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(1) "GOOGLE offices in Madrid (Spain)". Interior architecture
(1) "SALVADOR MORENO PERALTA. Architect/Arquitecto". Article. "The architecture of copy and paste in Spain"
(2) "RAFAEL MONEO. Architect/ Arquitecto". Extension of Prado Museum in Madrid (Spain). Arguments, technical problems and solutions for the realization of the photographic report.
(1) "RAFAEL MONEO. Architect/ Arquitecto". Extension of Prado Museum in Madrid (Spain). Arguments, technical problems and solutions for the realization of the photographic report.
(2) "HERZOG & DE MEURON. Architects/ Arquitectos" (2) CaixaForum cultural center in Madrid (Spain)-architectural photographies
(1) "HERZOG & DE MEURON. Architects/ Arquitectos" (1) CaixaForum cultural center in Madrid (Spain)-architectural photographies.
(1) "Ignacio Lliso & Julian Manzano-Monis. Architects/ Arquitectos"
(2) "Ignacio Lliso & Julian Manzano-Monis. Architects/ Arquitectos"
(3) "Ignacio Lliso & Julian Manzano-Monis. Architects/ Arquitectos"
(4) "Ignacio Lliso & Julian Manzano-Monis. Architects/ Arquitectos"
(3) "MARIANO BAYON". Architect/ Arquitecto". Price circus in Madrid (spain).
(2) "MARIANO BAYON. Architect/ Arquitecto". Towers of housing in Vitoria (Spain).
(1) "MARIANO BAYON. Architect/ Arquitecto". Social Housing in Vallecas- Madrid (Spain)
(2) "MIGUEL FISAC SERNA. Architect/Arquitecto ". Hermanas Hospitalarias Social Center in Ciempozuelos-Madrid (Spain).
(1) "MIGUEL FISAC SERNA. Architect/Arquitecto ". Sports pavilion in Getafe-Madrid (Spain)
(2) "JERONIMO JUNQUERA/ LILIANA OBAL. Architects/ Arquitectos"
(1) "JERONIMO JUNQUERA/ LILIANA OBAL. Architects/ Arquitectos" Office building in Madrid
(2) "LUIS ROJO DE CASTRO/ BEGOÑA FERNANDEZ SHAW. Architects/ Arquitectos". Industrial building in La Rioja (Spain)
(1) "LUIS ROJO DE CASTRO/ BEGOÑA FERNANDEZ SHAW. Architects/ Arquitectos". Auditorium in Guadalajara (Spain)
(2) "JOSE MANUEL PALAO/ JULIAN FRANCO. Architects/ Arquitectos". Model of sports pavilion in Santander (spain)
(1) "JOSE MANUEL PALAO/ JULIAN FRANCO. Architects/ Arquitectos". Sports pavilion in Santander (Spain).
(3) "JULIAN FRANCO LOPEZ. Architect/ Arquitecto". Housing in Montecarmelo. Madrid (Spain)
(2) "JULIAN FRANCO LOPEZ. Architect/ Arquitecto". Housing in Carabanchel. Madrid (Spain)
(1) "JULIAN FRANCO LOPEZ. Architect/ Arquitecto". Social housing in Madrid (Spain)
(3) Rollei 35
(2) Rollei 35
(1) Rollei 35
(6) "CANON 5D Mark II" for professional architectural photography
(5) "CANON 5D/ 5D Mark II". (III) Comparative betwer Canon 24 TS f:3,5 - Pentax 20-35 FA f:4. Tutorials
(4) "CANON 5D/ 5D Mark II". (II) Comparative betwen Canon 24mm TS f: 3,5 - Pentax 20-35mm FA f:4. Tutorials
(3) "CANON 5D/ 5D Mark II". (I) Comparative betwen Canon 24mm TS f: 3,5 - Pentax 20-35mm FA f:4. Tutorials
(2) "CANON 5D/ 5D Mark II " for professional architectural photography. Use of Pentax lenses. Tutorials.
(1) "CANON 5D/ 5D Mark II" for professional architectural photography. Tutorials.
(1) "ZERO NOISE" in digital architectural photography. Zero noise in digital architectural photography, without any "anti-noise" program (only with Photoshop) and without need to use a tripod.
(2) "ZERO NOISE" in digital architectural photography. Zero noise in digital architectural photography, witho any "anti-noise" program (only with Photoshop) and without need to use a tripod.
(3) "ZERO NOISE" in digital architectural photography. Zero noise in digital architectural photography, witho any "anti-noise" program (only with Photoshop) and without need to use a tripod.
ARTICLE.
In Spain, is architecture loved as much as they want to show?
So far, I have not been fully aware of the destruction of our contemporary architecture (and not so contemporary) once ‘’the bug’’ (according to the construction industry jargon) has ‘’penetrated’’ as a user.
Visiting some of my clients works, that I photographed years ago, absolutely impressed me because of building’s appearance deterioration and mostly function: it had almost been transformed in a kind of vertical slums.
Some of my clients always repeat to me the phrase: ‘’you go to take your pictures. I will never go back there. I do not want to suffer with what it will ‘’arise’’. Soon, they (the pictures) will be the only thing to remain from all efforts we have made…’’
The development of this first self-editing project of arquitecturaenimagen has showed the consequences of the low cultural level of the so called ‘’national bug’’ to me. I mean low, in general, also amongst our politicians and officials. While I was taking photos of cantabrian architecture made during the last three or four years, I opened my eyes and I saw how easy is for us, Spanish, to destroy other people’s work, also in a public sphere.
Buildings such as Tama Nature Interpretation Center (in Potes-Picos de Europa, Cantabria - Spain), which is ruled by the National Parks official entity, has suffered a huge mutation. By now, most of its design and constructive intention has already been absolutely dissolved (and we will publish it full detail in this webpage). To the original building, a new glass building has been added in its inner part, attached. Moreover, the original façade has been tremendously modified by giant lettering. Part of the wooden skin hollows has even been sawed (please, reader, notice that this building has a wooden permeable ‘’skin’’). This action has resulted into a total, cheeky and, in my opinion, rather doubtful legality transformation. To me, it’s umberarable to recall that the above mentioned building by well-known cantabrian architect Pucho Vallejo (Capilla-Vallejo architects) was built few years ago. And it go a lot of prizes and recognitions, such as the Official Architect Association of Cantabria (COACAN), and the FAD 2005.
But that is no all, folks! My last scary founding was Altamira… I have not visited the excavations center yet, after the new look. But I will soon go to confirm the information I got from some people related to the COACAN. It seems that the famous museum directors latest idea has been to change the glass colour: they have added blue vinyles. At the moment, if it is true, watching ‘’in blue!!’’ the building’s illumination and integration in landscape must be a ‘’wonderful’’ experience. Moreover, if you keep in mind this integration subtly made by Juan Navarro Baldeweg, which has help him to winning so many recognitions and prizes. So far, it seems that the Juan’s friends and fans haven’t dare neither to tell him about such a ‘’brilliant idea’’, nor about such a ‘’supposed’’ changes made in Altamira National Museum… (Juan Navarro will be the next Spanish Architecture Biennal prize).
And… What makes an architecture photographer to observe and tell all these national miseries? I just would like to attract your attention about the very important task that has necessarily to be performed by us, Spanish architecture photographers. We must preserve the original state look of anything destroyed - so quick and with no shame by those ‘’black angels’’ who are supposed to be cultured people. They have done so in half the time it took to build it up!, as Paco Naranjo, a well-known architect, pointed out.
(Excerpt from the ``Diary of an old architectural photographer´´. Thanks to our fellow Cesar San Millán, who has lent us the image (fragment) showing its original state as appearing in these pages).
In Spain, is architecture loved as much as they want to show?
So far, I have not been fully aware of the destruction of our contemporary architecture (and not so contemporary) once ‘’the bug’’ (according to the construction industry jargon) has ‘’penetrated’’ as a user.
Visiting some of my clients works, that I photographed years ago, absolutely impressed me because of building’s appearance deterioration and mostly function: it had almost been transformed in a kind of vertical slums.
Some of my clients always repeat to me the phrase: ‘’you go to take your pictures. I will never go back there. I do not want to suffer with what it will ‘’arise’’. Soon, they (the pictures) will be the only thing to remain from all efforts we have made…’’
The development of this first self-editing project of arquitecturaenimagen has showed the consequences of the low cultural level of the so called ‘’national bug’’ to me. I mean low, in general, also amongst our politicians and officials. While I was taking photos of cantabrian architecture made during the last three or four years, I opened my eyes and I saw how easy is for us, Spanish, to destroy other people’s work, also in a public sphere.
Buildings such as Tama Nature Interpretation Center (in Potes-Picos de Europa, Cantabria - Spain), which is ruled by the National Parks official entity, has suffered a huge mutation. By now, most of its design and constructive intention has already been absolutely dissolved (and we will publish it full detail in this webpage). To the original building, a new glass building has been added in its inner part, attached. Moreover, the original façade has been tremendously modified by giant lettering. Part of the wooden skin hollows has even been sawed (please, reader, notice that this building has a wooden permeable ‘’skin’’). This action has resulted into a total, cheeky and, in my opinion, rather doubtful legality transformation. To me, it’s umberarable to recall that the above mentioned building by well-known cantabrian architect Pucho Vallejo (Capilla-Vallejo architects) was built few years ago. And it go a lot of prizes and recognitions, such as the Official Architect Association of Cantabria (COACAN), and the FAD 2005.
But that is no all, folks! My last scary founding was Altamira… I have not visited the excavations center yet, after the new look. But I will soon go to confirm the information I got from some people related to the COACAN. It seems that the famous museum directors latest idea has been to change the glass colour: they have added blue vinyles. At the moment, if it is true, watching ‘’in blue!!’’ the building’s illumination and integration in landscape must be a ‘’wonderful’’ experience. Moreover, if you keep in mind this integration subtly made by Juan Navarro Baldeweg, which has help him to winning so many recognitions and prizes. So far, it seems that the Juan’s friends and fans haven’t dare neither to tell him about such a ‘’brilliant idea’’, nor about such a ‘’supposed’’ changes made in Altamira National Museum… (Juan Navarro will be the next Spanish Architecture Biennal prize).
And… What makes an architecture photographer to observe and tell all these national miseries? I just would like to attract your attention about the very important task that has necessarily to be performed by us, Spanish architecture photographers. We must preserve the original state look of anything destroyed - so quick and with no shame by those ‘’black angels’’ who are supposed to be cultured people. They have done so in half the time it took to build it up!, as Paco Naranjo, a well-known architect, pointed out.
(Excerpt from the ``Diary of an old architectural photographer´´. Thanks to our fellow Cesar San Millán, who has lent us the image (fragment) showing its original state as appearing in these pages).
Listado de arquitectos, autores de proyectos, que se publicarán en arquitecturaenimagen en el periodo:Enero 2009- Agosto 2009. Ignacio Taberner. Arquitecto/ Architect./.Rafael Moneo. Arquitecto/ Francisco Jose Dominguez Naranjo. Arquitecto. Architect/ Andres Perea Ortega/ Mariano Bayon Alvarez/ Fernando Higueras/ arquitecto/Luis Rojo/ Begoña Fernadez Shaw / Silvia Sanchez/ Diego García-Setien/ Arquitecto/ Architect/ Lorenzo Fernandez-Ordoñez/ Miguel Fisac Serna/ Fernado Sanchez-Mora/ Sara Gonzalez Carcedo/ Blanca Aleixandre/ Leonardo Oro/ Victor Lopez Cotelo/ Carlos Puente/ Guillermo Vazquez Consuegra/ Antonio Cruz/ Antonio Ortiz/ Paco Naranjo. Arquitecto/ Architect/ Cesar Portela/ Manuel Gallego Jorreto/ Alvaro Siza Vieira/ Frank O. Gehry/ Architect Arquitecto/ Santiago García Cortés/ Arata Isozaki Arquitecto./ Beatriz Matos. Alberto del Castillo/ Daniel Gómez-Valcarcel. Arquitectos/Silvia Babsky / Ramon Valls. Arquitecto/ Julian Franco Lopez /Jose Manuel Palao. Arquitecto. John Mark Fenwick/ Architect/ Red-Fenwick asociados/ Architects/ Julián Manzano-Monís /Ignacio lliso / L&M arquitectos. /Julian Manzano-Monis. Arquitecto/Bruce S. Fairbanks. Architect /GOP oficina de proyectos/ Manuel Abad/ Eduardo Montero/ arquitecto/ Jesús Paricio/ Toyo Ito/ Ignacio Laguillo/ Harald Schönegger/ Architect/ arquitectos/ Herzog & de Meuron/architects/Junquera. architects/ Ignacio Taberner/ Armando Areizaga/ Salvador Moreno Peralta/ Architect/ arquitecto/ Javier Romero /Arquitecto. Architect/ Capilla-Vallejo arquitectos/ Architects
PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY OF ARCHITECTURE IN SPAIN
List of architects in spain, authors of projets that wil be published in the period January-April 2008: Rafael Moneo. Architect/ Jose Ignacio Linazasoro/ Andres Perea Ortega/ Mariano Bayon Alvarez/ Luis Rojo/ Begoña Fernadez Shaw / Silvia Sánchez/ Diego García-Setién/ Lorenzo Fernandez-Ordonez/ Miguel Fisac Serna/ Fernado Sanchez-Mora/ Sara Gonzalez Carcedo/ Blanca Aleixandre/ Leonardo Oro. architects/ Victor Lopez Cotelo/ Carlos Puente/ Guillermo Vazquez Consuegra/ Antonio Cruz/ Antonio Ortiz/ Cesar Portela/ Manuel Gallego Jorreto/ Alvaro Siza Vieira/ Frank O. Gehry Architect/ Santiago García Cortés/ Arata Isozaki Arquitecto./ Beatriz Matos. Alberto del Castillo/ Daniel Gómez-Valcarcel. Architects/ . Architect/ Fernando Higueras/ architect/Julian Franco López. Architect/ John Mark Fenwick/ Red Fenwick asociados. Architects. Julián Manzano- Monis /Ignacio Lliso. Architect/ L&M architects/Herzog & de Meuron/ architects
Caixa Forum. Cultural Center in Madrid
Architects: Herzog & de Meuron
Architectural Photography: Javier Azurmendi. Madrid
Caixa Forum. Cultural Center in Madrid
Architects: Herzog & de Meuron
Architectural Photography: Javier Azurmendi. Madrid
NM House, Madrid
Architects: Diego García Setién /Silvia Sánchez
Architectural Photography: Javier Azurmendi
Housing in Mallorca (Spain)
Architects: Pilar Briales y Ricardo del Amo
Architectural Photography: Javier Azurmendi. Madrid
Sports pavilion in Getafe-Madrid (Spain) 2005
Architect: Miguel Fisac, Fernando Sanchez Mora, Sara Gonzalez, Blanca Aleixandre, Leonardo Oro.
Architectural Photography: Javier Azurmendi. Madrid
Sports pavilion in Getafe-Madrid (Spain) 2005
Architect: Miguel Fisac, Fernando Sanchez Mora, Sara Gonzalez, Blanca Aleixandre, Leonardo Oro.
Photo: Javier Azurmendi. Madrid
Industrial building in La Rioja (Spain)
Architects: Luis Rojo de Castro /Begoña Fernández-Shaw
Photo: Javier Azurmendi
Caixa Forum. Cultural Center in MadridArchitects: Herzog & de Meuron
Architectural Photography: Javier Azurmendi. Madrid
Caixa Forum. Cultural Center in MadridArchitects: Herzog & de Meuron
Architectural Photography: Javier Azurmendi. Madrid
NM House, MadridArchitects: Diego García Setién /Silvia Sánchez
Architectural Photography: Javier Azurmendi
Housing in Mallorca (Spain)Architects: Pilar Briales y Ricardo del Amo
Architectural Photography: Javier Azurmendi. Madrid
Sports pavilion in Getafe-Madrid (Spain) 2005Architect: Miguel Fisac, Fernando Sanchez Mora, Sara Gonzalez, Blanca Aleixandre, Leonardo Oro.
Architectural Photography: Javier Azurmendi. Madrid
Sports pavilion in Getafe-Madrid (Spain) 2005Architect: Miguel Fisac, Fernando Sanchez Mora, Sara Gonzalez, Blanca Aleixandre, Leonardo Oro.
Photo: Javier Azurmendi. Madrid
Industrial building in La Rioja (Spain)
Architects: Luis Rojo de Castro /Begoña Fernández-Shaw
Photo: Javier Azurmendi
Library for UNED in Madrid / Architect: José Ignacio Linazasoro. Photo: J. Azurmendi
Galician Centre of Contemporary Art (Santiago de Compostela) / Architect: Alvaro Siza
Office building in Madrid. Architect: Jerónimo Junquera / Estanislao Pérez PitaPhoto: J.Azurmendi
Public library in Madrid. Architect: Andrés Perea OrtegaPhoto: J. Azurmendi
