Bruno Stagno
Principal of Bruno Stagno Arquitecto y Asociados, Costa Rica
Bruno Stagno
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3rd Holcim Forum 2010
Participants in the workshop included (l-r): Daniel Bermúdez Samper, Professor of Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture & Design, Universidad de los Andes and Principal of Daniel Bermúdez Arquitecto in Bogotá, Colombia and Bruno Stagno, Principal of Bruno Stagno Arquitecto y Asociados of San José, Costa Rica.
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Holcim Awards ceremony for Latin America 2008 – Mexico City, Mexico
Jury members (l-r) Fernando Diez and Bruno Stagno present a Holcim Awards Acknowledgement 2008 Latin America prize to Diana Wiesner, Arquitectura y Paisaje, Bogotá, Colombia for “Mountain trail for land preservation and urban demarcation” in Bogota, Colombia.
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Following the Holcim Awards 2011 jury meeting for Latin America, members of the jury visited the Holcim cement plant in Hermosillo, Mexico (l-r): Matt Helms, Holcim Apasco; Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, ETH Zurich; Marc M Angélil, ETH Zurich; Pedro Lluch, Holcim Brazil; Bruno Stagno, Bruno Stagno Arquitecto y Asociados; Vanderley M John, Universidade de São Paulo; Angelo Bucci, spbr; Juan José Dominguez, Holcim Apasco.
Last updated: June 17, 2024 San José, Costa Rica
Bruno Stagno focuses his practice on the communion of building with nature, juxtaposing tradition and innovation. His work embodies the principles of critical regionalism in a time where globalization is the dominant force. Bruno Stagno has developed an intense activity, focusing on the maximum exploitation of climate characteristics of the tropics, logical use of materials, and emphasizing tropical biodiversity in the landscape. He endorses the concept of “more design than technology” for sustainable architecture in developing countries.
His design for the Holcim Costa Rica office building in San José reduces energy demand through natural lighting and ventilation, achieves this at a relatively modest cost, presents a striking and attractive appearance, and provides a stimulating work environment. The building was named by the Spanish version of GEO magazine as one of the five pioneering sustainable buildings on the planet. The project was the subject of a book published by the Holcim Foundation in 2006.
Born in Santiago, Chile and a Costa Rican national, he studied architecture at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago and the École des Beaux Arts in Paris.
His work has been exhibited and collected in numerous publications and meetings such as Venice Biennale in 2004. He is the author of Bruno Stagno: An Architect in the Tropics (Asia Design Forum, 1999) and Ciudades Tropicales Sostenibles: Pistas Para Su Diseno (Instituto de Arquitectura Tropical, 2006). He is also co-author of Tropical Architecture: Critical Regionalism in the Age of Globalization (Academy Press, 2001).
Bruno Stagno was recipient of the Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development Award (1997) and the First Award in Architecture at the 8th Santo Domingo International Biennial of Architecture (2006). He was awarded the Unión Panamericana de Arquitectos Award for his research and diffusion of tropical architecture in Costa Rica (2005) and was a finalist in the Livingsteel International Competition for Sustainable Housing, Kolkata (2006).
In 2015, he was awarded the Premio América, for his exemplary architectural career. This prize is awarded as part of the SAL – Seminarios de Arquitectura Latinoamericana (Latin American Architecture Seminars). He was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, an honor bestowed for his significant contribution to architecture and society.
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