Proposal for El Prado Museum by Gluckman Tang + Álvarez-Sala + Enguita & Lasso de la Vega

Richard Gluckman has occupied a special place in the world of art and design, since he established his architectural practice in New York City in 1977, creating distinctive spaces and buildings for artists, public arts institutions, art foundations, galleries and art collectors. In recent years, Gluckman has applied his unique design sensibility, informed by decades of collaboration with artists and curators, to projects for universities, resorts, developers and private clients. Gluckman’s design approach is defined by an emphasis on architecture as an experiential opportunity; as a frame for art and human activity.

Richard Gluckman has been a visiting critic and lecturer at Harvard University, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Parsons The New School for Design, and Syracuse University. He is a recipient of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award, and the Interior Design Hall of Fame Award. He has served on the boards of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Van Alen Institute. He currently serves on the board of Socrates Sculpture Park.

Gluckman received a Bachelor of Architecture and a Master of Architecture from Syracuse University’s School of Architecture. He received the George Arents Award from Syracuse University in 2006, and he was Chair of the University’s School of Architecture Advisory Board from 2003 - 2014.


Dana Tang joined Richard Gluckman in 1995 and became his partner in 2015. Tang has provided design and project leadership on many of the firm’s most notable projects, in a variety of types and scales. Tang brings a particular expertise in programming, planning and pre-design to all projects, while maintaining the highest level of design excellence and client service. She has been a LEED Accredited Professional for ten years and is deeply committed to building environmentally-responsible buildings.

As lead architect on many of the firm’s celebrated projects, including Mii amo Spa in Sedona, Arizona; the Philadelphia Museum of Art Perelman Building; and the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Tang has applied her unique and broad perspective, gained through a multi-disciplinary background, to the process of design and to her collaboration with clients and consultants. In recent years, Tang has spearheaded the firm’s presence in China, securing and leading the design of three major museums in Shanghai and Hangzhou.

Tang received a Master of Architecture from Yale University and a Master of Regional Studies – East Asia from Harvard University.

Luis Enguita and Paloma Lasso de la Vega are both architects graduated from Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid.

The studio Enguita & Lasso de la Vega is characterized by developing three different but convergent working lines. The first and principal is the one related to professional architecture works, building and restoration projects, and architectural competitions, where they have achieved wide recognition and won important prizes. The second one is related to art and museography specialization, artist collaborations, design and exhibition curation. Finally, a third one related to investigation, theoretical texts, doctoral courses and book publishing.