AV Monografías

In spite of the difficult economic situation, the year has been marked by a moderate optimism at the first signs of recovery. Though some significant projects were halted, others moved forward, wrapping up one more year in which Spanish architecture has produced high quality buildings. The list of 24 works inaugurated during this period includes, along with buildings like the CaixaForum by Carme Pinós or the new Congress Center of Vegas Altas by Pancorbo, some interventions on existing structures, such as the Fine Arts Museum of Oviedo by Francisco Mangado, and the extension of an old school building by Gaudí, carried out by Pich architects.

Summary of the Year

Luis Fernández-Galiano
The Coming Gale
Chronicle of Four Seasons
2014, an Anthology

Cultural Crop
Asturias Museum of Fine Arts -  Francisco Mangado
Daoíz and Velarde Cultural Center - Rafael de La-Hoz
Bilbao Historical Archive of Euskadi - ACXT
(Badajoz) Vegas Altas Congress Center - Pancorbo, De Villar, Chacón & Martín Robles

Singular Symbols
CaixaForum, Zaragoza -  Carme Pinós
Madrid Barceló Market -  Nieto Sobejano
Las Palmas Incube Building - Romera & Ruiz arquitectos
Barcelona Puig Tower - Rafael Moneo

Social Health
Monterroso (Lugo) Health Center - Abalo Alonso arquitectos
(Barcelona) Health Center - Josep Mias
Las Palmas University Laboratories - ACH Arquitectos
Baena (Córdoba) Center for the Elderly - Gómez Díaz & Baum Lab

School Scale
Haro (La Rioja) Kindergarten - Taller Básico de Arquitectura
Zaragoza Valdespartera Kindergarten - Magén arquitectos
Barcelona Santa Teresa Ganduxer School Extension - Pich architects
La Laguna (Tenerife) School of Fine Arts - GPY arquitectos

Leisure Spaces
Rowing Center in Alange - José María Sánchez García
(Ciudad Real) Sports Center - Rojo/Fernández-Shaw
Las Palmas Gran Canaria Arena - LLPS Arquitectos
Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife) Botanic Garden Extension - Artengo, Menis & Pastrana

Vital Ties
Madrid 20 Social Housing Units in Méndez Álvaro - Solid arquitectura / Soto Maroto
Pamplona Social Housing in the Historic Center -  Pereda Pérez Arquitectos
San Vicente del Raspeig (Alicante) 32 Social Housing Units - Alfredo Payá
Madrid Social Housing in Vallecas - Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra

A Year in the World
Luis Fernández-Galiano
Twelve Months in Press Covers
2014 in Twelve Buildings
Distinctions and Disappearances