Laureano Forero Ochoa

Laureano Forero Ochoa, referred to as Nano, is a Colombian (Paisa) architect. His work includes Centro de Capacitación Aranjuez in Medellín and Parque de Bolivar (1998) in Pereira, Risaralda. He also designed the chapel at the Campos de Paz cemetery in Medellín. The concrete building appears as a "literal stairway to heaven". He worked with Gio Ponti doing architecture and landscaping in Baghdad and England. Then he came to the U.S. in 1970 and remained there until 1988

Forero calls Barefoot Park and the hills of Nutibara and El Volador his favorite places. He also likes the urban of Las comunas where the urban texture is precious, the tropical light on the walls, the shadows and light.

Work Comfama of Arajuez building Restoration of La Carrera de Forero (Rosario Central Station) with Luis Grossman, in the city of Rosario, Buenos Aires, Argentina Gobernación de Risaralda (1974) an imposing six-story building Casa Betania in the municipality of Retiro Antioquia, parcelación Juanito Laguna, Sector Represa de La Fe