Álvaro Barrera Herrera is a
Colombian architect
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, born in 1945, who has done restorative
architectural work, both in
Colombia
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and other
Latin American
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countries (including some of
Panama
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's colonial buildings). He oversaw the restoration of
Casa Pestagua in
Cartagena, Colombia, an 18th-century colonial building constructed for a count near the
Plaza Santo Domingo in 2007. A commission for the French actor
Claude Pimont.
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Telegraph (UK) He was also the architect in charge of the restoration of Casa Pombo, a 17th-century building in Cartagena that faces the cathedral, Governor's Residence and overlooking the Plaza Bolivar.
Barrera lives in Cartagena and works with his son Alvaro Andres Barrera Tamayo, who is a manager of the company Barrera & Barrera Architecture and Restoration.
References
Further reading
*Saldarriaga Roa, Alberto (2005). "Álvaro Barrera. Arquitectura y Restauración", , Villegas Publishers.
External links
official website
Colombian architects
Living people
1945 births
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