Landmarks
Buildings worth the trip.
From a UNESCO-listed university campus to houses, towers and pavilions, these are some of the best-documented works by the architects below.
1944–1970 · Caracas
Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
By Carlos Raúl Villanueva
Caracas
Club Táchira
By Fruto Vivas
1969–1971 (design) · Las Mercedes, Caracas
Centro Comercial Paseo Las Mercedes
By Jimmy Alcock
1948–1954 · El Silencio, Caracas
Centro Simón Bolívar (Torres del Silencio)
By Cipriano Domínguez
1993 · Isla de Margarita
Hotel Margarita Hilton Internacional (renovation)
By Julio Maragall
1971–1975 · Chacao, Caracas
Torre Europa
By Carlos Gómez de Llarena
1956 · Caracas and Macuto, La Guaira
Maripérez and El Cojo cable car stations
By Alejandro Pietri
Caracas
School of Metallurgical Engineering, Ciudad Universitaria (UCV)
By Gorka Dorronsoro
1965 · Valencia
Urbanización La Isabelica
By Henrique Hernández Osuna
1976 · Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar
SIDOR Main Service and Dining Center
By Jorge Rigamonti
1954 · Bello Monte, Caracas
Concha Acústica de Bello Monte
By Julio Volante
Inaugurated 1954 · Ciudad Universitaria, Caracas
Aula Magna and Plaza Cubierta
By Carlos Raúl Villanueva
The architects
13 names to know.
- Modernist architect and urbanist
Carlos Raúl Villanueva
1900–1975Designer of the Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas, a UNESCO World Heritage site
- Architect focused on bioclimatic and social housing
Fruto Vivas
1928–2022Táchira-born architect behind Venezuela’s pavilion at Expo 2000 in Hannover
- Modernist architect and university professor
Jimmy Alcock
Born 1932Caracas-born architect behind the Poliedro de Caracas and the Parque Cristal building
- Modernist architect, engineer and educator
Cipriano Domínguez
1904–1995Designer of the Centro Simón Bolívar towers and founder of the UCV architecture school
- Architect, sculptor and professor
Julio Maragall
Born 1936Barcelona-born, Venezuela-raised architect and sculptor; founded Maragall & Asociados in 1972.
- Architect, designer and artist
Jorge Castillo Blanco
1933–2022Maracaibo-born UCV architect; National Architecture Prize winner in 1999
- Architect and professor
Carlos Gómez de Llarena
Born 1939Zaragoza-born, Caracas-based architect behind Torre Europa and the Palacio de Justicia
- Modernist architect and university professor
Alejandro Pietri
1924–1992Designer of the Ávila cable car stations and Caracas apartment buildings of the 1950s–70s
- Architect and photographer
Gorka Dorronsoro
1939–2017Caracas-born architect and photographer, National Architecture Prize 2008
- Architect, housing innovator and university researcher
Henrique Hernández Osuna
1930–2009Caracas architect behind industrialised housing and the founding of UCV’s IDEC.
- Architect and educator
Jorge Rigamonti
1940–2008Milan-born Venezuelan architect of light, ventilated steel and tropical buildings
- Architect and university teacher
Joel Sanz
1947–2013Caracas-born architect and UCV teacher, National Architecture Prize winner in 2000
- Architect and university teacher
Julio Volante
Born 1920Argentine-born architect in Caracas, known for the UCAB classroom building and Bello Monte shell.
Architecture today
Atelier Caracas is a Caracas practice working between buildings, objects and installations, founded in 2015.