A dialogue between sustainability and architecture: in Florence, Guillermo Sevillano and Luis Maria Uriarte present in Florence innovative projects dedicated to education and culture in Spain
Guillermo Sevillano, Founding Partner of SUMA Arquitectura, and Luis Maria Uriarte, Founder of LMU Arkitektura will be the speakers on Thursday, September 26, 2024, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Palazzina Reale, Piazza della Stazione 50, Florence.
The two Spanish architects will present, as a preview and exclusively for Italy, some of their most significant works recently built in Spain. These projects are particularly relevant for the attention they pay to environmental sustainability, respect for human beings and the historical and urban context.
After the welcome remarks by Caterina Bini, President Florence Architects Foundation, and Carlos Tercero, Cultural Counselor of the Embassy of Spain in Italy, the conference, moderated by Antonio Salvi, Councillor Florence Architects Foundation, will go on with speeches by Guillermo Sevillano and Luis Maria Uriarte.
Some of the projects
During the meeting, Guillermo Sevillano will present the Gabriel García Márquez Library in Barcelona. This sculptural building dialogues with its historical and urban context offering the city a public space dedicated to learning, information exchange and socialization.
The expansion of the Bilbao Museum of Fine Arts, designed with Foster Partners and due for completion in 2025, will be one of many projects for buildings dedicated to education and culture presented by Luis Maria Uriarte.
The “Projects for Education and Culture in Spain” initiative is promoted by the Florence Architects Foundation and is part of the “Glance Around” program path as the fifth in a cycle of architectural meetings initiated in 2022 and curated by architect Arianna Callocchia with the intention of fostering debate and cultural and professional exchange between the Italian and the international scene.
The meeting is organized under the patronage of the Embassy of Spain in Italy, the Order of Architects of Florence, CNAPPC – Italian Council of Architects, and DIDA – Department of Architecture – UniFi. The initiative is also made possible thanks to the contribution of Chianti Banca.
For further information and to register (online registration is mandatory) please visit https://architettifirenze.it/eventi/progetti-per-l-educazione-e-la-cultura-in-spagna
