The curators of the Spanish Pavilion have revealed the selected material which will be exhibited at the 2016 Venice Biennale. The content is a response to Alejandro Aravena's thematic directive for the Biennale, entitled "Reporting from the Front," in which he invites each country to share experiences and moments of crisis that architecture has experienced in recent years.
Under the title "Unfinished," the projects selected by Iñaqui Carnicero and Carlos Quintans reveal the architects’ response to the economic and construction crisis in Spain over recent years, through virtues that can either become strategies or creative speculations, capable of "subverting the past condition into a positive contemporary action."
The exhibition is divided into four areas dealing with the pavilion’s theme: seven photographic series, 55 selected works, twelve selected entries from the open competition, and ten interviews will provide the graphic and intellectual content. Each area will generate synergies with each other, while the whole exhibition revolves around the central space which will be capable of being transformed in order to accommodate different activities.
The photographic series shape the common imaginary of the result of the constructions enterprise in Spain some years back. Located in the central space, the photographs show the reality and the result of what once was the largest 'edificatory' enterprise in Spanish history. The 7 photograph series will make the visitor reflect about the outcome of this construction frenzy and the relationship it had with the financial crisis.
7 PHOTOGRAPH SERIES
1. "Arquitectura y resistencia" / Author: Nicolás Combarro.
2. "Spanish Dream" / Author: Cadelas verdes.
3. "Standstill Architecture" / Author: Iñaki Bergera.
4. "Landscapes under 30: Transitional Space" / Author: Miguel Fernández Galiano.
5. "Landscape Under Construction" / Author: Alfonso Batalla.
6. "Re-edificatoria" / Author: Adrià Goula.
7. "Nación rotonda" / Author: Miguel Álvarez, Esteban García, Guillermo Trapiello, Rafael Trapiello.
The side rooms will be used to exhibit the 55 selected works out of a total of 550 submissions. These projects do not deal with neither scale nor with their situation but with the strategies which architects put into play as a response to the built environment as explained before. Far from being a style, the exhibition confirms that this processes and methods have resulted in new architectures which have been able to adapt to new economic, social and environmental demands. These projects are catalogued into the following categories:
CONSOLIDATE, REAPPROPRIATION, INFILL, ADAPTABLE, REASSIGNMENTS, NAKED, GUIDES, PERCHING, PAVEMENTS.
55 SELECTED WORKS
CONSOLIDATE
01- CONS-01 CONVENTO DE SANTA MARÍA DE LOS REYES
Arquitectos: MGM Morales de Giles Arquitectos
02- CONS-02 RE-HABITAR
Autores: Profesores y alumnos de la escuela de arquitectura de Toledo, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha
03- CONS- 03 RESTAURACIÓN DE LA ANTIGUA IGLESIA DE CORBERA D’EBRE
Arquitectos: Ferran Vizoso, Núria Bordas, Jordi Garriga, David Garcia
04- CONS- 04 CASA INTERMEDIA
Autor: Carmen Moreno Álvarez, arquitecto
REAPROPIATION
05- RE-01 FÁBRICA AZUCARERA DE SAN ISIDRO
Autor: Juan Domingo Santos
06- RE-02 ESPACIO DE ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO
Arquitectos: Sol 89. María González y Juanjo López de la Cruz
07- RE-03 ESPACIO BARBERÍ, EN OLOT
Arquitectos: RCR Arquitectes
08- RE-04 DEPÓSITO DEL REI MARTÍ
Arquitectos: ARCHIKUBIK (Marc Chalamanch, Miquel Lacasta, Carmen Santana) – Enllaç arquitectònic Arc-Roig) -
09- RE-05 OLIVA ARTÉS
Arquitecto: Jordi Badia (BAAS)
10- RE-06 CASA COLLAGE EN EL CASCO ANTIGUO DE GIRONA
Autores: Bosch.Capdeferro arquitectures. Elisabet Capdeferro Pla, Ramon Bosch Pagès
11- RE-07 CASA DEL CONDESTABLE
Arquitectos: Fernando Tabuenca y Jesús Leache
12- RE-08 CENTRO CULTURAL CASAL BALAGUER
Autores: Flores & Prats, Barcelona + Duch - Pizá, Palma.
13- RE-09 MUSEO DE LAS PEREGRINACIONES
Arquitecto: Manuel Gallego Jorreto
14-RE-10 ESCUELA DE ARQUITECTURA EN GRANADA
Autor: Víctor López Cotelo
ADAPTABLE
15-AD- 01 CINE LIDIA
Arquitectos: Núria Salvadó y David Tapias
16-AD-02 CASA LUZ
Arquitectos: ARQUITECTURA-G (Jonathan Arna¬bat, Jordi Ayala-Bril, Aitor Fuentes, Igor Urdampilleta)
17-AD-03 ESPAI NOU A CASA NOVA
Arquitectos: Toni Gelabert Amengual, Néstor Montenegro Mateos (EXTUDIO)
18-AD-04 ALL I OWN HOUSE
Autor: PKMN architectures [www.pkmn.es]
19-AD-05 SUSALOON
Arquitectos: Uriel Fogué + Eva Gil + Carlos Palacios
20-AD-06 CASA DENTRO DE UNA CASA
Arquitecto: Josep Ferrando
21-AD-07 SAN JERÓNIMO 17
Arquitectos: CUAC Arquitectura .Javier Castellano Pulido, Tomás García Píriz.
22-AD-08 FACTORÍA CULTURAL EN MATADERO MADRID
Autor: Angel Borrego Cubero
23-AD-09 REFORMA Y ADECUACIÓN DE VIVIENDA - ESTUDIO
Autores: Maio: Guillermo López Ibáñez, Anna Puigjaner barberá
24-AD-10 ESTUDIO EN LA C/LACY
Autores: Sauquet Arquitectes i Associats, slp.
25-AD-11 GALERÍA DE ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO CARRERAS-MÚGICA
Autor: estudioHerreros
INFILL
26-INF- 01 CASA EN TEBRA, PONTEVEDRA
Arquitectos: Guadalupe Piñera Manso y Jesus Irisarri Castro
27-INF-02 ATRIO.
Arquitectos: Luis Moreno Mansilla. Emilio Tuñón Álvarez
28-INF-03 SEDE DE LA DENOMINACIÓN DE ORIGEN RIBERA DEL DUERO
Autores: BAROZZI / VEIGA Fabrizio Barozzi y Alberto Veiga
29-INF-04 DOS VIVIENDAS EN OROPESA
Arquitectos: Ángela García de Paredes. Ignacio Pedrosa
30-INF-05 MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES DE ASTURIAS
Arquitecto: Francisco Mangado.
31-INF-06 EDIFICIO PERIMETRAL Y ADECUACIÓN DEL ENTORNO DEL TEMPLO ROMANO DE DIANA
Arquitecto: José María Sánchez García
NAKED
32-NAKED-01 CASA OE
Autor: Fake Industries Architectural Agonism (Cristina Goberna, Urtzi Grau) + aixopluc (David Tapias)
33-NAKED-02 PABELLÓN DE SAN LUCAS
Arquitectos: FRPO Rodriguez & Oriol Arquitectos (Pablo Oriol, Fernando Rodríguez)
34-NAKED-03 PISCINA EN MACEDA
AutoreS: trespes.arquitectos: Alberte Pérez Rodríguez, Carlos Mosquera del Palacio, Enrique Iglesias Lima
35-NAKED-04 ESCUELA EN LA MILAGROSA
Arquitectos: Pereda Pérez Arquitectos. Carlos Pereda Iglesias y Óscar Pérez Silanes
36-NAKED-04 PUNTO DE INFORMACIÓN DE GLORIES
Autor: peris+toral.arquitectes : Marta Peris Eugenio , José Manuel Toral , Izaskun González
PERCHING
37-PERCHING-01 CASA LUDE
Arquitectos: Grupo Aranea (Francisco Leiva Ivorra, Martín López Robles)
38-PERCHING-02 PABELLÓN DE VIVIENDA EXISTENTE
Arquitectos: FLEXO ARQUITECTURA SLP (Aixa del rey garcía / Tomeu ramis frontera/ Barbara vich arrom)
39-PERCHING-03 CYCLOPEAN HOUSE
Autor: ENSAMBLE STUDIO, Antón García-Abril & Debora Mesa
40-PERCHING-04 PIER 57 INTERIM PROJECT
Arquitectos: Jose María de Churtichaga + Cayetana de la Quadra-Salcedo
REASSIGNMENTS
41-REAS-01 HOUSE 1014 // CASA 1014
Arquitectos: HARQUITECTES (David Lorente, Josep Ricart, Xavier Ros, Roger Tudó)
42-REAS-02 MATADERO MADRID, NAVE 8B
Arquitecto: Arturo Franco
43-REAS-03 NUEVO ACCESO AL CENTRO HISTÓRICO DE GIRONELLA
Autor: Carles Enrich arquitectura + urbanismo
44-REAS-04 CEMENTERIO DEL GRAO
Arquitecto: Inés García Clariana
45-REAS-05 CAN JORDI I N´ÀFRICA
Arquitectos: TEd’A arquitectes (Jaume Mayol, Irene Pérez)
46-REAS-06 CASA EN GAÜSES
Arquitectos: Anna & Eugeni Bach
47-REAS-07 HÁBITAT ALMACÉN
Arquitectos:Ferran Grau Valldosera, Nicola Regusci , Xavier Bustos Serrat
48-REAS-08 AUZO FACTORY IRAZÁBAL-MATIKO
Arquitectos: Suárez Santas Arquitectos. Asier Santas Torres y Luis Suárez Mansilla
GUIDES
49-GUIDES-01 3X1 / 3 CENTROS MUNICIPALES DE SALUD EN MADRID.
Arquitectos: Entresitio. María Hurtado de Mendoza Wahrolén. César Jiménez de Tejada Benavides José María Hurtado de Mendoza Wahrolén
50-GUIDES-02 80 VIVIENDAS EN SALOU
AUTOR: TONI GIRONÈS, arquitecto
51-GUIDES-02 57 VIVIENDAS EN EL CAMPUS DE LA ETSAV
DATAAE + H arquitectes
PAVEMENTS
52-PAV-01 REMODELACIÓN DEL PUERTO DE MALPICA
Arquitectos: CreuseCarrasco. Juan Creus Andrade / Covadonga Carrasco López
53-PAV-02 ENTORNO DEL MERCADO DEL BORN
Autores: Vora Arquitectura (Pere Buil y Toni Riba)
54-PAV-03 MIRADOR PEDRA DA RÁ
Arquitecto: Carlos Seoane
55-PAV-03 TURÓ DE LA ROVIRA
Autores: Jansana, de la Villa, de Paauw arquitectes SLP, AAUP Jordi Romero associats SLP
The architectural graphic display will finish with the exhibition of the results of the open compentiion held by the pavilion which aimed to search for unpublished projects which respond to the theme proposed. These proposals could be located in real situations or could also be developed in generic architectural situations that deal with the recognizable circumstances in the present juncture. Out of the 108 submissions the jury, composed by Iñaqui Carnicero and Carlos Quintáns as curators of the exhibitions and by the pavilion’s scientific committee (Santiago de Molina, Jacobo García-Germán and Ángel Martínez García-Posada) made a first selection of 20 projects. Out of these finalists, the jury chose 8 winners and 4 mentions that will not only be part of the exhibition but whose authors will explain their projects in public as part of the pavilion’s activities:
WINNERS
1. Arquinautas de la cosmopista
Authors: Víctor Manuel Cano Ciborro, Alejandro Burgueño Diaz, José Manuel de Andrés Moncayo, Ana Sabugo Sierra, José Javier Cullen Afonso y Rocío Romero Rivas
2. Bisagras
Authors: Diego Lucio Barral y Sarai Cancela Cundíns
3. El cuento de la arquitectura y los refugiados
Authors: OOIIO, Joaquín Millán Villamuelas
4. El patio tras el incendio
Authors: Juan Antonio Serrano García y Paloma Baquero Masats
5. Intervención en una ruina de la Alhambra
Author: Alejandro Infantes Pérez
6. La cadena de cristal
Authors: Jesús Vasallo, Andrea Gimeno, Lluís Juan Liñán, Josep Vicent Lluch, Mayte Gómez, Marta Jarabo, Sálvora Feliz, Ángel Gallego, José Mato, Patricia Ocaña, Beatriz Martínez, Quique Bayarri, Felipe Reyno y Tomás Pineda
7. La ruta más astuta
Authors: Leire Calvillo Mendoza y Ramón Cuesta González de la Aleja
8. Recycling Almar
Authors: Juan Moreno Romero, Siddartha Rodrigo Clua y Francesco Miele
MENTIONS
1. Ecotechnohub
Authors: Diego García Setién y Silvia Sánchez González
2. Paisajes en Ruina. Ruina Moderna
Author: Gádor Potenciano Enciso
3. Tipologías desplazadas
Author: Pablo Blazquez Jesús
4. United Territories of Failand
Authors: Lucía Andreu Gómez, Ramón Cuesta González-De la Aleja y Clara González Fernández
Last, but not least, in the last space of the pavilion behind the central space and between the side spaces, a continuous projection will show the interviews about ‘Unfinished’ as well as about Spanish architecture. These short interviews will share with the visitor thoughts and reflections from the following renowned personalities:
AMALE ANDRAOS, Dean at Columbia University
KENNETH FRAMPTON Full Professor at Columbia University
SARAH WHITING, Dean at Rice University
ANDREA SIMITCH, Associate Professor at Cornell University
SOU FUJIMOTO
BARRY BERGDOL, Ex main curator MOMA
VAL WARKE, Associate Professor at Cornell University
JORGE SILVETTI, Full Professor at Harvard GSD
NADER TEHRANI, Dean of Cooper Union
MEIJEEN YOON, Chair MIT
Nevertheless, the exhibition is yet to be finished. The pavilion will also organize several activities which will take place during the time of the Biennale: lectures, workshops for students of architecture, colloquiums, discussions and presentations will be carried out within and outside of the pavilion.
