A CITY CALLED SPAIN

Table of contents:

A city called Spain by Manuel Blanco



The architecture of the city

Fisterra Municipal Cemetery

Neda Wind Farm Substation and Control Building

SGAE Headquarters in Santiago de Compostela

University of Vigo Campus

Headquarters of the Official Guild of Architects of Galicia

Wharf organization, sailors', departments, cafeteria and sports facilities in Beluso

Florida Arena

Atlantic Park in La Vaguada de las Llamas

Before / Now / Then

Bilbao Airport: project for the new terminal building and development

Parish Church in Riberas de Loiola

Kursaal Centre (Kursaal Elkargunea)

Tiberio Thermal Baths

Spanish Pavilion, International Expo, Zaragoza 2008

The Barcelona model

Interventions in the historical centre of Barcelona

Institute of Ocular Microsurgery (IMO)

Filmoteca de Catalunya (Catalonia Film Archives)

Plan for the rehabilitation of the Audivisual Campus in 22@, Poblenou

Media-Tic

Mediapro Building in the Audivisual Campus district 22@ of Barcelona

New Sants Station Complex

Manresa Landscapehall

León Auditorium

MUSAC

Cultural facilities at the Solar de Caballería Excavation Site National Research Centre on Humane Evolution

Casa del Horizonte

Headquarters of the Junta de Castilla y León in Zamora

Patio Herreriano Museum of Spanish Contemporary Art

Centre Entrepreneurs: Centre of Arts and Technology (CAT)

La Granja Escalators, Toledo

Square in Toledo

Intermodal Station, Urban Park and 5 Residential Towers

Technology Centre, La Rioja

Hotel Aire de Bardenas

Eco-Boulevard, Vallecas

Second extension of Madrid Fair (IFEMA): Halls 12 and 14 and southeast Parking

ARCO

Social Housing, Carabanchel

Central Library of the University of Alcalá

67 Social Housing Apartments, Colmenar Viejo

International Convention Centre, Madrid

Day care and Nursery School for Children aged 0-3 years

Parochial Centre, Rivas-Vaciamadrid

Zafra-Uceda House

Corporate Office Building

Multiporpose Hall, Camilo José Cela School, Madrid

Chemical Laboratory Buildings, University of Alcalá

Renovation of Hall 16 of the Matadero in Madrid, to create a new exhibition space

Intermediae - Matadero Arts Centre

Incorporation of gender perspectives in Albacete urban planning

Cuenca Fair Site

Microcoasts, Vinaròs

Maritime Promenade, Vinaròs

Marine Pavilion, Vinaròs
Àgora

Day Centre and Sheltered Housing, San Vicente del Raspeig

Green Path Waterfront, Palma de Mallorca

Santa Rita Geriatric Centre

House in Never Never Land

Palace of the Cherry Trees in Blossom

Trucks, containers, collectives

Congress Hall and Auditorium, Plasencia

Regional Bus Station, Casar de Cáceres

Centre for the modernization of sport facilities

Caixaforum Seville

Classrooms with 24 units, Pablo de Olavide University

Museum and Headquarters, Madinat Al Zahra

Caja Granada

Museum of the memory of Andalucía

Entre Catedrales (Between Cathedrals)

Apartment Building, Cádiz

Parque de los Cuentos in the old convent of La Trinidad

Nasrid Wall, Alto Albaicín

Museum of Almería

8-Unit Nursery

Auditorium and conference Centre

Mantis

140 Public Housing Apartments on Monte Hacho, Ceuta. Europan V

Barranco de Santos

City of Law, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Auditorium and conference Hall, Morro Jable



Index of collaborators

Photographic index

A City Called Spain is a book that reflects the landscape of Spanish contemporary architecture, constructing a large city with the most significant elements projected through a magnificent constellation of architects in the first decade of this century.
It is an intergenerational story in which new studios and up-and-coming groups merge with the most established Spanish figures on the international scene.

We have sought to draw a portrait of Spanish architecture, constructed by our architects on our own territory. To do so, we have placed only two conditions on the selection of works: That their teams be based in Spain, so they are studios that live and work in our cities. And that the works be built or designed and projected in Spain in this first decade of the century.

We have created a city whose design coincides with the map of our geography. A topographic model abstracted from our orography, built with the maquettes, photos and drawings rest. Representations of buildings are situated on this large map of our peninsula, our islands and cities, corresponding to the real situation.