Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano

Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, Madrid Spain

Tuesday, April 8, 2008
7:30 P.M. - Lawrence J. Plym Auditorium
Temple Hoyne Buell Hall

School of Architecture Annual Fund

Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano have a Degree in Architecture
from the Madrid School of Architecture and Columbia University in New
York, USA. They also teach Projects at the School of Architecture of the
European University in Madrid (UEM) and the Madrid School of
Architecture (ETSAM), respectively, and are founder members of the firm
Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, S.L.
Both have given lectures and/or been visiting lecturers at a variety of
Spanish and international universities and institutions, and editors of the
magazine “Arquitectura” published by the Madrid Architects Association
(1986-91).
Their works and projects have been featured in various Spanish and
international publications, as well as several exhibitions, winning various
awards at national and international architecture competitions. With particular
regard to museums, they have been awarded the following first prizes:
Competition for the Museum of the Sea at the Castle of Light, Las Palmas
(1998), International Competition for the Institutional Headquarters of the
Madinat al Zahara Archaeological Site (1999), Competition for the Extension of
the National Museum of Sculpture in Valladolid (2000), International
Competition for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Moritzburg, Halle (2004),
Competition for the Extension of the Museum of San Telmo, San Sebastián
(2005). They have been awarded the following second prizes: Competition for
the Museum of Fine Arts in Castellón (1997) and the Competition for the
Museum of the Spanish Language in Alcalá de Henares (2001).