Toro-Ferrer

Caribe Hilton Hotel as seen from Condado.

Toro-Ferrer is an architectural firm in Puerto Rico, which included partners Osvaldo Toro and Miquel Ferrer. The firm designed important Modern Movement buildings in Puerto Rico, including the Supreme Court Building in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The Supreme Court Building is a concrete building designed by Puerto Rican firm Toro-Ferrer with design consultation by Charles H. Warner, Jr. and Harold Eliot Leeds. The building projects over a reflecting pool, helping it to blend with the park surroundings in Luis Munoz Rivera Park.[1]

Other works include several Modern Movement style hotels:

The firm was known by various names including Toro Ferrer y Torregrosa before settling on Toro-Ferrer.

References

  1. 1 2 Juan Llanos Santos and Karen Gonzalez Jenson (2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Supreme Court Building" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying six photos, exterior and interior, from 2006


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