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Juan Herreros
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Juan Herreros (born in 1958 in San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain) is a well-known Spanish architect. He designs many different types of buildings and also teaches architecture to students.
About Juan Herreros
Juan Herreros finished his architecture studies in 1985 at the Technical School of Architecture of Madrid. He later became a teacher there, first in construction and then in architectural design. He earned his PhD in 1994 and became a full professor in 2010.
Since 2007, he has been teaching at Columbia University in New York. He is a Professor of Professional Practice there. He has also taught at other famous universities like Princeton University and the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Juan Herreros likes to connect architecture with the world of art. He has worked with different artists, including Antoni Muntadas and Dan Graham.
In 1984, he started his first architecture firm called Ábalos & Herreros. Later, in 1999, he also founded LMI (Multimedia International League). He has been a judge for many architecture competitions and awards around the world. He also advises on academic and technology programs.
His Work and Ideas
Juan Herreros's work often explores how skyscrapers can be designed to have many different uses. He was also one of the first to use diagrams and abstract information to show how different parts of a building relate to each other.
In 2008, the firm Ábalos & Herreros split into two separate practices. Juan Herreros then started his own firm, Herreros Arquitectos. By 2014, he rebuilt his practice under the name estudio Herreros. In this new firm, he works as an architect, a teacher, and a researcher.
His research focuses on "Emerging Practices in Architecture." This means he studies how architects and their skills can adapt to new economic situations. He looks at how the traditional ways of building are changing. This research helps new architects find their place in the profession.
Juan Herreros is an International Fellow of the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects). He has won several awards, including the Architectural Digest prize. He also received the Medal of Arts from his hometown, San Lorenzo del Escorial. He was named ‘Architect of the World’ by the Architects’ Association of Lima and is an adoptive son of Cochabamba.
Key Projects
- 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
- In 2013, the Project Madrid Center, which Juan Herreros helped design, won an award at the XII Biennial of Spanish Architecture and Urbanism.
- He was named "Architect of the World" by the Architects' Association of Lima in 2012.
- In 2012, his Agora-Bogota International Convention Center project won the award for Best Project Abroad.
- He received the European Urban and Regional Planning Award in 2012 for the Madrid Project Center.
- He won the COAM Award in 2011 for the Madrid Project Center.
- His Garoza House project received the Construmat Award in 2011.
- In 2009, he received the International Fellowship Award from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
- He was awarded the Medal of Fine Arts of the City of San Lorenzo del Escorial in 2009.
- He has also won several COAM Architecture Awards and Madrid City Council Awards for his various projects.
See also
In Spanish: Juan Herreros para niños
