Miguel Fisac | |
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![]() Fotografía de Miguel Fisac, hacia 1950 | |
Born | 29 September 1913 ![]() Daimiel ![]() |
Died | 12 May 2006 ![]() Madrid ![]() |
Occupation | Architect ![]() |
Works | Moroder Building, headquarters of Secretaría General de Pesca del Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, iglesia de Santa Ana y Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza ![]() |
Website | http://fundacionfisac.com/la-fundacion/origen-y-estructura-2/ ![]() |
Miguel Fisac Serna (1913–2006) was a Spanish architect, urban planner, and painter.[1][2] He was a member of Opus Dei from 1935 to 1955,[3] but later publicly criticized that organization as well as the character of its founder, Mons. Josemaría Escrivá.
Biography
[edit]He was born 29 September 1913 in Daimiel in Spain.[4][1] His father was Joaquín Fisac, his mother Amparo Serna.[5] He had six brothers and sisters, among them Dolores 'Lola' Fisac (1909-2005), who became one of the first female Opus Dei members.[6] He moved to Madrid aged 17 to study architecture. He was member of Catholic organization Opus Dei from 1935 till 1955, when he left.[3][1] He fled to France during the Civil War along with Opus Dei founder Josemaría Escrivá and a group of other members. He returned after the war, and graduated from ETSAM in 1942.[3] He married Ana María Badell in 1957.[7] He died 12 May 2006 in Madrid.[4]
Works
[edit]- Centro de Estudios Hidrográficos, Madrid (1963)[8]
- Laboratorios Jorba, Madrid, known as La Pagoda (1967, demolished 1999)[1][2]
Gallery
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Edificio Moròder, València
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Indonesian embassy, Madrid
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Laboratorios Jorba, Madrid (demolished)
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Iglesia de San Pedro Mártir, Madrid
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Edificio de Viviendas del Parterre, Daimiel
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Copertone, Carlos; Eguiluz, Patxi. "Miguel Fisac". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ a b Meades, Jonathan (26 August 2019). "From bombs to Benidorm: how fascism disfigured the face of Spain". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Architects of Madrid: Miguel Fisac". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Miguel Fisac Serna (1913 - 2006)". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Cronología". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ Yolanda Cagigas Ocejo, Fisac Serna, María Dolores. Biblioteca Virtual Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Opus Dei (PDF)
- ^ Fundación Fisac, Biografía: Una decada germinal.
- ^ "Edificio del Centro de Estudios hidrográficos". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
External links
[edit] Media related to Miguel Fisac at Wikimedia Commons