In this edition, which will be held under the title 'Architecture as an integral piece of work', the congress will analyze 13 relevant examples of Modern Spanish architecture from a global perspective, in which the idea of the project and its physical reality embraces the entire work, from shear to small scale - such as details and furniture – and including the relationship with craftsmanship and artistic activities related to each piece of work.
Miguel Fisac's Teacher Training Center, José Antonio Corrales's Parador in Sotogrande, José Antonio Coderch's Tàpies Painter's House or Alejandro de la Sota's León Telecommunications Building are among the selected pieces of work to be presented.
As invited presenters and moderating the debate with authors, we will be having Juan Manuel Navarro Baldeweg (Professor at ETSAM - Technical University of Madrid and 2014 National Architecture Prize), Carmen Díez Medina (Professor at EINA - University of Zaragoza), Enrique Granell (Professor at ETSAB - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) and Carlos Quintans (Professor at University of A Coruña, School of Architecture).
Alejandro de la Sota Foundation is a non-profit organization created in 1997 by the heirs of the Galician architect to continue with his great vocation for teaching architecture and for sharing his work and thought. Since 2013, the foundation has opened all the contents of its website alejandrodelasota.org and created an open collaboration platform that is part of it. Together with it, and with the support of the Ministry of Public Works, they help legacies of other Modern Spanish architects to encourage their digitization and diffusion. A work to support the values and works of those architects, as a cultural and historicalartistic reference of Spain, which would not be possible without the sponsorship offered by Placo and Valenor.
In addition, as part of its activity, Alejandro de la Sota Foundation organizes the Congress of Modern Spanish Architecture Pioneers, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works, in order to think about the creative process of Modern Spanish architects and the principles and thoughts collected in their buildings. During two days in May, Nuevos Ministerios seminar building collects 13 renowned and studious architects, who take part in the open dialogue surrounding the Modern Spanish architecture pieces of work. They use a rigorous yet easy-to-understand speech suitable for all audiences.
Miguel Fisac's Teacher Training Center, José Antonio Corrales's Parador in Sotogrande, José Antonio Coderch's Tàpies Painter's House or Alejandro de la Sota's León Telecommunications Building are among the selected pieces of work to be presented.
As invited presenters and moderating the debate with authors, we will be having Juan Manuel Navarro Baldeweg (Professor at ETSAM - Technical University of Madrid and 2014 National Architecture Prize), Carmen Díez Medina (Professor at EINA - University of Zaragoza), Enrique Granell (Professor at ETSAB - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) and Carlos Quintans (Professor at University of A Coruña, School of Architecture).
Alejandro de la Sota Foundation is a non-profit organization created in 1997 by the heirs of the Galician architect to continue with his great vocation for teaching architecture and for sharing his work and thought. Since 2013, the foundation has opened all the contents of its website alejandrodelasota.org and created an open collaboration platform that is part of it. Together with it, and with the support of the Ministry of Public Works, they help legacies of other Modern Spanish architects to encourage their digitization and diffusion. A work to support the values and works of those architects, as a cultural and historicalartistic reference of Spain, which would not be possible without the sponsorship offered by Placo and Valenor.
In addition, as part of its activity, Alejandro de la Sota Foundation organizes the Congress of Modern Spanish Architecture Pioneers, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works, in order to think about the creative process of Modern Spanish architects and the principles and thoughts collected in their buildings. During two days in May, Nuevos Ministerios seminar building collects 13 renowned and studious architects, who take part in the open dialogue surrounding the Modern Spanish architecture pieces of work. They use a rigorous yet easy-to-understand speech suitable for all audiences.
