Miguel Fisac

Miguel Fisac (1913–2006) was a Spanish architect, urban planner, and painter.[1][2] He was a member of Opus Dei.[3]

Miguel Fisac
Fotografía de Miguel Fisac, hacia 1950
Born29 September 1913 
Died12 May 2006  (aged 92)
OccupationArchitect 
WorksMoroder 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 

Biography

Miguel Fisac Serna was born 29 September 1913 in Daimiel in Spain.[4][1] His father was Joaquín Fisac, his mother Amparo Serna.[5] He had two older brothers.[3] He moved to Madrid aged 17 to study architecture, but fled to France during the Civil War. He returned after the war, and graduated from ETSAM in 1942.[3]

He was member of Opus Dei from 1935 till 1955, when he left the organisation.[3][1] He died 12 May 2006 in Madrid.[4]

  • Edificio Moròder, València
  • Indonesian embassy, Madrid
  • Laboratorios Jorba, Madrid (demolished)
  • Iglesia de San Pedro Mártir, Madrid
  • Edificio de Viviendas del Parterre, Daimiel

Works
  • Centro de Estudios Hidrográficos, Madrid (1963)[6]
  • Laboratorios Jorba, Madrid, known as La Pagoda (1967, demolished 1999)[1][2]

References
  1. Copertone, Carlos; Eguiluz, Patxi. "Miguel Fisac". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. Meades, Jonathan (26 August 2019). "From bombs to Benidorm: how fascism disfigured the face of Spain". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. "Architects of Madrid: Miguel Fisac". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. "Miguel Fisac Serna (1913 - 2006)". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  5. "Cronología". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. "Edificio del Centro de Estudios hidrográficos". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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