- Javier Senosiain
Javier Senosiain (born 1948) is a
Mexican architect celebrated as a key exponent and explorer of so-calledorganic architecture , whose work some have likened to that ofFrank Lloyd Wright ,Bruce Goff ,Paolo Soleri ,Friedensreich Hundertwasser ,Buckminster Fuller ,Antoni Gaudi andRudolph Steiner . He is currently a professor of architecture at UNAM, the National University of Mexico [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNAM] .His architectural creations have attracted both comment and controversy. His own house at Vista del Valle, north of
Mexico City sits on a hill overlooking the city and is designed in the shape of a shark. It is aferro-concrete construction coated withpolyurethane and UV-resistant elastomeric waterproofing. Inside it comprises a complex labyrinth of rooms and interconnecting carpeted tunnels. He shares the house with his wife Palermo and their daughters.Works
Senosiain is the creator of a growing number of unusual architectural works:
*Obras de arquitectura orgánica [editar]
*Casa Orgánica, 1985.
*La serpiente, 1987.
*El cacahuate, 1989.
*El tiburón, 1990.
*Ballena mexicana, 1992.
*Casa Flor, 1994.
*Conjunto Satélite, 1995.
*El Kiss, 1999.
*Sarape y sombrero, 1998.
*Nautilus, 2007.
*Nido de Quetzalcóatl, 2008. (under construction)Casado con Paloma Jimenez Senosian, hija del celebre Jose Alfredo Jimenez.
Publication
*Senosiain, Javier. "Arquitectura orgánica," México, Editorial Limusa.
External links
* [http://www.arquitecturaorganica.com "Official website of Javier Senosiain"]
* [http://ciudadnorte.wordpress.com/2007/01/22/javier-senosiain-y-el-nido-de-quetzalcoatl Video del periódico Ciudadnorte sobre el "Nido de Quetzalcóatl" de Javier Senosiain]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/jul/26/homes2 Jo Tuckman, "Snail space," The Guardian, 26 July 2008]
* [http://www.interiordesign.net/id_article/CA306192/id?stt=001 Raul Barreneche, "In the belly of the beast," Interior Design, 2003]
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