Pamplona, a point of meeting between Spanish and Latin American architecture
The University of Navarra hosted the presentation of the II Biennial of Architecture, which will take place from April 5 to 8.
The University of Navarra hosted the presentation of the II Biennial of Latin American Architecture which, following the line of the first meeting, held in May 2009, will showcase the contemporary panorama of Latin American architecture from April 5 to 8.
The initiative is promoted by the group of research AS20 of the School of Architecture together with the City Council of Pamplona, the Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona and the Navarre delegation of the high school of Basque-Navarrese Architects. Its goal is to turn the city of Pamplona into a cultural reference letter and a point of contact and approximation of Spain with Latin American architecture.
At the presentation, Pamplona City Councilor Juan Luis Sánchez de Muniáin highlighted the importance of "turning the city into a point of exchange of culture and architectural experiences". For his part, Juan Miguel Otxotorena, professor at School of Architecture and director of the Biennial's board of trustees , explained that "the students see a very close reference in these young architects who express their work with brilliance".
Also participating in the event were Javier Torrens, president of the Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona; Alfonso Alzugaray, from the high school of Basque-Navarre Architects; and Mariano González Presencio, director of the School of Architecture.
Chile, guest country
The II Biennial of Latin American Architecture will feature a selection of programs of study and young architects from Latin America. From Chile will be dRN (Nicolás del Río and Max Núñez); OWAR Arquitectos (Álvaro Benítez, Emilio de la Cerda and Tomás Folch); and Polidura+Talhouk Arquitectos (Antonio Polidura, framework Polidura and Pablo Talhouk); and from Argentina Juan Germán Guardati, Diego Arraigada and Carlos Galindez will travel to Pamplona.
Those selected from Mexico are Rojas Pizarro Arquitectos (Jorge Bolio Rojas and Roberto Ramírez Pizarro) and FRENTEarquitectura (Juan Pablo Maza); and from Brazil, Nitsche Arquitetos (Lua Nitsche and Pedro Nitsche) and Arquitetos Associados (Alexandre Brasil, André Luiz Prado, Bruno Santa Cecilia and Carlos Alberto Maciel and Paula Zasnicoff). Finally, the members from Colombia will be Paisajes emergentes (Edgar Mazo, Sebastián Mejía and Luis Callejas) and Manuel Villa.
The II Biennial of Latin American Architecture will have Chile as guest country, which will lead to the organization of specific seminars on the status of architecture in this country and a exhibition. This will be one of the three exhibitions that will be organized on the occasion of meeting and will be held at the conference room de Armas de la Ciudadela.
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