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Guia Arquitectura Espana : Spanish Architecture Guide

We've selected what we feel are the key examples of Spanish Architecture.
We aim to include projects that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both.

We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and competitions across Spain.

Spanish Architecture arranged by city / area: Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cordoba, El Ciego, Ibiza, Igualada, Granada, Huesca, La Coruña, Madrid, Majorca, Mallorca, Mérida, Murcia, Pamplona, San Sebastián, Santander, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Tarragona, Valencia, Zaragoza; Other

We have 2 pages of Spanish Architecture selections with links to many individual project pages. This page lists buildings in the major cities.

The second page (linked below in bold) lists buildings outwith the larger cities.


OTHER
Spanish Architecture
- projects that aren't in the largest cities

Uncredited Spanish Architecture photos below © Adrian Welch

ALICANTE
Alicante Buildings

National Centre for Rhythmic Gymnastics
1994
Enric Miralles / Benedetta Tagliabue Arquitectes

BARCELONA
Barcelona Architecture

Agbar Tower
Jean Nouvel Architects
Agbar Tower
image © adrian welch
Spanish Building

Bac de Roda Felipe II Bridge
Santiago Calatrava, Architect
Spanish Bridge
image © Thomas Boczko
Spanish Bridge

Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
Richard Meier & Partners, Architects
Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art

Barcelona Pavilion Building
Mies van der Rohe, Architect
Barcelona Pavilion
Barcelona Pavilion

Casa Batllo
Antoni Gaudi, Architect
Casa Batllo
Casa Batllo

Casa Mila
Antoni Gaudi, Architect
Casa Mila
Casa Mila

Montjuic Communications Tower
Santiago Calatrava Architects
Spanish tower
Spanish tower

Forum Barcelona
Herzog & de Meuron Architects
Forum Barcelona
Forum Barcelona

L`Auditori Concert Building
Rafael Moneo Architects
L`Auditori Barcelona
L`Auditori Barcelona

Nou Camp Stadium
Francesc Mitjans Miró, Josep Soteras Mauri
Nou Camp Stadium
Nou Camp Stadium

Park Guell
Antoni Gaudi, Architect
Park Guell
Park Guell

Sagrada Familia
Antoni Gaudi, Architect
Sagrada Familia
Sagrada Familia

Santa Caterina Market
Enric Miralles / Benedetta Tagliabue EMBT
Santa Caterina Market
image © adrian welch
Santa Caterina Market
Torre de Collserola
Foster + Partners
Torre de Collserola
photo © Thomas Boczko
Torre de Collserola

BILBAO
Bilbao Buildings

Bilbao Metro
Foster + Partners

Campo Volantin Footbridge
Santiago Calatrava Architects

Guggenheim Museum
Architect: Frank Gehry
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Zorrozaurre Master Plan
Zaha Hadid

CADIZ
Cadiz Architecture

Gaspar House, Zahora
Campo Baeza

Guardiola House
Peter Eisenman

CANARY ISLANDS
Canary Islands Architecture

Palacio de Congresos, Arrecife, Lanzarote
Henning Larsen Architects
Palacio de Congresos Lanzarote
picture from the architect
Palacio de Congresos Lanzarote

Ravelo Medical Clinic, Tenerife
gpy arquitectos
Canary Islands Clinic
photograph: Efraín Pintos
Canary Islands Clinic

San Cristóbal church, Tenerife
Estudio FAM Architects
Canary Islands Building
picture from the architect
Canary Islands Building
Studio-House Acorán II, Tenerife
gpy arquitectos
Canary Islands House
photograph : Efraín Pintos
Canary Islands House

CORDOBA
Cordoba Congress Centre Building
2006-
Rem Koolhaas

Palace of Justice, Cordoba, Spain
Francine Houben / Mecanoo Architects
Cordoba building
image from Mecanoo architecten
Cordoba building : Architecture Competition win

ELCIEGO
Hotel Marqués De Riscal, Elciego
2006
Architect: Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry's second Spanish building - Marques de Riscal Winery

IBIZA
Country House, Morna Valley
DeBlacam & Meagher
Ibiza Country House
photograph : Peter Cook
Ibiza Country House

IGUALADA
Park-Cemetery, Igualada
1985-95
Architect: Enric Miralles / Benedetta Tagliabue Arquitectes - EMBT

GRANADA
State public library, Granada, Spain
1995
Andrés Perea Ortega

HUESCA
School Sports Hall Building, Huesca
1988-94
Architect: Enric Miralles / Benedetta Tagliabue Arquitectes - EMBT

LA CORUNA
Caixia Galacia Art Gallery, La Coruña
Architect: Grimshaw
Spanish gallery building

Deportivo La Coruna, La Coruna, Spain
2001-
Peter Eisenman

MADRID
Madrid Buildings

11 March Memorial - Atocha Train Station
estudio de arquitectura fam
Atocha Memorial
picture from the architect
Atocha Train Station Memorial

Barajas Airport - New Area Terminal
Richard Rogers Partnership, Estudio Lamela
Barajas Airport
building image : Manuel Renau
Barajas Airport architecture

Bernabéu Stadion Madrid redevelopment
Estudio Lamela Arquitectos
Bernabéu Stadion Madrid

Angel Baltanás y Angel Martinez © Estudio Lamela
Spanish Stadium Building : Real Madrid

Caja Madrid Tower
Foster + Partners
Caja Madrid Tower
image : Foster + Partners
Torre Caja

Carabanchel 16 housing, Spain
Foreign Office Architects
Carabanchel Housing
photograph © Sérgio Padura
Carabanchel Housing

Carabanchel housing - blocks
Dosmasuno Arquitectos
Carabanchel housing
photograph : Miguel de Guzmán
Madrid housing

Casa Madrid
A-Cero Architects
Casa Madrid
Casa Madrid

Celosia, PAU de Sanchinarro
MVRDV
Celosia Madrid
Celosia Madrid

Civil Courts of Justice Buildings
Zaha Hadid Architects
Madrid Civil Courts of Justice
picture from the architect
Madrid Civil Courts of Justice

Eco-boulevard Buildings
ecosistema urbano arquitectos
Eco boulevard
photo: Emilio P. Doiztua / Roland Halbe
Madrid development

The High Council of The Chambers
Rafael de La-Hoz Arquitectos
Chambers of Commerce of Madrid
photograph : Miguel de Guzmán
Chambers of Commerce of Madrid

High Court of Justice and Supreme Court
Foster + Partners
City of Justice Madrid
image : Foster + Partners

City of Justice Madrid

Hotel Puerta America
various interiors by famous architects
Hotel Puerta America
image from Hotel Puerta America website
Spanish hotel building

Las Rozas offices
A-Cero Architects
Spanish office interior
picture from the architect
Spanish office interior

Las Tablas - Telefonica District C
Rafael de La-Hoz Arquitectos
Las Tablas Madrid
photograph : Miguel de Guzmán
Las Tablas Madrid : Telefónica de España

Mutua Madrilena Tower
Cesar Pelli; interior : A-cero
Mutua Madrilena Tower
picture from the architect
Mutua Madrilena Tower

Olympic Tennis Centre Madrid
Dominique Perrault Architectes
Olympic Tennis Centre Madrid
picture © Perrault Projets / ADAGP
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Reina Sofía Museum of Modern Art Building
Ian Richie Architects
Spanish Gallery building
picture from the architect
Spanish Gallery building

MALAGA
Estepona Theatre, Estepona
2005
David Chipperfield Architects with IA+B (architects, Bilbao)
Architecture competition win : new 600-seat theatre

Exhibition & Congress Centre Buildings, Malaga
-
Angel Asenjo

MALLORCA (MAJORCA)
Balearic Island Architecture

Can Feliz - house
1994
Architect: Jørn Utzon

Pilar & Joan Miró Foundation, Palma de Mallorca
1993
Rafael Moneo Architects

Studio Weil Private gallery for Barbara Weil, Port d'Andratx
2003
Architect: Studio Libeskind

MERIDA
Museum of Roman Art Building, Mérida
1980-85
Rafael Moneo Architects

Puente de Lusitania
1992
Santiago Calatrava Architects

MURCIA
Farmacia San Ginés
2006
Xpiral Architecture
Farmacia San Ginés
Farmacia San Ginés

Town Hall Building
1991-98
Rafael Moneo Architects

OVIEDO
Buena Vista Architectural Complex & Congress & Exhibition Centre, north Spain
2008
Santiago Calatrava, Architect
Palacio de Congresos

PAMPLONA
Bull Ring Building Extension
1966-67
Rafael Moneo Architects

Navarra General Archive Building
2005
Rafael Moneo Architects

SAN SEBASTIAN
Kursaal Centre, San Sebastián
2001
Rafael Moneo Architects

Urumea Residential Building, San Sebastián
1968-72
Rafael Moneo Architects

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
Building for the Department of Health and the Galician Health Service - Sergas
2002
Andrés Perea Ortega

City of Culture of Galicia
1999-
Peter Eisenman, Architect

SEVILLA (SEVILLE)
Seville Architecture

Metropol Parasol Building, Plaza de la Encarnación
Jürgen Mayer H
Metropol Parasol
Metropol Parasol

Seville University Library
Zaha Hadid Architects
Seville University Library
Seville University Library

TARRAGONA
Architecture Association
1985-92
Rafael Moneo Architects

Bodega Tarragona
FAM Arquitectura y Urbanismo
Spanish Winery Building
Spanish Winery Building

VALENCIA
Valencia Buildings

America's Cup Pavilion : Edificio Veles e Vents
David Chipperfield Architects with b720
America's Cup Pavilion
image © Christian Richters
America's Cup Pavilion Valencia : award-winning Spanish architecture

Valencia Opera House
2006
Santiago Calatrava Architects

ZARAGOZA
Zaragoza Architecture

Mexican Pavilion Expo Zaragoza
Tatiana Bilbao
Mexican Pavilion Expo Zaragoza
photograph : Sandra Pereznieto & Claudia Aguilar
Pavilion Expo Zaragoza

Zaragoza Cultural Centre Building
Estudio Carme Pinós Architects
Caixa Forum Zaragoza
picture from the architect
Caixa Forum Zaragoza

Zaragoza 2008 Expo – Spain Pavilion
Mangado y Asociados
Zaragoza 2008 Expo
photo : Javier Belver
Zaragoza 2008 Expo
Zaragoza 2008 Expo – Bridge / Pavilion
Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaragoza Bridge
picture from the architect
Zaragoza Bridge : Architecture Competition

Spanish Architecture welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk




Key Spanish Buildings:

Alcaniz Leisure Complex - Motor City
Alcaniz Leisure Complex
image Foster + Partners
Spanish leisure building

Center of Performing Arts, Zarautz
Spanish Arts Building
image : COOP HIMMELB(L)AU
Spanish Arts Building

La Llotja theatre & congress centre, Lleida
Spanish Theatre
image from Mecanoo architecten
Spanish Theatre
Ponte Caldelas, Pontevedra
Spanish Hotel
picture from the architect
Spanish Hotel

Spanish Architecture welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk



Barcelona Architects

Antoni Gaudi Architecture



Spanish Architecture Competition entry : UN Studio

Spanish Building award : Fundación Caixa Galicia - RIBA European Awards 2006



Key Spanish Architects:
Enric Miralles
Rafael Moneo Architects

Mosque of Córdoba I Barcelona Architecture News

Bilbao Architecture
America’s Cup Building Valencia : RIBA European Award 2007

World Architecture : e-architect - a guide to key buildings across the globe

Spanish Architecture Conference - Montevideo Biennial

Buildings / photos for the Spanish Architecture page welcome:
info@e-architect.co.uk


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