Centrocentro Cibeles and Semana de la Arquitectura

The architecture is a transversal line of the CentroCentro Cibeles programming. Each year, Centrocentro presents the celebrations about architecture organized by the COAM and planning a series of activities during the first week of October (from 03 to 11 October 2014).

Exhibitions

Le Corbusier. Postcard: a world view. 4th Floor Plan. 4 October to 2 April 201. Curator Luis Burriel Bielza.

Organized in collaboration with Le Corbusier Foundation and the Centre International pour la Ville, l’Architecture et le Paysage, based in Brussels, this exhibition immerses in the imaginary and creative universe of Le Corbusier, from the postcards that the artist collected throughout his life and which were objective of daydream and research for him.

The genius who revolutionized architecture and urbanism of the twentieth century began collecting postcards around 1907 and continued along his career, collecting about 2,300 copies. Le Corbusier made use of this support in all foreheads, initially immerse in a glorious period in which its use extends rapidly, as an alternatively photography, until mature years where they become part of the publicity that will present their own work. They were both a learning tool and a wayof fantasy and release.

Following its exhibition in Brussels, this exhibition comes to Madrid to show the public a material which he always kept in privacy.

A spontaneous and fresh look on the extensive and multidisciplinary work of Le Corbusier, in a tour of his youthful travels, notebooks, writings, books and drawings, that permits a rereading of his inspirations.

CineBogart. Imagine a building. Until October 12.

Six artists -Marlon Azambuja Combarro Nicholas Allard van Hoorn, Javier Ibáñez Peña, Leonor Serrano and Luis Rivas Úrculo- reconstruct the history of Bogart Cinema, witness of Madrid cultural life in the last century.

During Architecture Week will organize a closing performance with Allard van Hoorn on 10/10/14. Curator.- Inés Caballero

The Blue House with Herrero Architects. Until 2 November.

"The blue house" is a space that accommodates, every four months, a small sample format of some of the most important projects that are developing currently  of the Spanish architecture.

Until November 2, presents Global Practice. Herreros Architects from Juan Herreros, one of the most influential spanish architects in contemporary practice. Curator.- Jacobo García-Germán.

Visit to the exhibition La Casita Azul commented by Juan Herreros. Dates: 8/10/14. Time: 18pm.

Jeanne de Petriconi. Architectomy. Case study # 1. 4. October - December.

Artistic intervention created by the French artist Jeanne de Petriconi ex profess for the Patio de Operaciones of CentroCentro, in collaboration with the French Institute in Madrid

Madrid Im?Possible. October 4 to November 2.

This section of  CentroCentro Cibeles presents the work ofdifferent schools of architecture in the city. Now presents the best proposals and projects of the students of architecture at the School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM).

Draw CentroCentro. October 4 to November 9.

Exhibition that presents the work of over fifty artists, illustrators and painters made ​​during the drawing workshop led by Mauricio d'Ors last spring centered in The Palacio de Cibeles.

Lecture: Raefer Wallis. October 7. 19 hours.

Raefer Wallis is co-founder of A00 Architecture and promoter of GIGA, an organization that researches about the positive impacts from the architecture and the use of green building materials, which has been recognized with numerous awards for sustainability

Second Architecture XpressCongress: Start the business. Architecture is over. October 8. 20.00hours.

A festive congress in speaker's corner format in which dozens of architects will express their opinions about "Starting the business. Architecture is over "

Curators: Jacobo García Germán, Jose Ballesteros, Jose Maria Sanchez and José Tono Martínez. Roundtable: Architects artists? October 9. 19 hours. Participants: Summary: Roundtable, moderated by Edgar Gonzalez, who include the artist/architects which work is exhibited in various exhibitions of CentroCentro Cibeles. Javier Peña, Jose and Jeanne de Petriconi Hahaha, among them.

Where.- CentroCentro. Plaza de Cibeles, 1, Madrid, Spain.
When.- Monday, October 6. 10.00- 13.00 and 15.00 a 18.30 hours.