Agustín Hernández Navarro

Agustín Hernández Navarro (born February 29, 1924) is a Mexican architect and sculptor.

Model of 'Praxis', the Architect's Studio in Mexico City.

Navarro was born in Mexico City, the son of politician Lamberto Hernández and Amalia Navarro;^[1] he is the brother of choreographer Amalia Hernández, architect Lamberto Hernández, Delfina Hernández and Gabriela Hernández. He studied at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, earning his degree in 1954, where he's been giving lectures for some time. The leading exponent of "emotional" architecture, Hernandez has fused elements from Mexico's Pre-columbian past in his contemporary architecture. He has stated to normally start by designing vertical elements of a building, such as the stairs of the building/house as he feels these are of much importance. He has said his architecture unites structure, form and function, just as in organic nature.

Major works

• 1968, Folkloric Ballet School, Mexico City
• 1970, Praxis - Casa Hernández, Mexico City
• 1970, Mexican Pavilion, Osaka Expo, Japan
• 1974, Hospital Center IMSS, Mexico
• 1976, Heroic Military College, Mexico
• 1984, Meditation Center, Cuernavaca
• 1991, "House in the Air", Mexico City
• 1997, Calakmul Corporate Building, Santa Fe, Mexico City
• 2005, State of Mexico University, Toluca, State of Mexico

Project for a new venue for the Senate Mexico, 2003.

Prizes & Awards

His works have won national and international recognition such as

• 1987 Presea III Biennale of Architecture, in Sofia, Bulgaria
• 1989 Presea Biennial, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 1990 1st. Gold Medal Award II Mexican Architecture Biennale
• 1996 1st. First National Steel Prize AHMSA, National Award IMEI to the Intelligent Building of the Corporate Calakmul
• 2003 National Arts Award
• 2006 XI Triennial Gold Medal Interarch, in Sofia, Bulgaria,
• 2009 International Academy of Architecture Annual Prix, ¨Arcus House ¨, Sofia, Bulgaria
• 2009 World Triennial of Architecture, Special Prize Silver medal ¨Arcus House ¨, Sofia, Bulgaria
• 2010 CEMEX Lifetime achievement award, Cementos Mexicanos, Monterrey Nl.

Official Website

http://www.wix.com/agustinhernandez/arquitecto

External links

• Agustín Hernández Navarro at the archINFORM database.
• Agustín Hernández Navarro in the Ibero-American Institute (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) catalogue, Berlin

References

1. Margarita Tortajada Quiroz: Amalia Hernández: audacia y fuerza creativa (Spanish)