Jorge Herrán
Illustration — Dirección de Aduanas. Herrán Sienra (Montevideo, 5 February 1897 – 19 June 1969) was a Uruguayan architect. He was part of a notable generation of architects which included, among others, Carlos Surraco, Alberto Muñoz del Campo, Juan Antonio Rius, Rodolfo Amargós, Guillermo Armas, Jorge Caprario, Rodolfo Vigouroux and José Pedro Sierra Morató.
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Jorge Herrán
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- Born
- 1897 · Uruguay.
- Died
- 1969
- Nationality
- Uruguay
- Occupation
- architect
- Education
- Facultad de Arquitectura and Diseño y Urbanismo
- Languages
- Spanish
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Illustration — Dirección de Aduanas. Herrán Sienra (Montevideo, 5 February 1897 – 19 June 1969) was a Uruguayan architect. He was part of a notable generation of architects which included, among others, Carlos Surraco, Alberto Muñoz del Campo, Juan Antonio Rius, Rodolfo Amargós, Guillermo Armas, Jorge Caprario, Rodolfo Vigouroux and José Pedro Sierra Morató.
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• National Customs Directorate and Port Authority (Dirección de Aduanas y Capitanía General de Puertos) (1923), currently Navy General Command, at the Port of Montevideo; it is often associated with Eliel Saarinen's Helsinki Central Station; a National Monument since 1975. • Mac Lean building (1930). • Office building for Gervasio de Posadas Belgrano (1926), nowadays a bank. • Yacht Club Uruguayo main building (1934–1939), together with Luis Crespi, a notable Art Deco building in its nautical variant.
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