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This list includes people, both Puerto Rican and foreign, whose work has made a significant contribution to Puerto Rican architecture.


List of Puerto Rican

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Amaral, Jesús Eduardo, FAIA (1927, Humacao, PR)
''Founder and first Director (1966–69) of the School of Architecture-University of Puerto Rico.''
''Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Recipient of the Henry Klumb Award 1985.''
''Important works include Hotel Delicias, San Juan, PR (1960), Condominio Universitario, Condominio Costa Azul, Colegio Regional de Humacao.'' Benítez Rexach, Félix
''Important works include the
Normandie Hotel The Normandie Hotel is a historic building located in the Isleta de San Juan, in San Juan, Puerto Rico which opened on October 10, 1942 as a hotel. Its design was inspired by the French transatlantic passenger ship SS ''Normandie'' in addition ...
'' Bertoli Calderoni, Juan (1820-1885, Ponce, PR)
''Important works include
Teatro La Perla Teatro La Perla is a historic theater in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Inaugurated in 1864, it is the second oldest theater of its kind in Puerto Rico, but "the largest and most historic in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean." The theater was name ...
, Ponce, PR (1864),
Casa Serrallés Casa Serrallés (Spanish for ''Serrallés Residence'') is a historic building in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was built in 1911 by Alfredo Wiechers Pieretti for Don Juan Eugenio Serrallés Pérez, son of businessman Juan Serrallés Co ...
, Ponce, PR,
Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña Museo may refer to: * ''Museum'' (2018 film), Mexican drama heist film *Museo station Museo is a Naples Metro station on Line 1. It opened on 5 April 2001 as the eastern terminus of the section of the line between Vanvitelli and Museo. On 27 Ma ...
, Ponce, PR.'' Cardona, Segundo, FAIA (1950-, San Juan, PR)
''Important works include Coliseo de Puerto Rico in 2004.'' Carmoega, Rafael (1894–1968)
''Important works include the School of Tropical Medicine (Escuela de Medicina Tropical) San Juan, PR (1924),
Mercado de las Carnes Mercado de las Carnes (), also known as La Plaza de los Perros (), but formally, ''Plaza Juan Ponce de León'' (Juan Ponce de León Plaza), was the first building in Puerto Rico to mix social and architectural elements via the pedestrian mall c ...
, Ponce, PR (1926), Capitolio de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR (1929).'' De Castro y Besosa, Pedro (1895–1936)Vivoni, Enrique. Pedro de Castro y Besosa: Alarife de Sueños. Archivos de Arquitectura y Construccion, 1999.
''Important works include
Castillo Serrallés Castillo Serrallés (English: Serralles Castle) is a mansion located in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, overlooking the downtown area ( Ponce Pueblo). It was built during the 1930s for Juan Eugenio Serrallés, son of businessman Juan Serrallà ...
, Ponce, PR (1930), Casa de España, San Juan, PR (1932), Villa Caparra, San Juan, PR (1929), Cuadrangulo UPR, San Juan, PR (1935).'' Domenech, Manuel V. (Ponce, PR)
''Important works include Rosaly-Batiz House, Ponce, PR (1897),
Armstrong-Poventud Residence Residencia Armstrong-Poventud (Armstrong-Poventud Residence) is a historic building located in the Ponce Historic Zone in Ponce, Puerto Rico, across from the Catedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. The construction of this home set the stage fo ...
, Ponce, PR (1899), and
Casa Paoli Casa Paoli (English: Paoli House) is a historic house and biographical museum in barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the Ponce Historic Zone. The house is significant as the birthplace of Antonio Paoli (1871–1946), a tenor who was the "fir ...
, Ponce, PR (1907 intervention).'' Frade, Ramon, (1875–1954, Cayey, PR) Fuentes, Maruja (1978–2010, Ponce, PR) Luberza, Timoteo (c. 1820 - 1895, Ponce, PR)
''Important works include
Plaza de Mercado de Ponce Plaza del Mercado de Ponce (English: Ponce Market Plaza) or, formally, Plaza del Mercado Isabel Segunda (often abbreviated as Plaza del Mercado Isabel II), is a historic marketplace building in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was inaugurated in 1863 by P ...
, Ponce, PR (1863), and
Acueducto de Ponce The Acueducto de Ponce (Ponce Aqueduct), formally Acueducto Alfonso XII, is the name of a historic 2.5-mileClarksburg Telegram. Clarksburg, West Virginia. Vol XXXVII. Number 38. 29 July 1898. Page 1. gravity-based water supply system in the city ...
, Ponce, PR (1876).'' Méndez Mercado, Pedro (1902–1990)Vivoni, Enrique. Pedro Mendez Mercado en su Tiempo. Archivos de Arquitectura y Construccion.
''Important works include Edificio Miami, San Juan, PR (1936), Escuela Aguayo Aldea, Caguas, PR (1939),
Plaza del Mercado de Ponce Plaza del Mercado de Ponce (English: Ponce Market Plaza) or, formally, Plaza del Mercado Isabel Segunda (often abbreviated as Plaza del Mercado Isabel II), is a historic marketplace building in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was inaugurated in 1863 by P ...
, Ponce, PR.'' Mignucci, Andrés, FAIA (1957, Ponce, PR - 2022, San Juan, PR).
''Henry Klumb Award''
''Fellow of the American Institute of Architects''
''Publications include Conversations with Form: A Workbook for Students of Architecture (Routledge, 2014), Arquitectura Contemporanea en Puerto Rico 1976-1992 (1992, 2011).'' and onextos: el Parque Muñoz Rivera y el Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico (2012). Nechodoma, Antonin (1887, Prague - 1928, San Juan)
''Important works include Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Ponce, PR (1907), Casa Korber, San Juan, PR (1917), Casa Roig, Humacao, PR (1921), Mansion Georgetti, San Juan, PR (1923), Banco de Nova Scotia, San Juan, PR (1924).'' Porrata Doria, Francisco (Ponce, PR)
''Important works include Banco Credito y Ahorro Ponceño, Ponce, PR (1924),
Banco de Ponce Banco de Ponce was the Puerto Rican bank with the largest number of branches in the United States and second largest bank in deposits and number of branches in Puerto Rico during the twentieth century. Founded in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the e ...
, Ponce, PR (1924), Castillo Mario Mercado, Guayanilla, PR (1930), Teatro Fox Delicias, Ponce, PR (1931).'' Rigau, Jorge FAIA (1953, Arecibo, Puerto Rico)
''Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Recipient of the Henry Klumb Award 2006''
''Founder (1995) and First Dean of The New School of Architecture-Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico'' (1995–2006)
''Publications include Puerto Rico 1900, Turn of the Century Architecture in the Hispanic Caribbean 1890-1930 (1992),'' and Havana (with Nancy Stout) (1994).Rigau, Jorge and Stout, Nancy. Havana. Rizzoli, 1994. Silva Boucher, Blas (1869-1949, Ponce, PR)
''Important works include
Font-Ubides House Casa Font-Ubides (English: Font-Ubides House), also known as the Residencia Monsanto (English: Monsanto Residence) is a historic building located on the north side of Castillo Street in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the city's historic district. The bu ...
, Ponce, PR (1913); Subira Residence, Ponce, PR (1910); and
Salazar-Candal House Casa Salazar-Candal () is a historic building located on the southeast corner of Isabel and Mayor Cantera streets in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the city's historic district. The building dates from 1911. It was designed by the architect Blas Silva ...
, Ponce, PR (1911).'' Wiechers, Alfredo (1881, Ponce; 1964, Barcelona)
''Important works include Casa Villaronga, Ponce, PR (1911),
Casa Serrallés Casa Serrallés (Spanish for ''Serrallés Residence'') is a historic building in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was built in 1911 by Alfredo Wiechers Pieretti for Don Juan Eugenio Serrallés Pérez, son of businessman Juan Serrallés Co ...
, Ponce, PR (1911), Casa Oppenheimer, Ponce, PR (1913).''


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