Torres Blancas | Sáenz de Oíza

Sáenz de Oíza (Cáseda-Navarra 1918 - Madrid 2000) is one of the most outstanding Spanish architects of the twentieth century, National Architecture Award (1945), Gold Medal of Architecture (1989) and Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts ( 1993). He said he was born in the Middle Ages and lived the avant-garde of the twentieth century. Architect, teacher, lecturer, indefatigable traveler, fond of sailing, cars, motorcycles, painting, photography, cinema, reading and handicrafts, was the father of seven children, and lived with his wife, María Felisa, a full and busy existence.