Poster for the closing event of the "Islands of the Future: Art, Architecture, and Thought" festival
Islands have always exerted a peculiar fascination on the individual and collective imagination, as evidenced by their diverse representations in art, culture, and literature, as well as their success in the contemporary tourism industry. While in exile and attempting to familiarize herself with the Caribbean islands, María Zambrano wrote: "the role of islands is to act as a magnet that draws the imagination toward something primary, not yet corrupted by human nature." This tendency to project the most idyllic places onto the edges of the sea persists in the collective imagination today. When we think of summer or vacations, our minds often gravitate toward the mental construction of islands—places where we dream and fantasize that happiness, calm, and harmony are possible alongside a sunset.
Poster for the Martín Chirino Tribute at the Islas del Futuro Festival
A dialogue on the contribution of Martín Chirino to architecture, landscape, and the identity of the Canary Islands through his sculpture. In his spiral structures, the smallest part is always equal to the largest through a multiplication that tends toward infinity. Chirino's spiral appears to be an interpretation of the structure that distributes the islands throughout the world; in part, it reflects how islanders view themselves. Participants include Magüi González, architect and professor of Projects at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of the University of Las Palmas; Fernando Menis, architect and president of the Laboratory for Innovation in Architecture, Landscape and Advanced Tourism of Tenerife; and Jesús Castaño, director of the Martín Chirino Foundation for Art and Thought.
The Fundación Arquitectura Contemporánea and Grupo Cosentino invite you to the colloquium "Bringing Contemporary Architecture Closer to Society." Moderated by Anatxu Zabalbeascoa, the event will feature architects Rafael de La-Hoz, Victoria Garriga, and María González, all trustees of the Fundación Arquitectura Contemporánea and participants in various editions of the international MadeinSpain lecture series.
Poster for the César Manrique Tribute at the 5th Canary Islands Tank Festival
In the year marking the centenary of his birth, the fifth edition of the Canary Islands' Tank Festival is dedicating an event to the work and memory of artist César Manrique. The event will feature a screening of the documentary "Taro, el eco de Manrique" (58 min., Miguel G. Morales), a feature film that brings us closer to the figure and ecological message of the Spanish artist, born in Lanzarote, through his own voice, reflections, actions, and projects. His involvement, his advocacy, his confrontations with authorities and developers, and his commitment to the cultural and landscape values of Lanzarote transformed him into a symbol, adding a socio-political dimension to his creative personality. The screening will be followed by a discussion between the documentary's director, Miguel G., and architect Fernando Menis. This event is held in collaboration with the César Manrique Foundation and the Hatching Festival.
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is pleased to announce the launch of the Global Summer School 2019 - Becoming, the 12th edition of the international summer program on the future of our cities, which will take place in Barcelona and simultaneously at other nodes around the world from July 1 to 14, 2019.
20th International Conference on Heritage Intervention
The 20th edition of the International Conference on Heritage Intervention, titled "In Continuous Transformation," will take place in Logroño from November 21 to 23. The event is organized by the La Rioja Architects' Association, with support from the Government of La Rioja and the Logroño City Council. Speakers will include Jan de Vylder, Carlos Quintáns, Antonio Ruiz Barbarín, Ignacio García Pedrosa, Juan Domingo Santos, Nuno Valentim, Isabel Concheiro, Núria Oliveras, and Xavier Monteys, among others.
"Formentera was unique. The sea, and a little rock in the sea, and I was on this little-known rock because there was nothing there. [...] Being warm in winter when it is cold, being cool in summer when it is hot, and conserving water—that is all that is necessary to live. The wind, the sun, and the rain were what I needed, nothing more," summarized Henri Quillé in 2016, from Paris, after a career dedicated to building some 30 houses on Formentera, the smallest of the Balearic Islands.
Curated by Tiago do Vale Arquitectos and the Galician firm Santos-Mera Arquitectos, the fifth edition of Mesturas, International Architecture Meetings Galicia-Portugal, will take place from October 10 to 24, 2018, in the cities of Pontevedra, Ourense, and Vigo.
The Contemporary Architecture Foundation invites you to participate in the 'Culture and City and vice versa' conference, which, with the support of the Córdoba City Council's Department of Culture and Historical Heritage, aims to share and foster debate on various experiences applicable to the strategic planning of the city and the territory.
Curated by Tiago do Vale Arquitectos and the Galician firm Santos-Mera Arquitectos, the fifth edition of Mesturas, the Galicia-Portugal International Architecture Meetings, will take place between October 10 and 24, 2019, in the cities of Pontevedra, Ourense, and Vigo.
On June 4th and 5th, Knauf’s exclusive international event, 'Room For Expression'—which has already been successfully held in other parts of Europe—arrives in Spain to discuss acoustic comfort. It will take place at Las Alhajas Palacio, a historic and iconic building in Madrid. The event will be attended by prominent professionals from the worlds of architecture, design, acoustics, performing arts, and gastronomy, as well as representatives from the country’s leading institutions in these sectors.
On Tuesday, November 19, the COAC (Architects' Association of Catalonia) will host a public event to mark the launch of the book La Casa de Ozu by architect Marta Peris. In addition to the author, the event will feature philosopher and art critic Menene Gras Balaguer (Director of Culture and Exhibitions at Casa Asia) and architects Josep Ferrando and Antonio de Moragas.
For the eighth consecutive year, the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture is hosting an exhibition of final degree projects at the restored Ca l'Alier factory in the Poblenou district. Titled "22@_What? How to achieve balance in Northern Poblenou, Barcelona," the exhibition reexamines the 22@ Plan, launched by the Barcelona City Council in 2000 to repurpose the neighborhood's former industrial zones. The plan aimed to create a compact city model where businesses, universities, research centers, and technology transfer hubs could coexist with housing, public facilities, and green spaces. Twenty years later, UIC Barcelona students have taken up the challenge, presenting new programmatic and architectural proposals for Northern Poblenou—a territory they believe is in need of new solutions and patterns.
La Pagoda / Miguel Fisac. Image Cortesía de Fundación Miguel Fisac
Open House is an architecture and city festival that takes place one weekend a year in more than 40 cities around the world. For two days, the doors of dozens of public buildings, workspaces, residences, and artist and architect studios that are not usually accessible to the public are opened. It is a free event for the public that promotes knowledge of the city and recognition of the value of urban space. In Madrid, it is a project by the non-profit association Culture Care.
The forms of industrial construction (across all sectors, from dams, warehouses, and silos to workshops and mills), in their pursuit of economic and spatial efficiency, served as compelling formal references for architects at the dawn of the modern movement, as noted by Banham; they often inspired the design of ordinary urban buildings.
