Rafael Villamil: A Retrospective 1954-2024 is an intimate portrait of a renaissance artist/architect from Puerto Rico as told through his artistic and architectural work, drawings, studies, press and personal letters divided into two sections. The ART section is dedicated to his paintings, process, and practice, he had an exhibition with famed artist Andy Warhol. The ARCHITECTURE section features iconic buildings that he has worked on with others like famed architect Louis Kahn. Rafael has worked with famed architect Henry Klumb the former head draftsman for Frank Lloyd Wright. Rafael Villamil: A Retrospective 1956-2024 is a two-volume book (slipcase) from a Latin American icon that has never received his due praised. There is a growing interest in his life work and will continue to build momentum.   "One of the most important ARTISTs / ARCHITECTs of the last century and, you probably never heard of him"  - Nathaniel Kahn (Academy Award winning filmmaker and son of Famed Architect Louis Kahn.) Rafael Villamil was born and raised in Miramar, Puerto Rico. Villamil became adept at copying religious scenes and developed as a skilled draftsman. He later was inspired by a house that was a replica of a Frank Lloyd Wright home. Inspired by the home he studied architecture and after receiving his license he began working for noted architect Henry Klumb the former head draftsman for Frank Lloyd Wright. Then soon after with Klumb's recommendation, Villamil moves to Philadelphia to start working with famed architect Louis Kahn.  “Rafael Villamil is one of the grand masters of Puerto Rican art. Yet today, he is virtually unknown. The immense silence that surrounds this work is only comparable to the circumspect career of a ground-breaking artist who has been mindful of an essential aesthetic, formally and philosophically, while paying no mind to the vagaries of the market. We are in the presence of an artist with over sixty-five years of history, who continues to work tirelessly; creating art that is profound in all it facets. The question to be asked is how it could be that Villamil has gone unnoticed for so long even by those who follow art more closely. A chain of acts of censorship sent the artist first into exile and then into an ascetic reclusion, and the consequence has been our ignorance of Villamil’s vibrantly vital work until now.” - Dr. Rubén Alejandro Moreira (from the essay El Museo De Arte Contemporaneo De Puerto Rico)