What is César Portela?
{{Infobox architect | name = César Portela | birth_place = [[Pontevedra]], [[Galicia]] | significant_buildings = 'Casa do Home' in [[A Coruña]] | significant_projects = urban plans in [[Allariz]] and [[Santiago de Compostela]] | nationality = [[Galician]], [[Spanish people|Spanish]] }}[[File:FaroNariga_2014-09.jpg|thumb|Lighthouse of Punta Nariga .]] [[File:Museo_do_Mar.jpg|thumb|Museum of the Sea (Museo do Mar) in Vigo.]] [[File:Domus2.jpg|thumb|House of Man (Casa do Home) in A Coruña.]] '''César Portela Fernández-Jardón''', born in [[Pontevedra]] on April 18, 1937, is a [[Galicia (Spain)|Galician]] architect. == Trajectory == Portela studied [[architecture]] at the School of Architecture in [[Madrid]] and [[Barcelona]]. In 1966 he obtained his license to practice architecture and in 1968 his [[doctorate]]. He has taught as a visiting professor at universities around the world, including the University of Architecture in [[Pamplona]] and universities in Nancy, [[Caracas]], [[Lisbon]] and [[Weimar]]. He took part in various architectural workshops and seminars. Among other things, he led the [[1974]] working group in [[Santiago de Compostela]] together with [[Aldo Rossi]]; He also took part in the international architecture workshops in [[Naples]], [[Belfort]] and Caracas as well as in the IV Architecture Biennale in [[Santander, Spain|Santander]]. More recently, he took part in the ''Seminario sobre Cultura y Naturaleza: Arquitectura y Paisaje'', organized by [[Menéndez Pelayo International University|Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo]] on the [[island of San Simón]] in Vigo Bay. Most recently, he worked in the chair of architectural projects at the Technical College in [[A Coruña]]. == Works == * Faculty of Fine Arts of Pontevedra <ref>[http://proxectoarga.com/Architecture/Building/55 Facultade de Belas Artes de Pontevedra]</ref> (Pontevedra, 1990). * Special plan of Allariz (1991-1997). * Rehabilitation of San Simón Island (1992-2003). * Leather Museum 'Fábrica de Curtidos Family Nogueiras' <ref>[