Pedro Borrell Explained

Pedro José Borrell Bentz
Nationality:Dominican
Birth Date: October 6, 1944
Birth Place:Santiago, Dominican Republic
Alma Mater:Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes de Santiago
Practice:Arquitectura del Sol[1]
Significant Buildings:Banco Popular Dominicano Headquarters, Governmental Building El Huacal, León Jimenes Group Headquarters, Seguros La Universal Headquarters, Cancha de Polo Residential Complex
Significant Projects:Santo Domingo's National Aquarium, Barceló Bávaro Palace Hotel, Barceló Playa Tambor Hotel, Stanza Mare, Playa Turquesa, Mormon Dominican Headquarters, Centro León, Bohemia Brewery, La Altagracia Museum, Viamar Headquarters, Physical Planning for the UCMMM (University)
Significant Design:Novo Mundo XXI, Master Plan Facenda, Americana Mall, Plaza Lama Center, History and Geography Museum
Awards:The Dominican Society of Architects selected the "20 Paradigms Buildings in the Dominican Republic in the 20th century", of which two were designed by Borrell

Pedro José Borrell Bentz (born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic October 6, 1944) is an internationally recognized Dominican architect and archeologist[2] who has earned several awards and is recognized for the transcendence in his architectural designs.[3]

Biography

Pedro José Borrell was born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic on October 6, 1944. His parents were Agustín Borrell Hungría (the son of José Ramón Borrell Arché, of Catalan and French descent, and Ana Joaquina Hungría Valdez) and Rosa Bentz de Ferrari (daughter of Rodolfo Tomás Bentz Hachtmann, who was born to German parents, and Margarita Ana Francisca de Ferrari, a native from Santa Margherita Ligure in northern Italy). He graduated with a degree in arts from the National School of Fine Arts in Santiago and later in architecture from the University of Santo Domingo in 1967. From 1967 to 1971 he was director of the Planning Office for the Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra.[4] From 1971 going forward, Borrell has been devoted in the field of architecture and construction with distinguished contributions in the fields of photography, underwater archeology and environmental conservatism.[5]

Among his most notable architectural works are the National Aquarium,[6] Headquarters for Banco Popular Dominicano,[7] Juan Pablo Duarte Government Building (El Huacal)[8] and Novo Mundo XXI, a coastal reclamation project which will be hosted by a million square meters on the Caribbean Sea, along the waterfront of Santo Domingo.[9]

In pursuit of his interests of underwater archaeology and conservation he has been Executive Director of the Underwater Archeological Rescue Committee since 1979,[10] responsible for rescuing national heritage immersed in the remains of ancient shipwrecks off the Dominican Republic’s coast. His experience in this field has prompted him to write several books and articles on the subject which have been published both nationally and internationally.

He has written articles in Geomundo, Unesco's Museum Magazine[11] and in Dominican News Paper Listín Diario. Has also published several books: Arqueología Submarina en la República Dominicana, Planificación Física de la Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra y Rescate del Galeón Concepción. He is also co-author of Navegantes y Náufragos and co-editor of La Aventura del Guadalupe, both published in Madrid, Spain and Novo Mundo XXI, a coastal reclamation project which will be hosted by a million square meters on the Caribbean Sea, along the waterfront of Santo Domingo.[12]

Notable works

Titles

Awards

Contests

Sources

Web site: Cuando se Irrespeta la Ciudad . Omar Rancier . 2003 . El Caribe . 17 September 2010.

Web site: Acta de la Presentacion . Senado de la República Dominicana . 2005 . 19 September 2010.

Web site: Arquitectura y Diseno . José Ramón Alonso Lorea . 2010 . Monografias.com . 1 September 2010.

Web site: Periodos de la Arquitectura Dominicana . Funglode . 2010 . Funglode . 22 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004053059/http://www.dominicanaonline.org/Portal/espanol/cpo_arquitectura_quin4.asp . 4 October 2011 . dead .

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ads.do "Borrell | Arquitectura del Sol"
  2. http://hoy.com.do/el-pais/2009/10/21/298587/Arqueologo-Pedro-Borrell "Arqueólogo Pedro Borrell"
  3. http://josord.blogspot.com/ "Premiación Jovenes Sobresalientes"
  4. Borrel Bentz, Pedro Jose. Planificacion Física de la Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra. Amigo del Hogar, 1971. p. 1.
  5. Jimmy Hungría "Novedades de la Bibliográfica Fotográfica Dominicana", Buena Lectura, September 02, 2010.
  6. Soludisa "Acuario Nacional República Dominicana", Gobierno Dominicano, September 02, 2010.
  7. Omar Rancier "ntre Dos milenios: 25 años de Arquitectura Dominicana", Penelope, September 02, 2010.
  8. https://archive.today/20130409030813/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=184864 "El Huacal"
  9. http://diariolibre.com.do/noticias_det.php?id=59363 "Promocionarán proyecto isla artificial"
  10. Alfonso Quiñones ""Que no se firme el convenio con Unesco, Arquitecto Pedro Borrell. Director de Patrimonio Cultural Subacuático", Periódico Diario Libre, September 02, 2010.
  11. Riches on the Caribbean sea-bed. Museum International, 1983. p. 1.
  12. Borrell Bentz, Pedro Jose Historia y Rescate del Galeon Nuestra Senora de la Concepción. Mograf, S.A., 1983. p. 1.
  13. http://diariolibre.com.do/noticias_det.php?id=238271 "Galería 360 tendrá un multicentro La Sirena"
  14. http://diariolibre.com.do/noticias_det.php?id=200254 "Cerarte llega ahora a Punta Cana"
  15. Florentino Duran "Nuestra Cultura religiosa", Periódico Diario Libre, September 23, 2010.
  16. CTN, Caribbean Traveling Network, September 23, 2010.
  17. Ada Mercado "Centro León de Santiago", Dominicanfull.com, September 23, 2010.
  18. http://www.camaradediputados.gov.do/masterlex/MLX/Originales/1B/503/644/65D/9823g.doc "Gaceta Oficial"
  19. http://josord.blogspot.com/ "Premiación Jovenes Sobresalientes"
  20. Gustavo Luis Moré "Los Tiempos de la Libertad 1961 - 1978", GLJ, September 23, 2010.

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