Fernando Romero - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Waterfox. Fernando Romero (born 11 October 1971) is a Mexican architect, urban designer, educator, author and philanthropist. In 2011, his firm Fernando Romero Enterprise (FR-EE) received international acclaim for the completion and opening of the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City. Background[edit] Fernando Romero is the great grandson of Mexican developer Alejandro Romero Lesbros who was a pioneer in the development of several boroughs and recreation districts in Mexico City throughout the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. His grandfather Raul Romero Erazo and father Raul Romero Zenizo continued the family business. He studied architecture at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City from 1991 until 1995 serving as a President of the Alumni Society. In 2012, Fernando Romero served as a Visiting Professor at Columbia University in New York City.
Early career[edit] Founding FR-EE[edit] Fernando Romero founded FR-EE in Mexico City in 2000. Initiatives[edit] Works[edit] Built projects and commissions[edit] Books[edit] The power of Architecture: Fernando Romero at TEDxViadellaConciliazione - YouTube - Waterfox. FR-EE Fernando Romero Enterprise - Waterfox. Interview with Fernando Romero – Fr-ee | Arch2O - Arch2O.com - Waterfox. Fernando Romero was born in Mexico City, 1971. He graduated from the Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico city) and went on to work with Rem Koolhaas at OMA (1997-2000) most notably as head project leader the Concert Casa da Musica, Porto, Portugal (1999). Upon returning to mexico he started the LAR (laboratory of architecture) in 2000, which was renamed FREE (Fernando Romero EnterprisE) in 2011. With FREE he gained international acclaim for his Soumaya Museum in Mexico City.
FREE projects are currently spread between its offices in Mexico City and New York, where Romero aims to foster collaborations and partnerships among individuals and organizations, and materialize ideas into projects that will enhance people’s living conditions and environment. This last week, Arch2O had a chance to discuss with Fernando his thoughts and views. Soumaya Museum Mexico City 1) Coffee or Tea? Coffee in the morning and hot water the rest of the day! PH Museum | FR-EE 6) Brahms, Bach, or Dvořák? Free_fernando_romero_qatar_museum_02.jpg (JPEG Image, 1000 × 667 pixels) Dezeen_FREE-Fernando-Romero-EnterprisE_Museo-Soumaya_3_sq.jpg (JPEG Image, 468 × 468 pixels)