Madrid: The Latest Architecture and News

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The exhibition The Vienna Model - housing for the twenty-first-century city opens on Thursday, May 5, at the Official College of Architects of Madrid (COAM). The exhibition is organized as part of the AHA (Affordable Housing Activation) UIA International Forum 2022.

The program for the 7th edition of the International Congress of Pioneers of Modern Spanish Architecture, dedicated to the space between interior and exterior, is now available on our website.

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Exhibition dedicated to the Coliseum building, its architecture, and its development as a performance space. This activity is part of the 2022 Zarzuela Conference program, which focuses broadly on the "unique spaces" of musical theater, and coincides with the 90th anniversary of the theater's inauguration on December 10, 1932.

The Official College of Architects of Madrid (COAM), through its MATCOAM Building department, is organizing the first edition of the MATCOAM Construction Week, which will take place from November 2 to 5, 2022, at the COAM headquarters, located at 63 Hortaleza Street, Madrid. This new trade fair focuses on innovation and sustainability. High-quality exhibition spaces, a high-level congress, and a prime location in the heart of the city are the main draws of this new construction event. Industry companies will have the opportunity to present their most advanced systems and products directly to specifiers at the architects' own "home."

Andreu World, Mini, Ecoalf, the General Secretariat for Innovation, and the Madrid Design Festival invite you to a special event on sustainability next Thursday, February 17.

On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, the first edition of the Norman Foster Foundation's public debates will be held at the Fundación Francisco Giner de los Ríos in Madrid, Spain, with the support of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction. The conference and subsequent debate will feature a panel of experts and a conversation between two Pritzker Prize laureates: Norman Foster, President of the Norman Foster Foundation, and Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena, Executive Director of ELEMENTAL.

In the contemporary context, diversity is undoubtedly one of the defining characteristics of Madrid. Today, as cities increasingly trend toward standardization—replicating commercial models and cultural structures—complexity emerges as a value in itself, serving as a defining feature of urban identity.

On December 15 at 7:00 PM (Spain time), the presentation of "Cuánto cuento. Relatos de arquitectos"—the second title in the Habitar Iberoamérica collection published by redfundamentos—will take place.

On October 3, architects around the world will celebrate World Architecture Day. The Spanish Council of Architects (CSCAE) will host a commemorative event under the theme "Design for Health."

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On April 19 at 7:00 PM, we invite you to the Fundación Arquia (C/Tutor, 16, Madrid) for the screening of Reusing Posidonia, a documentary about the first public housing units built on the island of Formentera by the IBAVI (Balearic Housing Institute) based on the principles of circularity, emission reduction, and climate change adaptation from the Life Reusing Posidonia project.

Following the screening, there will be a discussion regarding the documentary and the recently published El Croquis monograph on the IBAVI, which compiles and analyzes 24 works and projects promoted by the Balearic institution between 2019 and 2023. Speakers will include Carles Oliver, director of the Life Reusing Posidonia project; Albert Cuchí, author of the essay "IBAVI, una experiencia necesaria" published by El Croquis; Sara Ferran, architect and partner at the firm taller11; and Marta Palacín, the documentary's screenwriter, director, and producer.

A day dedicated to identifying challenges and opportunities, sharing methodologies, lines of action, and best practices, as well as fostering networks and synergies to safeguard contemporary architectural heritage.

On May 18 at 7:00 PM, Arquitectura en Corto invites you to the Fundación Arquia in Madrid (Tutor, 16) for the screening of “A low carbon future for China’s furnace cities,” a documentary about an international research group’s project. The initiative proposes intervening in China’s massive existing building stock by installing a passive system that captures high-altitude air currents and channels them into homes to improve thermal comfort.