Miguel Lawner
Chilean architect / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miguel Lawner Steiman (Santiago, 10 August 1928) is a Chilean architect who has received several national awards—including the National Architecture Award in 2019—for his projects, both in the public and private sectors.
Miguel Lawner | |
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Born | (1928-08-10) August 10, 1928 (age 95) |
Nationality | Chilean |
Alma mater | University of Chile |
Occupation | Architect |
Notable work | Subsidized housing in Santiago and Valparaíso |
Spouse | Ana María Barrenechea Grünwald |
Children | 2 |
He served as executive director of the Corporation for Urban Improvement (CORMU) during the Popular Unity administration of Salvador Allende,[1] until the 1973 coup d'état led by Augusto Pinochet. Afterwards, he was arrested and imprisoned in various concentration camps until his release and exile in Denmark.[2] Both from abroad and after his return to Chile in the 1980s, Lawner has continued to work in architectural projects with a focus on social interest,[3] as well as investigating and denouncing the human rights violations perpetrated during the dictatorship.[4]
Lawner also served as editorial assistant at AUCA architecture magazine, as national director of the Architects' Association of Chile, and of the NGO Taller de Vivienda Social (a low-income housing workshop).