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Occupation	Architect

Practice	Associated architectural firm[s]

Juan Herreros (born in 1958 in San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain) is a famous Spanish architect. He is known for his modern designs and for teaching architecture to many students around the world.

About Juan Herreros
Notable Projects
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About Juan Herreros

Early Life and Education

Juan Herreros finished his architecture studies in 1985 at the Technical School of Architecture of Madrid. He later became a teacher there. He earned his PhD in 1994 and became a full professor in 2010.

Teaching Career

Since 2007, Juan Herreros has been a professor at Columbia University's Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation in New York. He has also taught at other well-known universities. These include Princeton University in New Jersey and the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. In Europe, he taught in London, Lausanne, Ljubljana, and Alicante.

Connecting Architecture and Art

Juan Herreros has always tried to connect architecture with the art world. He has worked with different artists, like Antoni Muntadas and Dan Graham. These collaborations helped bring new ideas into his architectural designs.

His Architectural Firms

In 1984, Juan Herreros started an architecture firm called Ábalos & Herreros. Later, in 1999, he also founded LMI (Multimedia International League). In 2008, Ábalos & Herreros split into two separate groups. Juan Herreros then started his own firm, Herreros Arquitectos. By 2014, he renamed his practice to estudio Herreros. In this firm, he works as an architect, a teacher, and a researcher.

New Ideas in Architecture

Juan Herreros explores how tall buildings, like skyscrapers, can be designed to serve many different purposes. He was also one of the first to use special diagrams and abstract information. These tools helped him show how different parts of a building connect in ways that might not be obvious. His current research focuses on "Emerging Practices in Architecture." This looks at how architects can adapt their skills and find new ways to work in today's changing world.

Awards and Recognition

Juan Herreros is a special member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). He has won many awards for his work. These include the Architectural Digest prize and the Medal of Arts from his hometown, San Lorenzo de El Escorial. He was also called "Architect of the World" by the Architects' Association of Lima. The city of Cochabamba even named him an "adopted son." He has also been considered for a top architecture award in the U.S.

Notable Projects

Juan Herreros has designed many interesting buildings and projects. Here are some of his selected works:

2009-2019 Munch Museum, Oslo
2011-2018 Agora International Convention Center, Bogotá
2013-2014 Art Gallery Carreras Múgica, Bilbao
2011-2014 Landscape and equipment access to the city of Colon, Panama
2008-2011 Bank of Panama Tower, Panama City
2012 Exhibition "Dialogue Architecture", Venice Biennale
2011 "Communication Hut", South Korea
2010-2011 New Exhibition Rooms of the Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid
2007-2010 Garoza House, Ávila
2009-2010 Control Center Hispasat, Arganda del Rey
2010 PMC. Strategic Project Madrid Centro
2009 Installation and VIP room of Arco Contemporary Art Fair, Madrid
2008 Installation and VIP Room Contemporary Art Fair in Arco, Madrid
2007 Arta House, Mallorca
2006-2012 Masterplan for the integration of the railway in Logroño
2001-2006 Bioclimatic Towers in Wetland Salburúa. Vitoria Gasteiz
2004-2006 Pepe Cobo House, Mallorca, Spain.
2001-2005 Square and Tower Woermann, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
2000-2003 Gymnasium Pavilion in Parque del Retiro, Madrid, Spain.
1998-2000 Luis Gordillo Studio, Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain.
1995-2003 Usera Public Library, Madrid, Spain.
1994-1996 Luis Gordillo House, Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain.
1988-1990 Sports, Simancas, Spain.

Awards and Honors

Juan Herreros has received many awards for his architectural work. Here are some of them:

In 2013, the Project Madrid Center was one of the fifteen winners at the XII Biennial of Spanish Architecture and Urbanism.
"Architect of the World" by the Colegio de Arquitectos de Lima, 2012.
In 2012, the Agora-Bogota International Convention Center won the award for Best Project Abroad. This was part of the VI Prizes NAN Architecture and Construction 2012 in Spain.
2012 European Urban and Regional Planning Awards from the European Council of Spatial Planners (for the Madrid Project Center).
COAM Award 2011 (for the Madrid Project Center).
Construmat Award 2011 (for Garoza House).
2009 International Fellowship Award, Royal Institute of British Architects, RIBA, UK.
Medal of Fine Arts of the City of San Lorenzo del Escorial, 2009.
COAM Award 2002 (for Gordillo Studio).
2001 COAM Architecture Award 1999 (for the Valdemingómez municipal waste recycling plant).
Grupo Dragados XIV 2001 Architecture Prize CEOE Foundation (for the Urban Madrid Waste Recycling Plant).
2000 Madrid City Council Award for Architecture (for The Pastures Recycling Plant).
Barcelona City Council Award 1999 (for Fabrications).
1997 Prize Community of Madrid (for 52 Homes in the M-30).
1997 Prize Community of Madrid (for Gordillo House).
COAM Architecture Award 1997 (for Gordillo House).
COAM Architecture Award 1991 (for Office for Renfe).
1991 Madrid City Council Prize of Architecture and Urbanism (for Offices for Renfe).
1988 Madrid City Council Prize of Architecture and Urbanism (for Exhibition Le Corbusier. Skyscraper).

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