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The Escandinavia Symposium<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n

Escandinavia: The research project<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n

Escandinavia: An Architectural Dialogue Denmark and Spain<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><\/div><\/div>

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The research project Escandinavia. An Architectural Dialogue between Denmark and Spain<\/em> investigates the fortunate parallelisms, influences, and translations between Danish and Spanish architectural cultures. The origin of this long-term affinity is to be found in the significant interest that Spanish architects have had in Nordic architecture, extensively focused on its Modern Masters: Alvar Aalto, Erik Gunnar Asplund, Sigurd Lewerentz, Sverre Fehn, Arne Jacobsen, and J\u00f8rn Utzon.<\/p>\n

Some of the most renowned Spanish architects of the XXth century \u2013such as Francisco Javier S\u00e1enz de O\u00edza, Miguel Fisac, Josep Mar\u00eda Sostres, Alejandro de la Sota and Rafael Moneo- have acknowledged the influence of the Nordic masters on their work, whose presence can be detected in several of their masterpieces. Through decades, the Spanish architect Felix Solaguren Beascoa has provided an extensive presentation of the significant impact that Scandinavian architecture has had on several generations of Spanish architects in the second half of the twentieth century.<\/p>\n

We have recently witnessed a new generation of Spanish reference-based buildings from the Nordic masters that awaits to be related to the previous generations to form a coherent picture. The work of these architects also contributes to the dissemination of architectural culture and values at a very high level, having some of them acquired international recognition. It is the case of Nieto and Sobejano, Linazasoro&Sanchez, Ted\u2019A arquitectes, or Harquitectes. To maintain a sense of continuity and relevance, examination and dissemination of the constructed works from this second generation need to be done.<\/p>\n

The project argues that we need to come closer to an understanding of how these reinterpretations of foreign architectural repertoire take on a new significance. By looking more closely at the mechanisms of transference from the model to the derivative version, it investigates how the Spanish adaptations add value and validity to the original and how they hold critical potential. By conducting comparative and decoding readings, we establish a dialogical space for analysis that can shed light on the locally rooted and globally adaptive elements in the original work and the Spanish version, respectively. On a general level, the analysis shows the similarities and the differences arising in the adaptation to another climate, culture, functions, traditions, and construction techniques. The project also ambitions to inform back on the interpretation of the architecture of the Danish masters today, re-launching attention to how its reception at an international level can influence and also broaden the self-reception of the Danish constructed landscape.<\/p>\n

Project coordinators<\/strong>
\nAndriette Ahrenkiel. Associate Professor. Aarhus School of Architecture
\nNacho Ruiz Allen. Assistant Professor. Aarhus School of Architecture<\/p>\n

Research Assistant<\/strong>
\nSara L\u00f3pez Arraiza. Aarhus School of Architecture<\/p>\n

Scientific Committee<\/strong>
\nThomas Bo Jensen, Head of Research, Aarhus School of Architecture
\nRasmus Gr\u00f8nb\u00e6k Hansen, Head of Education, Aarhus School of Architecture
\nLasse Andersson, Director of The Utzon Center and Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg
\nMartin Keiding, Editor in Chief, Arkitekten
\nEnrique Sobejano, Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, Professor UDK Berlin.
\nFelix Solaguren-Beascoa, Dean Barcelona School of Architecture, ETSAB-UPC
\nJaime J. Ferrer, Head of Department of Architectural Design, ETSAB-UPC.
\nCarlos Quintans Eiras, Editor in Chief, Tectonica Architectural Magazine
\nRogelio Ruiz-Fern\u00e1ndez, PhD Architect and critic<\/p>\n

Funding<\/strong>
\nAarhus School of Architecture
\nStatens Kunsfond
\nDreyers Fond
\nDanmarks Nationalbank Jubil\u00e6umsfond
\nHenrik Frode Obel Foundation
\nEmbajada de Espa\u00f1a en Dinamarca<\/p>\n

Collaborating institutions<\/strong>
\nBarcelona School of Arquitectura \u2013 ETSAB-UPM
\nColegio de Arquitectos de Madrid \u2013 COAM
\nCol.legi d\u2019Arquitectes de Catalunya, Demarcaci\u00f3 Girona \u2013 COAC
\nFundaci\u00f3n Arquia
\nFundaci\u00f3n Arquitectura COAM
\nBiblioteca General \u2013 Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana
\nSecretar\u00eda General de Agenda Urbana y Vivienda \u2013 Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana
\nMuseo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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Enrique Sobejano, professor, UDK Berlin.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Enrique Sobejano has worked as an architect since graduating from the Universidad Polit\u00e9cnica de Madrid and the Graduate School of Architecture and Planning at Columbia University in New York in 1983. From 1986 to 1991, he was co-director of the architectural journal ARQUITECTURA, published by the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid. The study of J\u00f8rn Utzon is core in his academic interests, which resulted in several exhibitions and publications about the work of the Danish master. He has been a visiting critic and lecturer at various universities and participated in international conferences and juries. He is a founding partner of Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, a Professor in Principles of Design at the Universit\u00e4t der K\u00fcnste Berlin (UdK), and a permanent member of the Akademie der K\u00fcnste Berlin (AdK).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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Felix Solaguren-Beascoa, dean, Barcelona School of Architecture, ETSAB-UPC.<\/strong><\/p>\n

F\u00e9lix Solaguren-Beascoa graduated as an architect from the Universidad Polit\u00e9cnica de Catalunya in 1980. He developed his academic career in the same University, becoming a PhD architect in 1986, a Professor in Architectural Projects in 2004, Head of the Department of Architectural Projects between 2004 and 2006, and Dean of the School of Architecture since 2017. He is an internationally renowned specialist in the life and work of Arne Jacobsen. His books and essays provide an extensive account of his work, becoming fundamental in the worldwide recognition of the Danish master. He has also supervised numerous doctoral theses on Nordic architecture. His international presence comprises lectures and research stays in Denmark, Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands, China, the United States, Germany, Portugal, Romania and Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>

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