Archinect - News 2024-11-15T04:04:16-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/119891753/2015-alvar-aalto-medal-awarded-to-fuensanta-nieto-and-enrique-sobejano 2015 Alvar Aalto Medal awarded to Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano Justine Testado 2015-02-03T14:45:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7y/7yafv2zywikkbejm.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano of Spanish practice Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos were announced as the recipients of the 2015 Alvar Aalto Medal. First awarded in 1967 and designed by Alvar Aalto himself, The Alvar Aalto Medal is given to individuals in recognition for their significant architectural achievements. Nieto and Sobejano were announced as the winners of the twelfth Medal today during an Architecture Day seminar at Helsinki City Hall.</p><p>Previous winners include Portuguese architect <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/36807389/portuguese-architect-paulo-david-receives-2012-alvar-aalto-medal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paulo David (2012)</a> and Danish practice <a href="http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/alvar_aalto_medal_awarded_to_the_danish_tegnestuen_vandkunsten" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tegnestuen Vandkunsten (2009)</a>.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/qx/qx3tqo28chv0cgvc.jpg"></p><p>Collaborators since the early 1980s, it's no question that Nieto and Sobejano have built up a diverse portfolio, although their most recognizable works are museums and galleries. In addition to running their 40-employee firm Nieto Sobejano Architects in Madrid and Berlin, both architects also lecture at the European University of Madrid and the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK). Nieto and Sobejano's work has been exhibited at...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/36807389/portuguese-architect-paulo-david-receives-2012-alvar-aalto-medal Portuguese Architect Paulo David Receives 2012 Alvar Aalto Medal Alexander Walter 2012-02-03T17:41:00-05:00 >2012-02-05T15:45:51-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/k8/k81zy3h7w6v7js13.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The 2012 Alvar Aalto Medal was awarded to Portuguese architect Paulo David last night at the World Design Capital Gala in Lahti, Finland. In the view of the jury, David&rsquo;s architecture forms a convincing synthesis of contemporary and traditional architecture.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html>