Rafael de La-Hoz Castanys
Son and grandson of architects (his father was Rafael de la Hoz Arderius), he was born in 1955 in Córdoba, where he was raised until he was 17 years old. He earned a degree in architecture from the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM). In 2000, he became the director of the architecture firm founded by his grandfather back in 1920.
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Rafael de La-Hoz Castanys
Colegio de Arquitectos de Córdoba (youtube) · Imposición Placa DOCOMOMO al Hospital Provincial de Córdoba (at 2min 27s) · CC BY 3.0
- Born
- 1955 · Córdoba.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- architect
- Education
- Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid
- Known for
- Headquarters of the Spanish High Council of Chambers of Commerce · Portico Building · Bilma Enterprise Centre · Headquarters of the Spanish Olympic Committee · Distrito Telefónica · Repsol Campus · Endesa Building · Gran Vía 48
- Honours
- American Architecture Awards
- Languages
- Spanish
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Son and grandson of architects (his father was Rafael de la Hoz Arderius), he was born in 1955 in Córdoba, where he was raised until he was 17 years old. He earned a degree in architecture from the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM). In 2000, he became the director of the architecture firm founded by his grandfather back in 1920.
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He is known as the author of many projects of corporative headquarters in Spain, including Repsol, Garrigues, BMW, Ferrovial, Uría y Menéndez, Endesa, Telefónica. He is a visiting scholar at the Universidad Camilo José Cela and the Catalonia's International University.
Rafael de La-Hoz Castanys studied at Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid. The recorded working language is Spanish. Works named in the authority record are Headquarters of the Spanish High Council of Chambers of Commerce, Portico Building, Bilma Enterprise Centre, Headquarters of the Spanish Olympic Committee, Distrito Telefónica and Repsol Campus. Distinctions recorded are American Architecture Awards.
• Repsol Campus (Arganzuela, Madrid, Spain) • Distrito Telefónica (Las Tablas, Madrid, Spain) • Endesa's headquarters (Campo de las Naciones, Madrid, Spain) • Torres de Hércules (Los Barrios, Spain) • Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos (Móstoles, Spain) • Gran Vía 48 (Madrid, Spain) • Junta de Distrito de Retiro (Madrid, Spain) • Headquarters of the Higher Council of Chambers of Commerce (Madrid, Spain) • Auditorio Rafael del Pino (Madrid, Spain) • Mohammed VI Tower (Morocco) • Illustration — Gran Vía 48 • Illustration — Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos • Illustration — Torres de Hércules • Illustration — Distrito Telefónica • Illustration — Repsol Campus
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- 1.García Herrera, Adela. Muere Rafael de La-Hoz, un gran renovador de la arquitectura española. El País. 14 June 2000.
- 2.Rafael de La-Hoz : El arquitecto que sueña con Córdoba desde lejos. Córdoba. 25 August 2013.
- 3.Luque, Rosa. Rafael de la Hoz Castanys ARQUITECTO : "Córdoba tiene una de las tarjetas postales más poderosas del mundo". Córdoba. 26 December 2005.
- 4.El cordobés Rafael de la Hoz recibe Medalla de Colegio Arquitectos de España. La Vanguardia. 29 November 2017.
- 5.Álvarez, Paz. Rafael de La-Hoz: "Cambiaría todos los proyectos que me quedan por hacer el Bernabéu". Cinco Días. 8 February 2019.
- 6.Viciosa, Mario. La viviendas en España son extraordinariamente conservadoras. El Mundo. 19 March 2010.
- 7.Altozano, Manuel. El estudio de Rafael De la Hoz también fue cliente del despacho Nummaria. El Confidencial. 17 May 2016.
- 8.Rafael de La-Hoz escala al cielo de Casablanca. Hoy. 28 July 2013.
- 9.Hospital Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles. Promateriales. 16–22.
- 10.Pop, Cristina. Un diente de oro para la Gran Vía. El País. 28 August 2013.
- 11.Fraguas, Rafael. Nueva arquitectura municipal. El País. 18 July 2004.
- 12.El arquitecto Rafael de La-Hoz finaliza la rehabilitación del edificio Recoletos-Colonial de la Plaza de Colón. Europa Press. 8 June 2010.
- 13.Rafael de la Hoz presentó en Rabat su futura Torre Mohamed VI de 250 metros. www.efe.com.
- 14.Activités culturelles de l'Institut Cevantès. cultura.cervantes.es.
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