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Architects: Estudio Acta
- Area: 1336 m²


The Dragon Tree of Icod de los Vinos, in Tenerife, is the oldest specimen of Dracaena Drago, which is preserved in the Atlantic archipelago, a tree 16 m high with a 20 m circumference at the base. An endemic species of the Canary Islands, with a slow growth, the dragon tree has a strong symbolism since, in the past, it was considered the protector of the islands, but, at the beginning of the 1980s, the one who needed protection was precisely the dragon tree. Visitors - about 1 million a year - flocked to visit it, and the intense activity that tourism brought around it put its life in danger. It was necessary to stop the visits and find solutions so that the drago tree did not die of success.




Since its inception in 2008, the Bienal de Arquitectura Latinoamericana (BAL) has highlighted architectural developments in Latin America. For the 2023 edition, a new exhibition of Latin American architectural photography is being organized, aiming to expand the range of activities presented in order to achieve a broader and more precise vision of the region.


