ARQ Docs Teodoro Fernández
(December 2020)
Teodoro Fernández; Rafael Zamora, Valentina Rozas-Krause (interviews); Francisco Díaz, Rayna Razmilic (eds.) Paperback; exposed binding with dust jacket
12 x 17 cm | 128 pp.
Spanish + English
ISBN: 978-956-9571-85-5
“The Banal and the Brutal” and “Disappearing Behind the Result”—from their titles alone—reveal Teodoro Fernández’s clear political and procedural stance. In these two interviews, conducted especially for this book, the Chilean architect and National Architecture Prize winner reviews various projects and anecdotes, detailing the formation of his design practices and the considerations he deems fundamental to conceiving architectural projects. The ethical and aesthetic elements in his responses connect his work to a broader context, considering both the architect’s role in public space and teaching. Fernández’s answers outline a moment in Chilean architecture, the relationships between generations of architects at the end of the twentieth century, and emerging challenges for the discipline and the city.
Side A: “Disappearing Behind the Result” (Interview by Rafael Zamora)
Side B: “The Banal and the Brutal” (Interview by Valentina Rozas-Krause)
Teodoro Fernández is an architect, professor, and designer. Founder of Teodoro Fernández Arquitectos, he has developed buildings for Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile—including Lo Contador Library, San Joaquín Campus Chapel, the Communications Faculty, the Theology Faculty, and the Law Library—as well as public buildings such as La Serena’s MOP headquarters, ONEMI central office, and the Bicentennial Currency Building in Santiago. His work explores architecture, landscape, and city relationships with attention to water management, soil stabilization, and biodynamic design. He has designed landscape projects in central Chile—including ecological corridors for Viña Los Robles, green areas of La Reserva subdivision, Inés de Suárez Park, Bicentennial Park, and Quinta Normal Park renovation. In 2014 he received Chile’s National Architecture Prize. He is Emeritus Professor at the School of Architecture, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.