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“Nuestras convicciones se sustentan en la creencia de que la arquitectura hace la diferencia en la vida de las personas” se lee en la presentación de CJS -Carlos Jimenez Studio-, la oficina que este destacado arquitecto nacido en Costa Rica fundó hace casi 30 años en Houston, ciudad donde se radicó siendo adolescente. Una suerte de manifiesto que alude a la dimensión humana -o de humanidad- intrínseca al ejercicio profesional, y que con distintas palabras e ideas es una constante en su relato. También surgió a lo largo de la reunión que sostuvo con Enrique Browne, Yves Besançon, Raimundo Lira y Carlos Alberto Urzúa -comité editorial de Revista AOA- durante su última visita a Chile, invitado a presidir el jurado de un concurso de arquitectura realizado en Temuco y auspiciado por la AOA. Graduado de la Universidad de Houston College of Architecture (1981), Jiménez es un prestigiado y premiado arquitecto, cuya obra ha sido expuesta en museos y galerías de todo el mundo. Igualmente relevante es su actividad como respetado docente en universidades europeas y norteamericanas -desde 1996 es profesor en la Rice School of Architecture-, crítico y jurado en numerosos concursos internacionales, entre ellos el Premio Pritzker (desde 2001). “Our convictions are strengthened by the belief that architecture makes a difference in people’s lives” reads the presentation of CJS – Carlos Jimenez Studio – the office this prominent architect born in Costa Rica founded almost 30 years ago in Houston, where he settled as a teenager. A sort of manifesto that refers to the human dimension intrinsic to our profession, and that through different words and ideas is a constant in his narrative. The same narrative was also emerged during the meeting he held with Enrique Browne, Yves Besançon, Raimundo Lira and Carlos Alberto Urzúa – of the AOA Magazine editorial committee – on his latest visit to Chile, invited to preside the jury of an architectural competition sponsored by the AOA in the city of Temuco. A graduate of the College of Architecture at the University of Houston (1981), Jiménez is a prestigious and award winning architect, whose work has been displayed in museums and galleries all over the world. Equally relevant is his activity as a respected teacher in European and American universities – professor since 1996 at the Rice School of Architecture – critic and juror in numerous international competitions, including the Pritzker Prize since 2001.
Carlos Jiménez
Crowley House, Marfa, Texas
Este destacado arquitecto, Profesor de la Escuela de Arquitectura de Rice EE.UU, ha sido jurado en importantes concursos internacionales, entre ellos el Premio Pritzker. Estuvo de paso en Chile y durante su visita entregó su particular visión sobre la arquitectura. Más que de diseño, habló de servicio: de cómo la arquitectura adquiere sentido en función de su tiempo, su lugar y su habitante.
This outstanding architect, professor of the Rice University School of Architecture, USA, has been a juror in major international competitions, including the Pritzker Prize. Passing through Chile and during his stay he gave us his particular vision of architecture. Rather than design he spoke of service: on how architecture makes sense depending on its time, its place and its inhabitants.
Arquitectura, cultura y cliente
Architecture, culture and the client
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