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Biography
Born in 1955 in Madrid, Spain, Alberto Foyo studied architecture at the polytechnic school of architecture in Madrid, Spain, and at the University of Oregon in the USA, a school that at the time was heavily influenced by the teachings of Louis Kahn.
Upon completion of his studies, he went to New York where for five years he worked as the chief designer of a large architectural firm in Manhattan.
In 1990, he moved to Vienna to collaborate with the Austrian architect Dr. Roland Rainer in the design of a mixed use building in the city of Vienna. He has always regarded this experience with the old modernist master as the most rewarding of his formative years.
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In 1992, he returned to New York and opened his own practice. Since then he has also been involved with the academic world as guest critic, lecturer, and professor. Since 1985, he is an active member of the architectural league of New York.
His practice is presently involved in projects that include architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture and interior design in Spain, Ukraine, and the United States.
His favorite architectural quote is by the Dutch architect Aldo van Eyck:
'It is sadly true of architecture that it is not quality that counts, but enough quantity of that quality"
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