, Ciudad Real, Spain
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Fernando Higueras won several architectural competitions, including the Montecarlo Polivalet Building (1969) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi (1980).
Interior of a building by this Spanish architect:
photo from e-ibp
Fernando died on January 30, 2008, in Madrid, aged 77 years.
Location: Madrid, Spain, southwestern Europe
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Madrid Architecture Tours
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Madrid Architecture – Selection
Madrid Architecture Designs – architectural selection below:
Madrid Architecture Design – chronological list
La Vaca Y La Huerta, Recoletos Street
Architects: Zooco Estudio
photographer : Imagen Subliminal. Miguel de Guzmán – Rocío Romero Rivasz
La Vaca Y La Huerta Restaurant
REE Campus
Architects: IDOM
photo : Aitor Ortiz
REE Campus
Mirador Sanchinarro
Design: MVRDV / Blanca Lleó Associates
Mirador Sanchinarro housing
Madrid House by A-cero
Design: Projection Mapping by Onionlab
Madrid House
Museum ABC
Design: Aranguren & Gallegos Arquitectos
Madrid Museum
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