His father was joaquin fisac, his mother amparo serna. He is an editor of books on art and architecture at caniche editorial. Sergio prego on miguel fisac february 11july 2020 graham. Miguel fisac is recognized as the leader of modern architecture in spain in the second half of the 20th century. Miguel fisac arquitectura viva architecture magazines.
Fisac, still alive when the demolition took place, argued that it was the revenge of opus deithe organization he had left decades beforeto destroy his image as a person and as an architect. Miguel fisac 192006 was a key figure in spanish architecture of the second half of the twentieth century and his works contributed to the modernization of architecture in spain. Built by spanish architect miguel fisac, the tower stood on the outskirts of madrid between 1968 and 1999. Excerpt from the first draft of my paper to be published in structural concrete. It is extremely difficult to predict when a building is. He graduated from the school of architecture of madrid in 1942, and his first work was completed that same year. Miguel fisac 192006 up to this point in history, the use of fabrics in formworks was purely utilitarian, seen as a simple and costeffective strategy in construction, although lilienthal had commented on the resulting texture of the concrete. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. Miguel fisac 192006 was a spanish architect, urban planner, and painter.
The pagoda was a strong example of fisacs playfulness and skill as an architect, and a. He moved to madrid aged 17 to study architecture, but fled to france during the civil war. After steadily growing into his own as an architect and expanding his architectural horizon with visits throughout europe and later to japan, fisac would enter his most productive. Miguel fisac, who was a son of an apothecary, was interested in scientific subjects since childhood and, after a large collection of works for the spanish center for scientific research csic, creates the buildings that will hold the activities of the main companies in the pharmaceutical. Miguel fisac serna was born 29 september 19 in daimiel in spain. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. He graduated from the school of architecture of madrid in 1942, and his first work, the church of. He is the head coach of the senegalese national team, participant at the afrobasket 2017. He graduated from the school of architecture of madrid in 1942, and his first work, the church of the holy spirit, was completed that same year. Miguel fisac s bones system as a case study, the project revisits the huesos varios spanish for various bones, developed by the eminent spanish architect miguel fisac during the 60s as an elegant and efficient structural system for long span roofs gonzalez blanco, 2007.
His works contributed to the modernization of architecture. His works contributed to the modernization of architecture official information on culture in. Opuslibros ultima entrevista en television a miguel fisac. It looks like we dont have any biography for miguel fisac yet be the first to contribute. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Local heroes 1 miquel fisac in 1969 wordt het ibm gebouw 02 in madrid opge leverd. Miguel fisac s bestknown building may be demolished, but it still provokes discussion. He returned after the war, and graduated from etsam in 1942 he was a cofounder of opus dei, and member from 1935 till 1955, when he left the. Miguel fisac daimiel, 19 madrid, 2006 in miguel fisac s buildings, beauty was a consequence of a daring inventiveness at finding appropriate and ingenious solutions. The short life and long history of the pagoda mas context. He is an editor of books on art and architecture at caniche editorial and has curated. This page was last edited on 8 november 2019, at 16.
Poured architecture sergio prego on miguel fisac graham. May 12, 2006 media in category miguel fisac the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. He was a great defender of prefabrication and mass production and an introducer. Miguel fisac serna nacio en daimiel ciudad real e daimiel ciudad real. Key figure of spanish architecture in the second half of the 20th century.