Adolfo Moran
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Adolfo Moran in Valladolid
, Spain, architect 1975 University of Navarra
He was professor of architecture at University of Valladolid
, in which he was Projects I chairman and at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Salamanca
, titular of Architectonical Ideation Department and director of Permanent Seminar of Housing Studies at Technical University of Madrid
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In 1992 his architectural work was selected as the principal ones by the Spanish Architecture Biennial.
With Joaquin Moran, he received the award Gran Via Posible. Madrid 2010.
At present he is also considered one of the principal predecessors of the "Movable Architecture".
His research works on the Architectural Imagination have reached international resonance, and have received international recognitions.
Valladolid
Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
, Spain, architect 1975 University of Navarra
University of Navarra
The University of Navarra is a private pontifical university based at the southeast border of Pamplona, Spain. It was founded in 1952 by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei as a corporate work of the apostolate of Opus Dei....
He was professor of architecture at University of Valladolid
University of Valladolid
The University of Valladolid is a public university in the city of Valladolid, province of Valladolid, in the autonomous region of Castile-Leon, Spain...
, in which he was Projects I chairman and at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Salamanca
University of Salamanca
The University of Salamanca is a Spanish higher education institution, located in the town of Salamanca, west of Madrid. It was founded in 1134 and given the Royal charter of foundation by King Alfonso IX in 1218. It is the oldest founded university in Spain and the third oldest European...
, titular of Architectonical Ideation Department and director of Permanent Seminar of Housing Studies at Technical University of Madrid
Technical University of Madrid
The Technical University of Madrid or sometimes called Polytechnic University of Madrid is a Spanish University, located in Madrid. It was founded in 1971 as the result of merging different Technical Schools of Engineering and Architecture, originated mainly in the 18th century...
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In 1992 his architectural work was selected as the principal ones by the Spanish Architecture Biennial.
With Joaquin Moran, he received the award Gran Via Posible. Madrid 2010.
At present he is also considered one of the principal predecessors of the "Movable Architecture".
His research works on the Architectural Imagination have reached international resonance, and have received international recognitions.
Books and scientific publications
- The Reasonable Architecture or The Music of Space (La Arquitectura Razonable o La Música del Espacio) (1989 GAC edit.ISBN)
- The Project of The City to Live (El Proyecto de la Ciudad para Vivir) (1992 Madrid City Hall edit.)
- About the Method of Analysis and Architectural Production (Sobre el Método de Análisis y Producción Arquitectónica) (1991. Génova. Unione Italiana per el Disegno edit.)
- The Modification of the Architecture (La Modificación de la Arquitectura) (1994. Madrid. EGA edit.)
- Architecture and Nature (Arquitectura y Naturaleza) (1992. Valladolid. GRAPHEUS edit.)
- The Light in the Project of Architecture according to Vitrubio, Alberti, Palladio and Boullée (La Luz en el Proyecto de Arquitectura según Vitrubio, Alberti, Palladio y Boullée) (1992. Roma. Gangemmi Editori edit.)
- Principles of Architecture I (Principios de Arquitectura I) (1996. Pamplona. T6 Ediciones edit.)
- Chronicle from Marinetti's Hangar (Crónica desde el Hangar de Marinetti) (1992. Buenos Aires. Marca de Agua edit.)
- About Andrea Palladio's Method for the Construction of the Entasis (Sobre el Método de Andrea Palladio para la Realización del Entasis) (1992. Pamplona. Publicaciones Universidad de Navarra edit.)
- Towards a New Architecture. The American Challenge (Hacia una Nueva Arquitectura. El Desafío Americano. Adolfo Morán Ortega ) (1992. Madrid. Taller de Editores edit.)
- The Utopian City (La Ciudad Utópica) (1993. Buenos Aires. Marca de Agua edit.)
- The Blurry Architectural Imagination (La Desdibujada Imaginación Arquitectónica) (2009. Madrid. C.EGA edit.)
Representative buildings and projects
- New Arch in ManhattanManhattanManhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, New York, USA - Palace of the President of Castile and LeónCastile and LeónCastile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...
, Spain - Chamberí Neighborhood Remodeling. MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. Spain - Lake Town. Punta del EstePunta del EstePunta del Este is a resort town on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 10 with Route 39, directly southeast of the department capital Maldonado and about east of Montevideo...
. Uruguay - Gare Routiere Town. Fesz, Morocco
- Foreign Brigade. MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain - Control Buildings of Castile and LeónCastile and LeónCastile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...
Headquarters, Spain - Social Club and Housings in SimancasSimancasSimancas is a town and municipality of central Spain, located in the province of Valladolid, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León...
, Spain - Transformation of the Esgueva RiverEsgueva RiverThe Esgueva is one of the rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Peña Cervera in the province of Burgos. Its total length is 116 km. It is a tributary of the Pisuerga River....
along ValladolidValladolidValladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
, Spain
Recognitions
The work of Adolfo Moran was rewarded by II Spanish Architecture Bienal, as one of main Spanish architecture worksExternal links
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