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“Suddenlyeverything that
                                                                                                  you have eaten, smelled
                                                                                                  or heard, everything that
                                                                                                  has brought you joy, or
                                                                                                  sadness, becomes a space.
                                                                                                  Nothing can replace
                                                                                                  that moment of climax,
                                                                                                  nothing can give you
                                                                                                  greater satisfaction.”
                                                                                                  -Miguel Ángel Aragonés

The prolific contemporary architect            in his field by delivering innovative solutions    architectural vanguard and well known
                                               for more than twenty years. He was one of the      internationally. He is frequently compared
Miguel Ángel Aragonés notes: “I am an          first participants in La Biennale’s International  to such greats of Mexican Modernism as
architect not a writer, and to talk about the  Architecture Exhibition. In 2006, his work         Legorreta and Barragán.
visible seems absurd. Only that which we       received the IALD International Lighting           Aragonés is currently working on Mar Adentro,
cannot see merits explanation.”                Design Award of Merit.                             a luxury hotel and residential project, situated
Aragonés is a self-taught architect, born in   Aragonés is recognized for his artistic and        on beachfront property on the Sea of Cortez in
Mexico City who has gained vast experience     creative use of illumination. He is considered     the heart of San José del Cabo.
                                               an important member of the Latin American

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