From September 28 to October 7, Madrid will host the 15th Architecture Week, organized by the Official Association of Architects of Madrid (COAM) and the COAM Architecture Foundation, in collaboration with the Madrid City Council and the Embassy of Italy, with ArchDaily as a media partner. This year's edition will feature Milan as the guest city, following in the footsteps of Paris, New York, and Berlin in previous years.
With this new edition of Architecture Week, COAM's primary goal is to continue bringing architecture and urban development closer to society as a whole, while showcasing the valuable architectural heritage that makes Madrid one of the world's leading capitals for the discipline.
As in previous years, the event will feature conferences, guided building tours, urban itineraries, the "Pop Arq Store" architect design market, and activities for children and families.
The conferences and professional meetings will host Spanish and international experts, focusing on the relationship between architecture and design, housing, urban growth, sustainability—addressing the 2020 challenges and the Milan 2030 Pact—and new production spaces.
The guided tours, which are free upon registration and led by architects from the COAM Foundation, will highlight various urban itineraries and buildings of significant architectural value that are not typically open to the general public. As part of this initiative, more than fifty buildings will open their doors, including the Norman Foster Foundation and the Embassy of Italy, among others.
In addition to the regular activities, the program includes two new initiatives.
The first is the exhibition “Sáenz de Oiza 1918-2018,” curated by architects Vicente, Javier, and Marisa Sáenz Guerra, which commemorates the centennial of the 20th-century architectural master Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza. The showcase is organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Development, the ICO Foundation, and the Oteiza Foundation.
This tribute to the extensive work of one of the modern masters includes large-format original works and previously unpublished material, organized across a central hall and three other spaces dedicated to Torres Blancas, the Banco de Bilbao building—both in Madrid—and the Basilica of Aránzazu in Oñate, Guipúzcoa.
Additionally, the 15th Architecture Week will launch the competition ‘Design: A Journey Between Italy and Spain,’ an initiative of the Embassy of Italy in collaboration with INTERNI Magazine, Italy's leading design and architecture publication. This contest aims to highlight the value of design and is open to architecture and design students and professionals in Spain.
This article was written by Javier García Librero. The translation is powered by AI.
