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Juan Ignacio Baixas Figueras

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Juan Ignacio Baixas Figueras
Born1942 (1942)
NationalityChilean
OccupationArchitect

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]

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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]

References

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