Tag Madrid

20-06-2012
Ruiz-Larrea: 92 bioclimatic apartments
Ruiz-Larrea & Asociados’ new housing development in Móstoles (Madrid) is a sustainable architecture project: the overall composition of the development and the choice of cladding materials are the product of application of bioclimatic principles in a work of contemporary value.

05-06-2012
Eduardo Merello Godino, Centro Médico y de Bienestar Milenium
Active Clean Air & Antibacterial Ceramic™ materials are used in renovation of a healthcare centre in Spain, demonstrating that a ventilated façade made out of ceramic units can help provide passive protection and reduce pollutants.

30-04-2012
Arquitectos Ayala, Recorridos / Percorsi exhibition
A double exhibition in Rome featuring the architectural projects of studio Ayala (Gerardo, Marcos, Mateo) and the paintings of the studio’s founder, Gerardo.

24-04-2012
Earth Hour: the next is coming up on March 30, 2013
The world-wide success of EarthHour, held on March 31, is partly due to the social media that brought people together for a common cause: to protect the planet.

02-04-2012
Exposed concrete in an award-winning building
The “House 1+1=1” or “Pitch's House” project by Spanish architect Iñaqui Carnicero in Torrelordones, near Madrid, won the first prize in the 2012 HÄUSER-AWARDS for affordable housing On first sight, the two-level home looks like an imposing modern house made of exposed cement, and the impression is underlined by its markedly horizontal orientation.

26-03-2012
Social and sustainable street art: “Luz nas Vielas”
The Boa Mistura group of Madrid implemented a project of great social value in the Brasilândia favelas of São Paulo, getting the inhabitants involved in the transformation of their neighbourhood and establishing a new empathy among them and with the environment they live in.

12-01-2012
Francisco Mangado Architect Exhibition
A travelling exhibition of the works of Spanish architect Francisco Mangado is now at the Aedes am Pfefferberg in Berlin.