Fernando Romero

Fernando Romero is a Mexican architect.

He was born in Mexico City in 1971 and graduated in 1995 at Universidad Iberoamericana. He was president of the student society in 1994. Worked with OMA, with Rem Koolhaas in Rotterdam, Holland from 1997-2000. In 1999 as head project leader he designed the winning proposal for the concert hall Casa da Musica competition in Porto, Portugal (Recently inaugurated and considered one of the icons in the contemporary architecture). In 1999 started his professional practice independently with LCM; and LAR LAR (Laboratory of Architecture), an architectural firm established with the ambition to address contemporary society and generate architecture through a process of translation.

LAR is pursuing a new direction in the architectural practice by generating unprecedented spaces, exploring uncharted geometries, developing the use of new materials and applying current building methods. The office is continually engaged in international competitions, either by invitation or open participation.

Fernando Romero has been invited to present his work in Netherlands, Italy, Spain, England, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Turkey, Japan, China, USA, Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica, and Mexico.

Awards and honors

*Award Red dot 2006; "best of the best" for Bridging Tea House.
*Bauhaus Award 2005 for Villa S. March 2006.
*Pamphlet Arechitecture Prize to Fernando Romero for Translations (small books with big ideas).
*SARA Prize (Society of American Registered Architects 2005) for Ixtapa House.
*International Bauhaus Award 2004, Dessau, Germany. Semifinalist.
*2004 Vanceva Design Award, U.S. Winners (Palmas Corporative Building).
*“If… Then”, The Architectural League of New York, Young Architects, New York, U.S., 2004. Winners.
*FX International Interior Design Awards 2003. Winner 1st Prize (Ixtapa House).
*Miami Biennale 2003 e-Competition: “Possible Futures”. Honorable mention.
*GLT 2002 (Global Leader of Tomorrow) to Fernando Romero in the World Economic Forum (WEF).
*Second prize competition Reforma 222 (Housing Commercial and hotel complex).

elected works

*Jin Dong Tea House, Jinhua City, China, 2004-2005.
*Santa Fe Apartment Building (34 stories), Mexico City, Mexico 2002-2005.
*Public Structure in Kanazawa, Japan, 2004.
*Corporate Building in Palmas for Inbursa Bank, (225m2 new office building) Mexico City, Mexico 2001-2003.
*Inbursa Bank Branch in Reforma Avenue, Mexico City, 2000-2001.
*House for the Elderly Lebanese Club, Mexico City, Mexico, 2002-2003 (First prize competition by invitation).
*Lomas Studio, Mexico City, Mexico, 2003.
*Ixtapa House, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, 2000-2001.
*Cinna Bar, Mexico City, Mexico, 2001.
*Children’s Room, Mexico City, Mexico, 1999-2001.
*8Flats for artists in la Roma, Mexico City, Mexico, 1998-2000.
*Buried House, Mexico City, Mexico, 1997-1998.
*Apartments in Alameda Plaza Juarez, Mexico 2005.

Publications

Books

*Translations LAR Fernando Romero / edited by Actar Barcelona, 2005
*Hyperborder, investigation of the border between Mexico and USA “ (2004-2006).
*ZMVM (Analysis of Mexico City’s transformation), Mexico, 2000.
*Catalog of the exhibition “the Air is Blue” at Barragan House 2003-2005.(Artists: Yona Friedman, Anri Sala, Cerith Wyn Evans, Dan Graham, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Dorit Margreiter, Douglas Gordon, Gilbert & George, Liam Gilick, Koo Jeong-a, Lygia Pape, Niele Toroni, Olafur Eliasson, Peter Fischli / Davis Weiss, Philippe Parreno, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Roni Horn, Markus Schinwald).

elected publications

*Book Plans and sections
*Arquine tall building’s – Torre Panorama LCM/Fernando Romero.
*Casamica June 2005.
*The Plan LCM/Fernando Romero article written by Raymund Ryan “a letter to America”.
*GA House 2005.
*If then.. Architectural Expectations by Princeton Architectural Prize New York 2004.
*Casabella 2004.
*Arquine book about Mexico City, 2004.
*Biennial of Beijing catalog, China, 2004.
*Turistic Architecture Forum’s Book, Tenerife, Spain 2004.
*Art Basel book, U.S.
*L’architecture d’aujourd’hui, France,) 2004.
*“International beach houses”, Atrium Books, Spain 2004 / Ixtapa House.
*Loft Magazine, U.S., July 2004 / Ixtapa House.
*GA Houses 80 Project 2004, Japan, May 2004 / O’Donoju House.
*Atlas of Contemporary Architecture, Phaidon, England, May 2004 / Children’s Room.
*Arquitectura Viva, Special issue Houses, Spain March 2004.
*Book of the border between Mexico and USA “Hyperborder” (2004-2006).
*A+D No. 1, Georgia, July 2004 / Colima.
*RIBA Journal, January 2004 / Children’s Room.
*High Rise Magazine, February, 2004, Canada / Ixtapa House.
*GA Houses No. 78, Japan, November 2003 / Ixtapa House.
*Wall Paper, No. 57, U.S.A., April 2003 / Ixtapa House.
*Celeste No. 10, Mexico City, 2003 / Corporative Corporate Building in Palmas.
*Celeste No. 9 (fashion/design Mexican magazine), Mexico City, 2003 / International Holocaust Museum.
*Arquitectura Viva, No. 90, Spain, 2003.
*Arquine, LCM/Fernando Romero, Monographic publication, Mexico, 2003.
*Architektura – murator, No. 05/2003, Poland, 2003.
*Architectural Review, No. 1277, U.S.A., 2003.
*X - Knowledge Home, No. 13, Japan, 2003.
*International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2003, Catalogue.
*Utopia Station, 50th Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, Italy, 2003.
*A+U Mexican Architecture Issue, LCM/Fernando Romero, Japan, 2002.
*ArchiLab 2002, Catalogue, France, 2002.
*7th International Istanbul Biennial, 2001, Exhibition catalogue.
*Suggestions, Architekturgalerie, Luzern, Switzerland, 2001.
*Interpretations, Aedes Gallery, Berlin 2001. Exhibition catalogue.
*ArchiLab 2001, Catalogue, France, 2001.
*Architectural Digest, No. 12, U.S.A., 2001.
*Zoo #7, #9, Purple House Limited, Japan, 2000 (advertising, architecture, art, photography, design and video magazine).
*Less Aesthetics More Ethics, La Biennale di Venezia, Marsilio, Italy, 2000.
*LCM, Bitacora, Mexico, 2000 (mexican magazine of architecture).
*LCM, Interview for Reforma newspaper, Mexico, 2000. Interview to Fernando Romero, TV, Channel 2, Mexico, 2002.
*A + U, No. 05/2000, Japan, 2000.
*Storefront Magazine, LCM/ZMVM, 2000. LCM Work, Proa Fundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1999. SD, No. 9902, Japan, 1999.
*Beaux Arts, No. 204 (ArchiLab), France, 2001.
*Articles in national newspapers such as Reforma, La Jornada, El Universal, Uno mas Uno and many others.

External links

* [http://www.lar-fernandoromero.com/ Laboratory of Architecture (LAR)]
* [http://www.fernando-romero.com/ Fernando Romero
* [http://www.architecture-page.com/go/people/profiles/fernando-romero Online Profile of Laboratory of Architecture (LAR)]