Gerardo Ayala Hernández (1940) and María Concepción Calvo Campos (1940) founded Arquitectos Ayala in 1970, and Mateo Ayala Calvo (1970) and Marcos Ayala Calvo (1973) joined as partners in 2000. Their activity has focused on unique building projects, with all of their projects and works winning first prizes in competitions.
Arquitectos Ayala has won more than 50 awards in architectural competitions. Among his most notable projects are the Teatro Central in Seville (1992), the TVE Headquarters in Seville (1992), the New Municipal Theater in Xátiva (2001), the RFEF Sports City in Madrid (2004), the Getafe fairgrounds (2004), the Palace of Justice in Almería (2010), Pamplona Airport (2010), the City of Justice in Cádiz (2012-), the Banco Popular Data Center in Madrid (2013), the Banco Santander Headquarters in Madrid (2017), the New Headquarters of Red Eléctrica de España in Madrid (2019-), and the BCC-Grupo Cajamar Financial Center in Almería (2024).
In the academic field, they have taught at various universities and have been invited to teach courses, seminars, and lectures at several architecture schools and associations of architects internationally (Germany, Austria, Colombia, Italy, Portugal, etc.). In 2004, the studio was commissioned to design the Spanish Pavilion at the 9th Venice Architecture Biennale, curated by Gerardo Ayala. In 2012, the work of Arquitectos Ayala was presented in a major retrospective exhibition, "Arquitectos Ayala Recorridos/Percosi," at the Spanish Academy in Rome and at the Ordine degli Architetti di Roma.
Gerardo Ayala Hernández, born 1940, in Badajoz. He graduated as an architect from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid in 1968. Regarding his academic career, he was a Professor of Project Management at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid and a member of the jury for numerous national architecture and urban planning competitions. He has also been invited to teach courses, seminars, and lectures at various Schools of Architecture and Colleges of Architects around the world (Germany, Austria, Colombia, Italy).
Between 1984 and 1986, he served as Dean of the Official College of Architects of Extremadura and as a Councilor on the Higher Council of Colleges of Architects of Spain.
Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards and recognitions: the 3rd Spanish Architecture Biennial Award (1992), the PAD Architecture Award (1994), the 5th Spanish Architecture Biennial Award (1996), and the Curator of the Spanish Pavilion at the 9th Venice Architecture Biennale (2004).
He also pursues his professional career as a painter, participating in various competitions, group exhibitions, and biennials. He also regularly holds solo exhibitions. Currently, some of his works belong to various institutions such as the MEIAC, the Higher Council of the Colleges of Architects of Spain, Official Colleges of Architects (Madrid, Extremadura), the Museum of Contemporary Art of Cáceres, and private collectors.
