Juan Ignacio Baixas Figueras Explained

Juan Ignacio Baixas Figueras
Nationality:	Chilean
Occupation:	Architect

Juan Ignacio Baixas Figueras (born 1942) is a Chilean architect and designer. Baixas studied architecture at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he teaches.^[1] He is a practising architect, and has an architectural firm with his partner, Enrique del Rio.^[2]

Career

Baixa's work as an architect and designer is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. The collection includes La casa de la Dehesa^[3] (His first architectural project, created with Rita Mingo), and the puzzle chair^[4] that was part of the exhibition Latin America In Construction: Architecture 1955–1980.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: El Mercurio Revista VD. impresa.elmercurio.com. 2016-10-22.
2. Web site: architect-and-co-es. architect-and-co-es. 2016-10-22.
3. Web site: Juan Baixas MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art. 2016-10-22.
4. Web site: Juan Baixas. Puzzle Chair. 1975 MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art. 2016-10-22.
5. Web site: Latin America in Construction: Architecture 1955–1980 MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art. 2016-10-22.