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Rafael de La-Hoz Castanys
(Rafael de la Hoz Castanys) Imposición Placa DOCOMOMO al Hospital Provincial de Córdoba.jpg
Born 1955 Edit this on Wikidata
Córdoba Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
  • Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
  • American Architecture Awards (Endesa Building, 2004) Edit this on Wikidata

Rafael de La-Hoz Castanys (born in 1955) is a famous Spanish architect. An architect is someone who designs buildings.

Rafael comes from a family of architects. His father and grandfather were also architects. He was born in Córdoba in 1955 and lived there until he was 17. He studied architecture at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid. In 2000, he took over the architecture company that his grandfather started way back in 1920.

Rafael de La-Hoz Castanys is well-known for designing many important buildings. These often include the main offices, called "headquarters," for big companies in Spain. Some of these companies are Repsol, Garrigues, BMW, Ferrovial, Endesa, and Telefónica.

He also teaches at universities. He is a visiting scholar at the Universidad Camilo José Cela and the Catalonia's International University.

Amazing Buildings He Designed

Rafael de La-Hoz Castanys has worked on many cool projects. Here are some of them:

  • Repsol Campus in Madrid, Spain. This is a large office complex.
  • Distrito Telefónica in Madrid, Spain. Another big office area for a phone company.
  • Endesa's headquarters in Madrid, Spain. This is the main office for an energy company.
  • Torres de Hércules in Los Barrios, Spain. These are two tall, unique towers.
  • Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos in Móstoles, Spain. This is a modern hospital.
  • Gran Vía 48 [es] in Madrid, Spain. A building on a famous street.
  • Mohammed VI Tower in Morocco. This is a very tall skyscraper.

See also

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