The Compostela Architecture summer program ( July 3rd - July 20th) assembles architects, designers, urbanists, theorists and artists from Asia, America, and Europe for an immersive study abroad course in architecture and urban design. Its home base is Santiago de Compostela, the medieval city and pilgrimage destination in Galicia, northwest Spain. Students also take day trips to other cities in the region such as A Coruña and Porto, as well as to the ecologically rich “Rias” or estuaries of the Spanish northwest.
by Maria Sieira
Lots Of Modern Architecture:
For ten months out of the year I’m an architect and professor in New York City, but around this time I get homesickness or what we Galicians call “morriña,” this longing for the grassy hills and for the mouth-watering-good local fish and seafood. And as an architect, I also find myself longing for its fantastic collection of modern architecture. There’s Eisenman, Siza, Hejduk, Grimshaw, Isozaki, Chipperfield, Koolhaas, Gallego, Grassi, Acebo y Alonso, Viaplana as well as countless art installations and exhibitions.
