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Seville Architecture City Guide: 21 Projects Tracing the Layers of an Andalusian City

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Located in southern Spain, Seville unfolds as a layered city shaped by centuries of cultural intersections. As the former capital of Al-Andalus and a central port during the Spanish Empire's expansion, its built environment reflects a deep historical complexity. From Roman foundations to Islamic geometries, from Renaissance palaces to contemporary interventions, Seville presents a unique spatial narrative in which architecture directly reflects its political, religious, and social transformations.

The city's architectural heritage is inseparable from its climate and geography. Narrow shaded streets, inner courtyards, and water as spatial elements reveal a deep knowledge of environmental adaptation that still informs how public and private spaces are articulated today. While monumental landmarks such as the Alcázar, the Giralda, or the Cathedral preserve and reinterpret historic legacies, modern projects have begun introducing new materials, programs, and spatial typologies, challenging conventional forms and proposing alternative ways to inhabit the city.

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Modular Research Center / CHYBIK + KRISTOF + KOMA Modular

Modular Research Center / CHYBIK + KRISTOF + KOMA Modular  - More Images+ 26

Ramón y Cajal Residential Building / Estudio Alvarez-Sala + Aybar-Mateos Arquitectos + Hombre de Piedra

Ramón y Cajal Residential Building / Estudio Alvarez-Sala + Aybar-Mateos Arquitectos + Hombre de Piedra - More Images+ 17

House for a Family of Musicians / Baum Lab

House for a Family of Musicians / Baum Lab - More Images+ 17

  • Architects: Baum Lab
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  310
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018

Lightweight & Detachable Solutions: Buildings as a Reserve of Materials for the Future

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At the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, curator Alejandro Aravena decided to reuse 100 tons of material discarded by the previous Art Biennale to create the new exhibition halls. Besides preserving 10,000 m² of plasterboard and 14 km of metallic structures, the initiative intended to give value, through design, to something that would otherwise be discarded as waste. The project also shed light on another observation: as architects, we generally restrict ourselves to thinking about buildings during the design process, construction phase, and at most through the use phase. We hardly think of what will become of them when they are demolished at the end of their useful life, an issue that should urgently become part of the conversation.

SMG Church Complex / Ramón Fernández-Alonso

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San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain

Seville Cruise Terminal Phase 2 / Hombre de Piedra Arquitectos + Buró 4

Seville Cruise Terminal Phase 2  / Hombre de Piedra Arquitectos + Buró 4 - More Images+ 13

  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1096
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2016
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  AutoDesk, Knauf, Lamp Lighting, Texsa, Trimble, +1

Habilitation of Surga House / Nd_Arquitectos

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  • Architects: Nd_Arquitectos
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  5844 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019

Rehabilitation of the Cordoba Congress Center / LAP Arquitectos Asociados

Rehabilitation of the Cordoba Congress Center / LAP Arquitectos Asociados - More Images+ 18

  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  27867 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Aguilera, Andaluza de Laminados, Cortizo, Das audio, Figueras, +10

RR House / VIDA architecture + MATRIZ arquitectura

RR House / VIDA architecture + MATRIZ arquitectura - More Images+ 19

House 141 in Valme Street / Estudio Curtidores

House 141 in Valme Street / Estudio Curtidores - More Images+ 42

Sevilla, Spain
  • Architects: Estudio Curtidores
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  453
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2012
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  AutoDesk, Altherma Daikin, Collbaix, Cortizo, Cype

Minimalist Windows with High Rigidity Steel Profiles: Transparency and Subtle Design

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After centuries of using wood for the development of window and door carpentry, the Rationalism of the 20th century began to adopt a new material for these purposes: steel. Driven by industrial production, and promoted by architects such as Adolf Loos, Mies van der Rohe, and Le Corbusier, steel was evolving to generate increasingly thin and resistant frames. However, efficient and low-cost materials, such as aluminum and PVC, gradually began to replace its widespread use, increasing the size of the frames and losing steel's "clean" aesthetic when applied to a growing architecture of large glass paneled facades.

At present, new technologies have refined their production processes, developing minimal profiles of high rigidity and precision, which take full advantage of the transparency of the glass and deliver new comfort and safety features. We talked with Jansen's experts to deepen our understanding of their application in contemporary architecture.

Baena Castle Restoration / José Manuel López Osorio

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Puerta de Moguer Bus Stop / Ahaus arquitectos

Puerta de Moguer Bus Stop / Ahaus arquitectos - More Images+ 14

Moguer, Spain
  • Architects: Ahaus arquitectos
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  182
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  GRAPHISOFT, Artesolar, Cándido Valverde, Islamar, Modekons

SantaCreu Hotel in Tabarca Island / Diego López Fuster + Subarquitectura

SantaCreu Hotel in Tabarca Island / Diego López Fuster + Subarquitectura - More Images+ 27