Madrid, 9 June (EFE).- Vicente Paton, architect committed to the defense of historical heritage, especially the Madrid, died Tuesday victim of cancer against which he fought years, as it confirmed by the Madrid association, Citizenship and Heritage presided since its inception in 2009.

Born in Madrid in 1948, Vicente was the second son of a peasant marriage, like so many others in the postwar period, I had to leave manchego sun to avoid possible reprisals.

Good student, the results encouraged their parents to allow him to pursue the career of architect, he undertook through scholarships in the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (befalls), where he studied with prominent figures such as Alejandro de la Sota, Javier Carvajal, Julio Cano Lasso, Francisco Javier Saenz de Oíza and Andrés Perea.

Obtained the qualification, formed study with peers Rafael Pina and Dolores Artigas, participating in various competitions with notable success.

Made permanent buildings of new plant as the Public School in Bartolome Cossio Street Rafael Finat, of 1984-86, the High School in the Plaza de la Remonta, of 1987-89, and several single family homes; although its most abundant production corresponded to interior, with various interventions in Barajas Airport for AENA, but especially- to ephemeral architecture, with countless exhibition stands for companies and organizations.

To these works must be added several works that point to his early commitment to the historical heritage, as the restoration of the walls of Brihuega commissioned by the Ministry of Culture; the rehabilitation of the former School of Canto-the Bauer Palace- Street San Bernardo for the Ministry of Education and Science; the draft reform of the old flour mill Alcala de Henares for Language School by the City Council alcalaíno; the restoration of the facades, lobby and mosaics of the Church of San Manuel y San Benito Street Alcalá, on behalf of the Community of Madrid and the parish itself; and partial reform and conditioning Hostel of the Catholic Monarchs in Santiago de Compostela, Custom Paradores.

These tasks continued after forming his own studio with vital partner Alberto Telleria, with whom he married in 2006 after legalize gay marriage, and with whom he designed a workshop for artists in Aravaca, a house attached near the Retiro Park and another detached house in the town of Arganda, In addition to reforming several private flats.

Also it took over the restoration of the parish church of Valdeavero, funded by the Community of Madrid; He reformed for a particular traditional village house in the municipality of Anchuelo; He rehabilitated commissioned by the City of Tielmes a traditional troglodyte housing to become the Museum of the Casa-Cueva; and projected Museum Peral station Metro de Madrid Opera.

also highlights his artistic side and his interest in design and new lighting technologies, that enabled him to get in 1999 the first prize in the competition for a decorative mural in the subway station Barajas Airport, where he applied his knowledge of lighting to create a piece entitled 'Exchanging Views’ -whose sketch was subsequently acquired by the Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art- that required for implementation of the employment 12.000 meters of optical fiber and the following year won the Architecture Prize of the City of Madrid 1999 in the section 'components elements of public space'.

In 2006 again achieved first prize in the contest 'Ornamental Ideas for the new Chamartin station Metro de Madrid’ with the huge mural 'Iguazu', LED lights combining with fluorescence and tarpaulins stamped to recreate a luminous waterfall.

These professionals work in collaboration soon joined other independent activities, among which its role as a founding member of the legendary magazine 'La Luna de Madrid', Madrid scene icon, and his work as a journalist architecture, which she led him to write between 1985 and 1987 a series of articles for the newspaper 'El País'.

Countless collaborations with specialized magazines and numerous collaborations for various books, among which his contributions to work, catalogs and inventories of heritage.

His interest in architectural heritage research came from afar. In 1981 he wrote to the Ministry of Culture Inventory Artistic Historical Gardens of Andalusia, and collaborated in the Pilot Program Rehabilitation of the Upper Town of Cuenca on behalf of the Department of Architecture of MOPU, between 1984 and 1985 He participated in the cataloging of the rural heritage of the Community of Madrid, which would subsequently based on the book 'Architecture and Urban Development', which also he featured participation and collected in seventeen volumes published over twenty years the entire built heritage of the Community of Madrid, excluding the capital.

In exchange, the city of Madrid was studied -again with its collaboration- in the three volumes of 'Architecture of Madrid', edited by the COAM between 2003 and 2006, they deserved twice the corresponding award of the Madrid City Council Awards Architecture, Town planning, Publications and Public Works.

At the same time, the City Council commissioned him 2008 a complete 'Landscape Study and Monumental Park West', which remains unpublished; and the following year he collaborated in a publication on 'The Old Cemetery Site of Florida', edited by the Department of the Municipal Arts.

In 2010 He participated in the Madrid Palacios book published by the Directorate General of Historical Heritage of the Madrid Community, and in 2011 in the book 'Conde Duque. New cultural spaces in the headquarters of the Royal Guards Corps', charged in connection with the rehabilitation of the building.

This section of historical studies must also include their collaboration for the 'Computerised Inventory of Monuments and Memorials Urban’ City of Madrid, and for '100 years of Gran Vía', integrated into its official website monumentamadrid.es, and the writing of the biographical content and architectural records of the website dedicated to the architect Miguel Fisac ​​Serna by Fisac ​​Foundation Ciudad Real.

But his commitment to the Cultural Heritage was not reduced to these research, but he became active with successive positions in the COAM, where he participated in the defense of assets of undisputed value as the Beti-Jai Fronton or the old gardens of Osuna in Vistillas.

It is not surprising that in 2009 He was elected as the first president of the association Madrid, Citizenship and Heritage, he had helped found as a federation of associations that brings together different collective defense of artistic heritage, cultural and natural scattered by the Madrid Community.

He was reelected president of the association unanimously in successive assemblies.

also highlights their teaching, that after countless conferences, roundtables and workshops on a variety of topics of architecture, interior, design and heritage offered at the ETSAM, the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Complutense University, COAM and Cultural Foundation, and IED, Ateneo, the Fine Arts and other centers, He culminated in his selection as a professor at the School of Architecture of the University Foundation San Pablo-CEU, where he obtained in 2007 Herrera Angel Award for best teaching by student vote. EFE