Daniel Bermúdez

Daniel Bermúdez Samper
Nationality Colombian
Alma mater University of the Andes
Work
Practice Daniel Bermúdez Y Cia. Ltd. Arq.
http://danielbermudezarquitecto.com/
Projects Tintal Public Library (Bogotá, 2000)

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Daniel Bermúdez Samper

Daniel Bermúdez Samper is a Colombian architect, and Professor in the Faculty of Architecture and Design at the University of the Andes since 1975 and Principal of Daniel Bermúdez Arquitecto in Bogotá, Colombia[1]

Early Life and education

He graduated from the Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, with a degree in architecture in 1973.

Professional career

Since 1975 he has been a faculty member of the Universidad de Los Andes teaching in the Department of Architecture and Design. He is currently coordinator of the Degree project course (BA), part of the faculty team in charge of thesis projects and a member of the Architecture, City and Education (ACE) research team.

Awards

He received the Bienal Colombiana de Arquitectura (1992, 1998 and 2004), the Asocreto Concrete Excelence Award (1998, 2002, 2004)), and the “XIII Premio Obras Cemex” award (2004)[2].

Projects

Daniel Bermúdez Samper has been an independent architect since 1975. His highly-awarded projects include: master plan for the Universidad de los Andes campus including “Alberto Lleras Camargo” and “Carlos Pacheco Devia” buildings[3]; library, auditorium, gallery, postgraduate building and square for the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano; director of the collaborative city planning project Ciudad Salitre; and two of Bogotá’s large scale public libraries.

Selected works
Campus Building at the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University.  
Public Library El Tintal.  

Other activities

Daniel Bermúdez Samper was a member of the Holcim Awards jury for region Latin America in 2008.[4]

Personal life

Daniel was born to Guillermo Bermúdez Umaña, also an architect, and his Graciela Samper Gnecco.[5] He married Inés Obregón Martínez de Irujo, also an architect, on 18 June 1981.[6]

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