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The House of the Green Pond / aceboXalonso studio

Valentina Díaz — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000

In 1971, the then-owners of a row-end single-family home located in one of the historical neighborhoods of Madrid incorporated into it one of the iconic objects of the imagery of developmental Spain: the blue pool. For their private use, they decided to build a pool, sacrificing nearly all of the twenty-eight square meters that made up the backyard of their home, which until then had been a place for children's revelry and a respite from domestic tasks. It is possible that the decision was made simply in response to changing circumstances: with the children grown and the housekeeper working outside the home, the yard fell into disuse; or perhaps, it was the pool, as a fantasy imported from postcards of sun and tourism, that managed to carve out a place as a desire among other domestic needs.

RE_SOLUTION: Lord Marvin Rees OBE, former Mayor of Bristol, at IE School of Architecture & Design

Rene Submissions — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:05:00 +0000

IE School of Architecture & Design will host, as part of its RE_SOLUTION public series, a lecture by Lord Marvin Rees OBE, Mayor of Bristol from 2016 to 2024, followed by a conversation with Santiago Íñiguez de Onzoño, Executive President of IE University.

Lord Marvin Rees is a member of the UK House of Lords and served as Mayor of Bristol from 2016 to 2024. The first directly elected mayor of Black African heritage in a major European city, he led Bristol through a period of significant transformation, overseeing one of the UK’s largest urban investment programs, including the landmark

House in Penumbra / Teleno Studio

Valentina Díaz — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Casa en Penumbra is the renovation of a 56 m² apartment located in a 19th-century building in the center of Madrid, conceived as a domestic environment shaped by soft, filtered light where shadow becomes a defining architectural element.

Torre Picasso Offices / Destudio

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000

The office on the 42nd floor of Torre Picasso (Madrid) was born from a competition in which the client had a peculiar program for only 4 permanent workers in an area of 330 m2, to which occasionally are added more employees coming from different company locations to hold meetings in the rooms of this office.

Guest Lounge 350.000 Ha / Manuel Bouzas + salazarsequeromedina

Valentina Díaz — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

The 45th edition of ARCO 2026 takes as its central theme “two spaces within the fair.” Our proposal responds to this duality: on the one hand, a constructed space—the Guest Lounge—and on the other, an evoked space—the forests of the northwestern Iberian Peninsula that burned uncontrollably this past August.

Agrosemillas Offices / Impepinable Studio

Valentina Díaz — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Agrosemillas’ offices are set within an agro-industrial landscape shaped by the scale of large vehicles, logistical infrastructures, and production processes rather than by the scale of people. The complex stands beside a national road that separates it from the small town of El Peral — a municipality of 660 inhabitants — and is surrounded by vast agricultural fields with few immediate references. The character of the place emerges both from this territorial condition and from a climate defined by strong seasonal contrasts and recurrent episodes of torrential rain. Work rhythms follow the cycles of the harvest, alternating quieter periods with phases of continuous activity.

RE_SOLUTION: Raymond Johansen, Oslo Mayor 2015-2023

Rene Submissions — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:25:00 +0000

Raymond Johansen was Governing Mayor of Oslo from 2015 to 2023, a period in which the city advanced policies linking climate objectives with urban management and development. During his mandate, Oslo incorporated environmental criteria into mobility planning, public space design, and municipal procurement, influencing how the city plans and builds. In his lecture within the series "Re_Solution" at IE School of Architecture&Design, Johansen will address his role in developing clean construction policies and the introduction of zero-emission construction sites within this broader framework. His experience provides insight into how municipal governance can affect the built environment through regulatory, technical, and

CRAFT & CARE. Nifemi Marcus-Bello at IE university in Madrid

Rene Submissions — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:10:00 +0000

This year’s lecture series CRAFT&CARE at IE School of Architecture and Design, curated by Grazielle Bruscato, invites students to reflect on how making, maintaining and repairing—across architecture, fashion and design—can be a transformative practice of attention, commitment and responsibility. The series highlights the resurgence of craft as both contemporary practices and cultural heritage, celebrating voices from across the globe, embracing diverse material traditions and design processes, and affirming care as a transversal force that fosters well-being, social cohesion and ecological sustainability.

Nifemi Marcus-Bello is a Lagos-based industrial designer and founder of nmbello Studio, a practice rooted in humility, cultural context, and

Ciel / gon architects

Andreas Luco — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000

'French family looking for an apartment to settle in Madrid for an indefinite period of time'. With this headline, Marion and Paul Franck, a couple with three young children - Leo, Romeo and Zöe - who until then had lived, due to his work in the aeronautical industry, five years in Toulouse, another two in Reunion Island, one in Washington and the last four in London, presented themselves in the studio at the end of 2022. The difference with previous destinations is that Madrid now appears to be the place they have chosen to settle permanently. And they do so by acquiring a 151 m2 dwelling located on the top floor of a residential building constructed at the beginning of the 20th century in the Justicia neighborhood, near Gran Vía and Chueca, in the center of Madrid. With a marked longitudinal character and a floor plan organized around three courtyards, paradoxically, despite being a penthouse, the dwelling does not establish notable links with the surrounding urban profile. Rather, as if it were the shell of an armadillo, it is closed and protected from the outside. For this purpose, it has an extensive roof: a 200 m2 surface of undulating and opaque tiles, made up of 7 roofs of different slopes and lengths and consisting of a framework of wooden beams, many of them darkened, in poor condition and hidden behind a false ceiling.

CRAFT & CARE. Alice Rawsthorn

Rene Submissions — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:05:00 +0000

Lecture by Alice Rawsthorn, an award-winning design critic and author, whose books include "Design as an Attitude", "Hello World: Where Design Meets Life" and, most recently, "Design Emergency: Building a Better Future", co-written with Paola Antonelli, senior curator of design at MoMA, New York. Alice’s books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and her weekly design column for The New York Times was syndicated worldwide for over a decade. In all her work, she champions design’s potential as a social, political and ecological tool to foster positive change.

Born in Manchester and based in London, Alice is a

73 Social Housing Units in Vallecas - Rosilla 3 / Ricardo Sánchez González

Valentina Díaz — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000

The development is located in Villa de Vallecas, within APE 18.05 La Rosilla. It has a maximum buildable area of 6,500 m² for residential use. The maximum building depth is 12 meters, and the regulations allow for a maximum height of ground floor + 7 (VIII) on the western end of the plot, and ground floor + 4 (V) on the eastern side. The project fully optimizes these conditions.

Rosa María House / delavegacanolasso

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000

The House and the Garden
This house is organized around two patios that give shape to the space and infuse it with meaning. They are not merely voids between walls—they are lived spaces that draw the garden into the interior and blur the boundaries between inside and out. In winter, they gather light generously; in summer, the water in the reflecting pool brings coolness and a gentle murmur that quietly accompanies life.

AP House / ALE Estudio

Andreas Luco — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000

AP House is a renovation of a home located to the east of Madrid, in a privileged position next to Casa de Campo. With an area of 130m2, the project transforms a previously very compartmentalized state into a more open and fluid space.

House JN109 / SUAV

Andreas Luco — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Located in Madrid’s Chamberí district, along the Paseo de la Habana, this residence occupies the top floor of a building constructed in 1973—an example of Spain’s 1970s architectural language, marked by pragmatism, industrial materiality, and a drive toward modernization. The building's original features—exposed brick and steel—speak to this era’s emphasis on functionality over ornament.

Casa Cometa / bardo

Paula Pintos — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000

This renovation project in Madrid was quite an unusual case. A poorly planned construction had left the roof on the verge of collapse. We proposed adding a second floor that would solve the structural issues while also creating a new livable space.

Norman Foster Foundation | Healthy Cities Public Debates

Rene Submissions — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 08:45:00 +0000

Join us in Madrid for the Healthy Cities Public Debates, hosted by the Norman Foster Foundation and supported by Sanitas.

The Healthy Cities Public Debates, moderated by Catherine Mary Cummings, Will address the significant overlap between healthcare and urban living. It Will begin with Keynote presentations and a speaker debate, highlighting the the essential role of city leadership in adopting nature – centric and public health policies.
The focus Will then shift towards the intersection of health and architecture at he building scale. This pase Will explore how data-informed design can contribute to healthier buildings, emphasising the integration of wellness

116 Public Housing Units in Madrid / UNIA ARQUITECTOS + FAU ARQUITECTOS

Paula Pintos — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0000

The proposal aims to articulate the site conditions alongside the urban character of the piece, the optimal use of buildable area, the required program, and the spatial quality of the homes. Given the tightness of the program, the best relationship between the usable area of the homes and that designated for circulation and common spaces is sought.

NSA 14 – 205 Social Housing Units for EMVS / Ricardo Sánchez González

Paula Pintos — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000

The development is located in the "Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles" neighborhood, on a 9,798.26 m² plot with a maximum buildable area of 15,930 m² for residential use. It consists of two blocks measuring approximately 70x18 meters, with a height of up to eight floors.