For the first time, the Ciudad Open House Madrid Awards will be held, whose objective is to make known the most innovative, social and committed proposals that will mark the future of cities.
The architect Miguel Fisac will be the outstanding figure in this edition. His projects can be visited in Madrid as well as an exhibition on his work.
The event will host the V Open House Congress, which in this edition has as its theme "Designing the new City" and in which renowned architects and experts will debate about the new city models.
NEW BUILDINGS ON THE CIRCUIT
Among the new buildings added to the festival are Elcano Housing, an FPO project that received an FAD award this year; Casa de México, a 1920s mansion in Chamberí, exquisitely restored; The Window Building, an avant-garde company building designed by Ortiz y León in Chamartín; or Casa Hemeroscopium, an architectural essay by Ensamble Estudio, which was built in just 7 days.
As every year, architecture and interior design studios will open their doors to the festival. Among the novelties is Estudio Alegría, a singular space located in Plaza de Santa Ana.
Likewise, buildings that could not have been in the previous edition of the festival, such as the Teatro de la Zarzuela, the Real Fábrica de Tapices or the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid, return to the circuit.
HOMAGE TO MIGUEL FISAC
This year the festival will focus its attention on the figure of the architect Miguel Fisac (1913-2016), who was the key exponent of Spanish architecture in the post-war years. Interested in vernacular architecture, he was inspired by the Nordic organicism of Gunnar Asplund's work which, together with Frank Lloyd Wright, would influence his concept of architecture.
Fisac was a member of Opus Dei until 1955, which allowed him to develop great religious works: the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, the Parish Center of St. Mary Magdalene or the Parish of St. Anne, one of his most important projects, are examples of this.
At the Centro de Estudios Hidrográficos, a project that can be visited during the festival, Fisac was able to use his patented bone-beams for the first time.
The architect was awarded the Gold Medal of Architecture in 1994. In 2002 he received the National Architecture Award. Miguel Fisac built more than 350 projects, among them the emblematic "Pagoda" in Madrid, which unfortunately was demolished in 1999. On the contrary, many of his works are protected and catalogued, such as the IBM Building in Madrid in Castellana, now home to Crédito y Caución.
This year the Community of Madrid has just opened the file to declare the San Pedro Mártir Theological Complex a Site of Cultural Interest (BIC). Due to its architectural peculiarity, it is included in the catalogue of contemporary buildings in the region.
Together with the Miguel Fisac Foundation, Open House Madrid will programme a route as well as an exhibition of its furniture.
THE CITY AWARDS
Open House Madrid organizes for the first time the City Awards, in order to publicize the most innovative, social and committed proposals that will mark the future of cities.
These awards recognize both innovation and design as essential factors to bring quality of life to citizens. They also aim to promote the culture of design and innovation in Spain, both professionally and in society in general.
The prize consists of 5 categories:
The architect Miguel Fisac will be the outstanding figure in this edition. His projects can be visited in Madrid as well as an exhibition on his work.
The event will host the V Open House Congress, which in this edition has as its theme "Designing the new City" and in which renowned architects and experts will debate about the new city models.
NEW BUILDINGS ON THE CIRCUIT
Among the new buildings added to the festival are Elcano Housing, an FPO project that received an FAD award this year; Casa de México, a 1920s mansion in Chamberí, exquisitely restored; The Window Building, an avant-garde company building designed by Ortiz y León in Chamartín; or Casa Hemeroscopium, an architectural essay by Ensamble Estudio, which was built in just 7 days.
As every year, architecture and interior design studios will open their doors to the festival. Among the novelties is Estudio Alegría, a singular space located in Plaza de Santa Ana.
Likewise, buildings that could not have been in the previous edition of the festival, such as the Teatro de la Zarzuela, the Real Fábrica de Tapices or the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid, return to the circuit.
HOMAGE TO MIGUEL FISAC
This year the festival will focus its attention on the figure of the architect Miguel Fisac (1913-2016), who was the key exponent of Spanish architecture in the post-war years. Interested in vernacular architecture, he was inspired by the Nordic organicism of Gunnar Asplund's work which, together with Frank Lloyd Wright, would influence his concept of architecture.
Fisac was a member of Opus Dei until 1955, which allowed him to develop great religious works: the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, the Parish Center of St. Mary Magdalene or the Parish of St. Anne, one of his most important projects, are examples of this.
At the Centro de Estudios Hidrográficos, a project that can be visited during the festival, Fisac was able to use his patented bone-beams for the first time.
The architect was awarded the Gold Medal of Architecture in 1994. In 2002 he received the National Architecture Award. Miguel Fisac built more than 350 projects, among them the emblematic "Pagoda" in Madrid, which unfortunately was demolished in 1999. On the contrary, many of his works are protected and catalogued, such as the IBM Building in Madrid in Castellana, now home to Crédito y Caución.
This year the Community of Madrid has just opened the file to declare the San Pedro Mártir Theological Complex a Site of Cultural Interest (BIC). Due to its architectural peculiarity, it is included in the catalogue of contemporary buildings in the region.
Together with the Miguel Fisac Foundation, Open House Madrid will programme a route as well as an exhibition of its furniture.
THE CITY AWARDS
Open House Madrid organizes for the first time the City Awards, in order to publicize the most innovative, social and committed proposals that will mark the future of cities.
These awards recognize both innovation and design as essential factors to bring quality of life to citizens. They also aim to promote the culture of design and innovation in Spain, both professionally and in society in general.
The prize consists of 5 categories:
- Best urban design
- Better citizen engagement
- Best Innovative Solution
- Better use of social networks Better mobility proposals
- Better citizen engagement
- Best Innovative Solution
- Better use of social networks Better mobility proposals
The jury is made up of Gregory Wessener, Executive Director of Open House New York; Lluís Comerón, President of the Higher Council of Spanish Architects' Associations; the architect Juan Herreros; Stefano Sannino, Ambassador of Italy in Spain and Andorra; Consuelo Villanueva, Director of Institutions and Large Accounts in the Valuation Society; and Manuel Blanco, Director of ETSAM.
The terms and conditions of the awards can be consulted here:
The deadline for submitting proposals is 30 JULY.
The winners will be announced in October and the awards ceremony will be held at the Italian Embassy on 8 October.
OPEN HOUSE MADRID CONGRESS
On 27 September, the fifth Architecture Congress Open House Madrid, will be held in the Centro Centro auditorium. This year's Congress is entitled Designing the new City.
Moderated by the journalist and architecture historian Anatxu Zabalbeascoa, the congress will debate the future of cities and the different agents that shape change.
For this 2019 edition, the congress will feature experts in different disciplines such as William Menking, editor of The Architect's Newspaper; Miquel Adriá, from Arquine and Mextropoli; Juan Galiardo Sosa, Director of UBER Spain; Areti Markopoulou, Academic Director of IAAC and co-editor of urbanNext; Carlos Olmos, from Urban Data Analytics; and Ellen van Loon, partner of Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA).
Experts such as Dominique Perrault, Andrés Jaque, Tatiana Bilbao, Iñaki Ábalos, Carme Pinós and Santiago Cirugeda have participated in previous editions of the Open House Congress.
Registrations will open soon on the website.
PROGRAMME OF SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
The fifth edition of Open House Madrid continues to expand its program of activities beyond the opening of buildings. During the weekend and throughout the month of October, special visits continue to interior design studios, architecture, art workshops, private homes and historic routes through the city.
The collaborators ARUP, Propamsa, Idealista, Bulthaup and ST Sociedad de Tasación will organize parallel activities and outstanding routes within the festival. This edition has the collaboration of Metro de Madrid, which this year celebrates its centenary and joins Open House Madrid as a sponsor to promote sustainable mobility during the festival and every day of the year.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
Open House Madrid is a festival that seeks the involvement of all citizens. That is why a key figure of this initiative is volunteering, people who bring added value to the visits by acting as guides and managing the visits to the spaces. The number of volunteers increases with each edition. It is expected that for this edition the figure of 800 volunteers will be reached.
