Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza

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Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza (born October 12, 1918 in Cáseda , † July 18, 2000 in Madrid ) was a Spanish architect and influential exponent of the modernist movement in Spanish architecture .

Life

Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza went to school in Seville and studied architecture in Madrid . After a study trip to the USA, he returned to Madrid in 1949 and began teaching at ETSAM there, later becoming its director. Sáenz is considered one of the most influential Spanish architects of the second half of the 20th century. He died of cancer in 2000.

Prizes and awards

  • National Architecture Prize (1954)
  • Gold medal for architecture (1989)
  • Prince of Asturias (1993).

  • Torres Blancas, Madrid

  • Church in Arantzazu

  • Torre Triana, Seville

  • Banco de Bilbao tower, Madrid

literature

  • Javier Saenz Guerra: Francisco Javier Saenz de Oiza , Ediciones Pronaos, 1996

Web links

Commons : Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b The Guardian: Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza: Iconoclastic architect whose buildings reinvigorated the cities of post-Franco Spain , August 5, 2000
  2. ↑ a b Prince of Asturias Awards: Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza: Biography , accessed December 20, 2011
  3. ^ "Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza" , Spain is Culture . Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  4. ^ "Un arquitecto y un profesor apasionado" , El Mundo . Retrieved December 21, 2011 in Spanish .
personal data
SURNAME Sáenz de Oiza, Francisco Javier
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish architect
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Cáseda
DATE OF DEATH July 18, 2000
Place of death Madrid