“As a civic figure, the architect has the privilege and responsibility to articulate and translate the collective aspirations of society, and specifically of those not able to sit at the decision-making tables. Throughout history, architects have engaged with this responsibility and the structures of economic, political and cultural power in different ways and with varying degrees of success. With the rise of globalization and the homogenization of the contemporary city, the role of the architect in the political arena has often been relegated to answering questions that others have asked. While designing the next economically driven cultural-iconic-touristic object, an increasing amount of both architects and with them, politicians, have forgotten the ethics that should be associated with architectural practice and the potential of design in the construction of public life...”
“Letters to the Mayor” started in New York City in 2014 with a collection of letters from a series of international architects writing to their respective Mayors. Subsequent iterations, organized in partnership with local institutions and groups, bring relevant local and international voices to the desks of elected officials and into the public consciousness. Recent and upcoming editions include Panama City, Bogota, Taipei, Athens, Mexico City, Buenos Aires and São Paulo.
On the occasion of the XVIII Architcture Week celebrated at the Official College of Architects of Madrid (COAM), the city of Madrid joins the initiative of Storefront for Art and Architecture. And it seems to be no better moment for it, since our mayor Manuela Carmena and her team are incorporating popular collaboration to their politics, including citizens in the decision making processes.
With the idea that architects have the responsibility to dream and aspire to a better city, the curators of the exhibition in Madrid, Enorme Estudio and Moneo Brock, alongside the COAM, have developed the list of participant architects and designed and built the exhibition.
On the occasion of the XVIII Architcture Week celebrated at the Official College of Architects of Madrid (COAM), the city of Madrid joins the initiative of Storefront for Art and Architecture. And it seems to be no better moment for it, since our mayor Manuela Carmena and her team are incorporating popular collaboration to their politics, including citizens in the decision making processes.
With the idea that architects have the responsibility to dream and aspire to a better city, the curators of the exhibition in Madrid, Enorme Estudio and Moneo Brock, alongside the COAM, have developed the list of participant architects and designed and built the exhibition.
Acebo x Alonso; Andrés Cánovas Alcaraz; Andrés Jaque; Ángel Borrego Cubero; Ángela García de Paredes; Anupama Kundoo; Belén Hermida Rodríguez; BOLLERÍA INDUSTRIAL; CanalsMoneo; Carlos Arroyo Zapatero; Carlos Espejo Escorial; Carlos Leganitos; CHIQUITECTOS; Edgar González; Elena Rivas Ruzafa; ELII; Fernando Landecho González-Soto; Fuensanta Nieto; Gabriel Ruíz Larrea; Gador Carvajal; Gonzalo del Val; HUSOS ; Ignacio; Vicente Sandoval; Irene Alberdi; Israel Alba Ramis; Jaime Ortiz Belda; Javier Alonso Madrid; Javier Sanjuan; Jesús San Vicente; José Antonio Granero Ramírez; José Ignacio Linazasoro; José Juan Barba / METALOCUS; José Manuel Santa Cruz Chao ; Juan Carlos Vaquerizo Jiménez; Juan Elvira y Clara Murado; Juan Herreros; Juan Mera González; LA GALERÍA DE LA MAGDALENA; Lina Toro Ocampo; Luis Jurado Téllez; Luis Rodriguez-Avial Llardent ; Luis Úrculo; Manuel Ocaña del Valle; Mara Sanchez Lorens; Marcos Corrales; María Antón Barco; María José Aranguren; Marisa Sáenz de Oiza; Matilde Peralta; MI5VR; Miguel Fernández Galiano; Mónica Alberola; Nerea Calvillo; Néstor Montenegro; NUNDO ; PAISAJE TRANSVERSAL; Paula García Masedo; Pedro Pitarch; Pepe Ballesteros; PYO ARQUITECTOS; Rafael Moneo; Ramón Francos Sánchez; Raquel Otero Ortiz de Cosca; Raquel Prendes; Ricardo Higueras de Cárdenas; Sandra Suárez Rionegro; Santiago Cifuentes; TALLER DE CASQUERÍA; Verónica Meléndez; VIC; ZULOARK
