Jorge Herrán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrán and the second or maternal family name is Sienra.

Jorge Herrán Sienra (Montevideo, 5 February 1897 - 19 June 1969) was a Uruguayan architect. He was part of a notable generation of architects which included, among others, Carlos Surraco, Alberto Muñoz del Campo, Juan Antonio Rius, Rodolfo Amargós, Guillermo Armas, Jorge Caprario, Rodolfo Vigouroux and José Pedro Sierra Morató.

Selected works

  • National Customs Directorate and Port Authority (Dirección de Aduanas y Capitanía General de Puertos) (1923), currently Navy General Command, at the Port of Montevideo; it is often associated with Eliel Saarinen's Helsinki Central Station; a National Monument since 1975.[1]
  • Mac Lean building (1930).
  • Office building for Gervasio de Posadas Belgrano (1926), nowadays a bank.
  • Yacht Club Uruguayo main building (1934-1939), together with Luis Crespi, a notable Art Deco building in its nautical variant.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Grandes obras nacionales - Dirección Nacional de Aduanas" (in Spanish). SAU. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Maravillas montevideanas - YCU" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2010.
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