Hernán Herrera Mendoza
Subtitle: arquitectura, 1954-2006
By: Germán Téllez ; editor: Magda Bernal de Herrera
Contributors: Herrera Mendoza, Hernán, 1929-2006
Publisher: Escala
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Bogotá]
Language: spa
Number of pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9789584693211
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Catalogs; Modern Architecture; Architecture; History; Buildings, structures
Description: The present monograph of the architectural work of Hernán Herrera Mendoza seeks to fill a persistent historiographical vacuum in the Colombian architecture of the second half of the twentieth century. It should be noted that Hernán Herrera, winner of a National Architecture Award (CAFAM College in Bogotá, 1971), a Honorable Mention (Staggered Homes, 1970) and 10 First Prizes in 15 professional contests, was certainly a notable architect, for Have obtained such distinctions. The fertile and outstanding professional activity of Hernán Herrera spanned more than half a century, from 1954 to 2006. Fifty years of career of Hernán Herrera Mendoza, mostly recognized for his academic work rather than his architecture legacy, despite noted examples of modern architecture particularly in the City of Bogota. "The present monograph of the architectural work of Hernán Herrera Mendoza seeks to fill a persistent historiographic gap in the Colombian architecture of the second half of the 20th century. (HKB Translation) --Page 11.
Notes: Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In Spanish.
Table of contents: title: Hernán Herrera Mendoza. El bajo perfil de un gran maestro; title: Arquitecto Hernán Herrera Mendoza; title: El arquitecto; title: La arquitectura de Hernán Herrera Mendoza; title: Un antecedente académico; title: las primeras obras; title: Testimonio; title: Lista de proyectos realizados por Hernán Herrera Mendoza.