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Jorge Rigamonti (born Giorgio Rigamonti, April 18, 1940 – April 15, 2008) was a Venezuelan architect who produced national and international award-winning designs, an active architecture professor for over 30 years, a speaker and jury member at numerous international seminars and competitions, and a committed contributor to the dissemination of architecture, in particular as co-founding director of Venezuela's “Architecture Museum Foundation”. His office was notable for achieving functional and cost-effective solutions, while pursuing a social aim and environmental harmony. Many of his designs showcased innovative lightweight metallic structures that created exteriors permeable to sunlight and wind, along with vertical gardens, designed to generate a pleasant microclimate in the tropics. Among the awards he received is the International Grand Prize at the IX Pan-American Biennial of Architecture of Quito, Ecuador in 1994, for Cayo Crasquí's Ecological Tourism Camp. In 2006, he received the Venezuelan National Architectural Award for his career trajectory. His wife, Helena Correa de Rigamonti, collaborated with his office through most of his career. His architectural drawings of SIDOR Main Service and Dining Center and eight of his urban collages are part of the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art (New York) MoMA and were part of the MoMA's exhibition "Latin America in Construction" in 2015.