Cordoba This Wednesday, he attended the birth of Rafael de La-Hoz Foundationthe emblematic architect born exactly one hundred years ago this Wednesday (October 9, 1924, in Madrid, although he grew up in our land, to which he has always been closely linked). THE the launch took place at the Chamber of Commerceone of his works.
He architect Rafael de La-Hoz Castanyspresident of the Foundation and son of this personality, declared categorically at the start of his speech: “More unjust than death is oblivion“.
In a statement, he explained reasons for the birth of this entity: “Exactly one hundred years ago today, my father was born. A birthday that undoubtedly deserves to be celebrated. The architect, also prestigious, assured that “his career deserves to be remembered, but, if one distant day, his figure were to be forgotten, as unfair as it may seem, what we should not renounce is is there validity of its heritage, that of modernity», of which, he stressed, his father was the introducer in Cordoba.
For this reason, he defended, “the Foundation should not be understood as the gift that we give it today, but as the legacy that De La-Hoz leaves us on the occasion of its hundredth anniversary “. He also insisted that his father’s work represented a “cross-fertilization» with the work of artisans or artists from our region. And he also wanted to emphasize that, having the possibility of going abroad, he chose to stay in Córdoba.
Following this initiative, continued De La-Hoz Castanys, there is a triple objective: the preservation of the legacy of this great architect, the training of new generations and the dissemination of his work from a critical perspective, changing reality. It is not in vain that this entity indicated that it would announce its program of activities with which it aims to consolidate itself as an instrument of renewal of existing social valuesas “my father did it at the time with modern architecture”, underlined De La-Hoz Castanys.
This entity, it was explained, will have a “family council” and will be equipped with a general director, architect Carlos Anaya“. It will also have an advisory board that will include “a broad group of prestigious figures from culture, architecture and academia.”
The presentation of the event at Chamber of Commercewe recalled from the Foundation, responded to the fact that This building was “the first work signed by De La Hozin collaboration with his dear colleague and friend José María García de Paredes, whose centenary is also being celebrated these days.
“If one day far away Rafael De La-Hoz is forgotten, as unfair as it may seem, what we must not give up is the validity of his legacy, that of modernity”
Rafael de La Hoz Castanys
Son of De La-Hoz, architect and president of the Foundation
On the occasion of this anniversary, the Foundation recalled that the Deputation and the The town hall from the capital will organize two exhibitions on the figure of this renowned architect. They will be organized by architect Francisco Daroca“specialist in the figure of De La-Hoz and author of an exhaustive book on his work”.
The event brought together president of the Chamber of CommerceAntonio Diaz; he head of the provincial institutionSalvador Fuentes; or the mayor of the Presidency and Urban Planning of the Capital City HallMiguel Angel Torrico. The presentation brought together a wide representation of families, friends and personalities from the world of arts, Cordoba culture and the world of architecture, as highlighted by the Foundation.
De La Hoz was a figure that marked Cordoba during the second half of the 20th century. It places the capital at the epicenter of Spanish modernity, with the completion of works such as the Chamber of Commerce, the El Águila brewery, the Provincial Hospital, apartment buildings in Ronda de los Tejares and Ciudad Jardín, residential chalets or several store renovations. which marked an era. His creations materialized in other cities such as Madrid and Seville. De La-Hoz won the National Architecture Prize.
