Rafael de La-Hoz Castanys

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Rafael de La-Hoz Castanys (born 1955) is a Spanish architect.

Son and grandson of architects (his father was Rafael de la Hoz Arderius  [ es ]), [1] [2] he was born in 1955 in Córdoba, [3] where he was raised until he was 17 years old. [2] He earned a degree in architecture from the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM). [4] In 2000, he became the director of the architecture firm founded by his grandfather back in 1920. [5]

He is known as the author of many projects of corporative headquarters in Spain, [6] including Repsol, Garrigues, BMW, Ferrovial, Uría y Menéndez, [7] Endesa, Telefónica. [6]

He is a visiting scholar at the Universidad Camilo José Cela and the Catalonia's International University. [8]

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References

  1. García Herrera, Adela (14 June 2000). "Muere Rafael de La-Hoz, un gran renovador de la arquitectura española". El País .
  2. 1 2 Luque, Rosa (26 December 2005). "Rafael de la Hoz Castanys ARQUITECTO : "Córdoba tiene una de las tarjetas postales más poderosas del mundo"". Córdoba .
  3. "Rafael de La-Hoz : El arquitecto que sueña con Córdoba desde lejos". Córdoba . 25 August 2013.
  4. "El cordobés Rafael de la Hoz recibe Medalla de Colegio Arquitectos de España". La Vanguardia . 29 November 2017.
  5. Álvarez, Paz (8 February 2019). "Rafael de La-Hoz: "Cambiaría todos los proyectos que me quedan por hacer el Bernabéu"". Cinco Días .
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Altozano, Manuel (17 May 2016). "El estudio de Rafael De la Hoz también fue cliente del despacho Nummaria". El Confidencial .
  7. Viciosa, Mario (19 March 2010). "La viviendas en España son extraordinariamente conservadoras". El Mundo .
  8. 1 2 "Rafael de La-Hoz escala al cielo de Casablanca". Hoy. 28 July 2013.
  9. "Hospital Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles" (PDF). Promateriales: 16–22.
  10. Pop, Cristina (28 August 2013). "Un diente de oro para la Gran Vía". El País .
  11. 1 2 Fraguas, Rafael (18 July 2004). "Nueva arquitectura municipal". El País .
  12. "El arquitecto Rafael de La-Hoz finaliza la rehabilitación del edificio Recoletos-Colonial de la Plaza de Colón". Europa Press . 8 June 2010.
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