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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gomez and the second or maternal family name is Pimienta.
Bernardo Gomez Pimienta

Bernardo Gómez-Pimienta (born August 18, 1961) is a Mexican architect and furniture designer. His most notable projects include the National Theatre School-CNA,[1] the Hotel Habita,[2] the renovation of Teatro de los Insurgentes, the Building Services Televisa in Chapultepec, the Phoenix Fire Station, the Convention and Exhibition Center and the sports complex JVC Educare in Guadalajara, Jalisco.

Early life, education, career

Gómez-Pimienta was born in Belgium and has been an architect since 1987. He is the director of the School of Architecture at the Universidad Anahuac del Norte[3] and a member of the National Academy of Architecture and of the National System of Creators of CONACULTA.[4]

He was the founding partner and co-director of TEN Arquitectos[5] from 1987-2003, and then founded BGP brand architecture.

Awards and recognitions

Gómez-Pimienta has been decorated as a Knight of the Legion of Honor by the French Republic, appointed Honorary Member of the AIA, HonFAIA (American Institute of Architects) and is an Honorary Member of the RAIC, HonRAIC (Royal Architectural Institute of Canada).

He was awarded the first "Mies Van der Rohe Latin America" award in 1998.[citation needed]

In 2008, the American Institute of Architects only named 13 Honorary Fellows from around the globe, and Gómez-Pimienta was one of them.[6]

References

  1. ^ "National School of Theater". Arcspace.
  2. ^ "Hotel Habita". hotelhabita.com.
  3. ^ "Universidad Anahuac". anahuac.mx. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016.
  4. ^ "National System of Creators". mexicoescultura.com.
  5. ^ "TEN Arquitectos". ten-arquitectos.com.
  6. ^ "AIA Names 13 Distinguished International Architects as Honorary Fellows of the Institute". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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