Fernando Romero
| Fernando Romero | |
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| Born |
October 11, 1971 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Soumaya Museum, 2012 G-20 Los Cabos summit, Plaza Mariana |
| Projects | FREE City, new Mexico City International Airport |
Fernando Romero (born 11 October 1971) is a Mexican architect. He is the son-in-law of Mexican billionaire, Carlos Slim.
Fernando Romero is the great grandson of Mexican, who was a pioneer in the development of several boroughs and recreation districts in Mexico City throughout the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. His grandfather Raúl Romero Erazo and father Raúl Romero Zenizo continued the family business. He studied architecture at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City from 1991 until 1995, serving as a President of the Alumni Society. In 2012, Fernando Romero lectured as a Visiting Professor at Columbia University in New York City. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and CAMSAM (Mexican Chamber of Architects).
In 1995, following graduation, Fernando Romero joined the office of Rem Koolhaas, Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), in Rotterdam, Netherlands. In 1999, Fernando Romero served as the Project Leader who won the entry for Casa da Música in Porto, Portugal. Located on a Unesco Heritage Site, the iconic building has become recognized as a distinct international performing arts venue and a landmark for the city of Porto. After its inauguration in 2005, The New York Times described the building as "one of the most important concert halls built in the last 100 years".
Fernando Romero founded fr·ee in Mexico City in 2000. The work of fr·ee is strongly rooted in research and studies of project context/site, rather than subscribing to an explicit ideology and signature style. fr·ee's projects embrace diversity and the idea that design should find sustainable solutions which ensure economic viability and social/environmental integrity. fr·ee's work is extensive and comprises a variety of scales, programs and morphologies located all over the world.
Over the past decade, the accolades of Fernando Romero and fr·ee have included: Honorary Fellowship by American Institute of Architects; Americas Property Award (2012); 50 Creative Pioneers in (2012) by Fast Company; Movers and Shakers (of 2011) by Fast Company; 50 personalities of Mexico (2011); Young Architects Award, Mexican Society of Architects (2009); Red Dot Award: Best of the Best (2006).
Fernando Romero has lectured and presented the work of fr·ee in all hemispheres.
In 2010, fr·ee formed a separate office in New York City to serve a growing number of cultural, religious, and commercial projects across the United States.
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