Federico Vegas is a Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

n writer and architect

Architect

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. Author of the historical novel Falke, which has achieved significant sales for the local book market.

Studied primary education in the San Ignacio School of Caracas. In 1976, graduated as architect in the Central University of Venezuela

Central University of Venezuela

The Central University of Venezuela is a premier public University of Venezuela located in Caracas...

 (UCV). Has been professor of Architectural Design at the UCV, Design in Princeton University

Princeton University

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 (1983) and visiting scholar in Harvard University

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 (1995). From 1994 to 1999, had a column about architecture in El Nacional

El Nacional

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. Is the author of books about architecture such as: El Continente de Papel (1984), Pueblos (1979-1984-1986), Venezuelan Vernacular (1985), La Vega, una casa colonial (1988). Since 1996, is dedicated to narrative and essay.