Gold Medal for Architecture from the CSCAE ex aequo to Carme Pinòs and Carlos Puente
17/06/2022.
[MAD] Spain
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For their professional careers, Carme Pinòs and Carlos Puente will receive the Gold Medal for Architecture, awarded by the Consejo Superior de los Colegios de Arquitectos de España (CSCAE). The jury has assessed that the works of Carme Pinòs and Carlos Puente constitute:
Since 1981, the CSCAE has recognized the best professional careers in architecture and urban planning, awarding the already prestigious and traditional Gold Medal for Architecture in recent years to Alberto Campo Baeza (2019), Victor López Cotelo and Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra (2016), Antonio Cruz and Antonio Ortiz (2014), Javier Carvajal Ferrer (2012)...
«two committed ways of exercising the profession that reflect the importance of quality architecture and converge in the excellence and delicacy of unique works».
Since 1981, the CSCAE has recognized the best professional careers in architecture and urban planning, awarding the already prestigious and traditional Gold Medal for Architecture in recent years to Alberto Campo Baeza (2019), Victor López Cotelo and Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra (2016), Antonio Cruz and Antonio Ortiz (2014), Javier Carvajal Ferrer (2012)...
Gold Medal for Architecture from the CSCAE ex aequo to Carme Pinòs and Carlos Puente
Ciempozuelos Cultural Center by Carlos Puente, 1993. Photograph by Ángel Baltanás, Eduardo Sánchez
Massana School of Art and Design, 2006-2017, Barcelona. Carme Pinós - Scenarios for Life. Photograph by Duccio Malagamba
Cube office tower, 2002-2005, Guadalajara (Mexico). Carme Pinós - Scenarios for Life. Photograph by Duccio Malagamba
University Center, Salamanca by Carlos Puente, 2003. Photograph by Eduardo Sánchez
University Center, Salamanca by Carlos Puente, 2003. Photograph by Eduardo Sánchez
CaixaForum Cultural Center, 2008-2014, Zaragoza. Carme Pinós - Scenarios for Life. Photograph by Simon Garcia | arqfoto
Extension of the Hotel Son Brull, 2015-2019, Pollença, Baleares. Carme Pinós - Scenarios for Life. Photograph by Rubén P. Bescós
House of Culture of Guadarrama by Carlos Puente, 1993-1994. Photography by Ángel Baltanás Eduardo Sánchez
Carme Pinòs, after graduating in architecture and urban planning from the Higher Technical School of Architecture in Barcelona, founded the studio with Enric Miralles with which she achieved international recognition, with projects such as the Igualada Cemetery. In 1991 she established her own architecture studio tackling a wide range of projects ranging from urban reforms and public works to furniture design.
His risky attitude and constant research have earned him worldwide recognition, carrying the name of Catalan architecture in Europe and the American continent. Among other projects, the set in the historic center of Barcelona that includes the Plaza de la Gardunya, the Massana School of Art and the rear facade of the Boquería Market stand out; the Department Building on the WU Campus in Vienna, CaixaForum Zaragoza, the Delegation of the Government of Catalonia in Tortosa and the Cube I and Cube II Office Towers in Guadalajara (Mexico).
The architect Carlos Puente is the author of a work of great quality, thanks to his sensitivity towards the place and memory when facing projects without renouncing the principles of the Modern Movement.
This attitude has allowed both its interventions in the rehabilitation of historic buildings (Casa de las Conchas and Colegio Fonseca, both in Salamanca) and new works (Valdelaguna City Hall, Camarma de Esteruelas Cemetery) to be examples of integration between projects, memory and place, being awarded repeatedly.
The Jury for the Architecture Gold Medal was made up of the architect Fuensanta Nieto; the Professor of Projects, Luis Fernández-Galiano; the professor of History of Architecture and Urbanism Carlos Sambricio Rivera-Echegaray; the first vice president of the CSCAE, Juan Antonio Ortiz; the president of the Andalusian Council of the Official Colleges of Architects (CACOA) Noemí Sanchís Morales; the counselor of the Official College of Architects of the Balearic Islands (COAIB), Bernat Nadal; the treasurer of the CSCAE, María José Peñalver, and Laureano Matas, who, as general secretary of the CSCAE, acted as secretary.
His risky attitude and constant research have earned him worldwide recognition, carrying the name of Catalan architecture in Europe and the American continent. Among other projects, the set in the historic center of Barcelona that includes the Plaza de la Gardunya, the Massana School of Art and the rear facade of the Boquería Market stand out; the Department Building on the WU Campus in Vienna, CaixaForum Zaragoza, the Delegation of the Government of Catalonia in Tortosa and the Cube I and Cube II Office Towers in Guadalajara (Mexico).
The architect Carlos Puente is the author of a work of great quality, thanks to his sensitivity towards the place and memory when facing projects without renouncing the principles of the Modern Movement.
This attitude has allowed both its interventions in the rehabilitation of historic buildings (Casa de las Conchas and Colegio Fonseca, both in Salamanca) and new works (Valdelaguna City Hall, Camarma de Esteruelas Cemetery) to be examples of integration between projects, memory and place, being awarded repeatedly.
The Jury for the Architecture Gold Medal was made up of the architect Fuensanta Nieto; the Professor of Projects, Luis Fernández-Galiano; the professor of History of Architecture and Urbanism Carlos Sambricio Rivera-Echegaray; the first vice president of the CSCAE, Juan Antonio Ortiz; the president of the Andalusian Council of the Official Colleges of Architects (CACOA) Noemí Sanchís Morales; the counselor of the Official College of Architects of the Balearic Islands (COAIB), Bernat Nadal; the treasurer of the CSCAE, María José Peñalver, and Laureano Matas, who, as general secretary of the CSCAE, acted as secretary.
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CARME PINÓS
Carme Pinós i Desplat graduated with a degree in architecture from the school of Architecture in Barcelona (ETSAB) in 1979. In the mid 1980s the architectural proposals she developed in partnership with Enric Miralles obtained recognition in several architectural competitions. In 1991 she set up her own studio and since then she has combined her activity as an architect with teaching as a guest professor at different universities such as the Graduate Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation de Columbia University (1999), the École Polytechnique Féderale of Lausanne (2001-02), the Graduate School of Design of Harvard University (2003), the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio (2005-06) o la Universitá di Roma Tre (2007-08).
Her built work and projects have been exhibited at several galleries and museums. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris hold models of her projects in their permanent collections. Her work has been published in several monographs (Actar, 1998: Monacelli Press 2004; “Documentos de Arquitectura”, nº 60, 2006). In 2008 she received the National Prize for Architecture and Urban Space from the Catalan Government in recognition of her entire professional career.
Carlos Puente Fernández
Carlos Puente Fernández was born in Bilbao and is an architect from the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM, 1973). He has been responsible for important architectural restoration projects, such as those of the Casa de las Conchas in Salamanca or the Palacio de Linares in Madrid for the headquarters of the Casa de América. A long list of public buildings, homes, offices and commercial premises in various Spanish cities are also the result of his work as an architect. His activity as a teacher has been developed as an associate professor of Architectural Projects at the ETSAM and at the CEU.
Among the many awards obtained, we can mention the COAM Architecture Award by the Valdelaguna City Council (1987) or the García Mercadal Award from the Official College of Architects of Aragón for the construction of the Aragón Library in Zaragoza, a work that was a finalist for the Mies van der Rohe Award from the European Community (1991). In the same year, both the Valdelaguna City Council and the Zaragoza Library are selected by an international jury among the twenty best Works of the 1980s in Spain. In 1994 he obtained the “Europa Nostra” Award and Medal from the European Community for the Restoration of the Palacio de Linares in Madrid and the Rehabitec Diploma from the Institute of Construction Technology of Catalonia for the Rehabilitation of the Casa de las Conchas in Salamanca.
In addition to those mentioned above, notable works in the Community of Madrid include the Faculty of Pharmacy in Alcalá de Henares, a residential building in the neighborhood of La Elipa, the House of Culture in Ciempozuelos, the Cultural Center in Guadarrama and the Cemetery of Camarma de Esteruelas. Chapter to review are his libraries; Those already mentioned, Zaragoza and the Casa de las Conchas in Salamanca, are followed by the Science Library at the University of Salamanca or the 2nd prize for the rehabilitation of the Complutense University Library (2007).
Among the many awards obtained, we can mention the COAM Architecture Award by the Valdelaguna City Council (1987) or the García Mercadal Award from the Official College of Architects of Aragón for the construction of the Aragón Library in Zaragoza, a work that was a finalist for the Mies van der Rohe Award from the European Community (1991). In the same year, both the Valdelaguna City Council and the Zaragoza Library are selected by an international jury among the twenty best Works of the 1980s in Spain. In 1994 he obtained the “Europa Nostra” Award and Medal from the European Community for the Restoration of the Palacio de Linares in Madrid and the Rehabitec Diploma from the Institute of Construction Technology of Catalonia for the Rehabilitation of the Casa de las Conchas in Salamanca.
In addition to those mentioned above, notable works in the Community of Madrid include the Faculty of Pharmacy in Alcalá de Henares, a residential building in the neighborhood of La Elipa, the House of Culture in Ciempozuelos, the Cultural Center in Guadarrama and the Cemetery of Camarma de Esteruelas. Chapter to review are his libraries; Those already mentioned, Zaragoza and the Casa de las Conchas in Salamanca, are followed by the Science Library at the University of Salamanca or the 2nd prize for the rehabilitation of the Complutense University Library (2007).
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