Germán Bannen Lay

He taught lessons at the Pontifical Catholic University School of Architecture and Urbanism, where he trained a large number of generations of architects together with his wife Liliana Lanata Macchi.

• Name — Germán Bannen • Born — 28 May 1928 • Birthplace — Talagante, Chile • Died — 14 October 2019 • Place of death — Santiago, Chile • Education — * Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (BA) • University of Chile (MA) • Occupation — Architect • Spouse — Liliana Lanata Macchi

Bannen entered the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC) to study a BA in architecture, a career that ended at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV), where he obtained his degree in 1956. At the PUCV, he was part of its first generation of architects. Later, Bannen specialized his acknowledgments in Urban Development at the Center for Ekistic Studies in Athens, Greece (1972). From 1962 to 1988, Bannen was an urban planner and director of the Department of Urban Development of the Municipality of Providencia. Similarly, from 1973 to the 2010s, he was director of the CORMU Providencia Society. On the other hand, Bannen also was the national director of the College of Architects of Chile (1992−1996) and advisor on urban areas matters of the aforementioned municipality (1989−2015). In the scholar sphere, Bannen began as a workshop professor at his second alma mater, the PUCV (1956−1958). Then, in 1974, he was hired by the PUC to taught lessons. In 2001, he taught at the University of La Serena and the Federico Santa María Technical University, also from Valparaíso. After a lifetime of contributions to urbanism, the training of other professionals, and various achievements, Bannen died on 14 October 2019 aged 91.

• Illustration — Back view of the Balmaceda Park Literary cafe. • Illustration — Frontis Pavilion of the Park of the Escultures. • Park of the Escultures. • Nueva Providencia Avenue. • Balmaceda Park Literary cafe. • Bustamante Park Literary cafe. • Club Providencia. • Remodelation of Pocuro Avenue. • Pedro de Valdivia Square.