“Studio Banana TV interviews architect Carlos Arroyo, one of the most prominent young Spanish architects. He is based in Madrid, where he develops projects of a very varied nature with a special emphasis on sustainable development and research into new forms of housing. Interview realised with the sponsorship of the European University of Madrid.”
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Carlos Arroyo is a linguist by the Institute of Linguists, London (1990) and architect by the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (1997). He is Professor at the University of Alcala de Henares and the Universidad Europea de Madrid and Member of the Europan Europe Scientific Committee since 2004. Carlos Arroyo has a studio in Madrid since 1997, where he develops projects of a very varied nature. These projects have a special emphasis on sustainable development and research into new forms of housing. Examples include:
* Cortijo de las Ventajas joint-ownership housing project in Granada: a combination of 2,500 m2 of co-housing with an agribusiness cooperative, and a mixed system of renewable energy production.
* “Ecobarrio” in Toledo: 60,000 m2 of housing including other compatible uses, developed with Eleonora Guidotti and Manuel Pérez Romero, upon winning the Europan Award.
* H↔H Project: a research project to determine the real demand for new forms of housing in Spain, conducted together with Eleonora Guidotti and the sociologist Virginia Godoy.
* Involvement in different projects to develop housing for specific needs: for youth, for the elderly (with shared services), and for extended families.
His projects have won international awards and prizes such as Europan (2001), EMVS award for residential innovation and sustainability (2006), and two Belgian Open Oproep competitions (2007 and 2008). Carlos Arroyo has participated in numerous exhibitions, notably the 8th Biennale di Architettura di Venezia. His work has appeared in publications such as El Croquis, Bauwelt, Bau, Arquitectura, AV, Circo, Fisuras and ON diseño. He has been a guest professor and lecturer at many universities and institutes, both in Spain and in the international arena. Interview realised with the sponsorship of the European University of Madrid. Special thanks to 24Studio.
Interview by Studio Banana TV.
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