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Place of Birth: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
About Fernando Menis
- Fernando Martín Menis, better known as Fernando Menis (born June 15, 1951 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands), is a Spanish Architect who graduated from the Barcelona Institute of Architecture, and also serves as the Chairman of the Laboratory for Innovation in Architecture, Design and Advanced Tourism of Tenerife.
- He is also a professor at the European University of the Canary Islands (EUC) and, occasionally, serves as a guest speaker at International Congresses of Architecture and Universities (such as Harvard, Technical University of Berlin, Columbia University and École Spéciale d'Architecture). In 2004, Fernando Menis created Menis Architects; an architectural studio based in both Tenerife and Madrid, as well as Valencia.
- Menis' designs are characterized by being sustainable and adaptable; representing low cost projects combining the natural elements of the urban landscape with architecture.
- Its major completed projects include the Presidency of the Government of the Canary Islands in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1999), a swimming pool in the Spree River in Berlin (2004), Magma Art & Congress (2005), the Insular Athletics Stadium (2007) and the Multifunctional Concert Hall "Jordanki" in Torun (Poland).In 2007, Fernando Menis created Fernando Menis S.L.P.U.
- to keep working around the world. Current projects include the Swiss Hotel Complex Bürchen Mystik and the Holy Redeemer Church in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, the latter being part of the MoMa permanent collection in New York City.
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