Emilio Tuñón

Emilio Tuñón (2015).

AUDITORIUM IN LEON, FACADE

Emilio Tuñón Álvarez (born January 1, 1959 in Madrid ) is a Spanish architect . In 2014 he was awarded the “Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts” by the Spanish state.

life and work

Emilio Tuñón (* 1958) completed his architectural education at the Technical College of Architecture in Madrid (ETSAM) in 1981. In 2000 he also obtained his doctorate (cum laude) from ETSAM. From 1981 to 1992 he worked on various projects in the office of the Spanish architect Rafael Moneo . In 1992 he founded the office Mansilla + Tuñón Architects together with Luis Moreno Mansilla .

Emilio Tuñón has been Head Professor of the Design and Architectural Projects Chair at the Technical College of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM) since 1986. He also held various professorships at various universities, including the Princeton University School of Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , University of Navarra Architecture School , CEU San Pablo University, New Architecture School of Puerto Rico , Städel School in Frankfurt - inside.

Together with Luis Mansilla he realized various projects. Among others, the Museum of Archeology and Fine Arts in Zamora (1996), the Museum of Fine Arts in Castellón (2000), the Auditorium of the City of León in León (2002), the Museum of Contemporary Art (MUSAC) of Castile and León in León (2004) and the Museum of the Royal Collections in Madrid , which is still under construction.

Awards

• Gold medal for merit in the fine arts (span: Medalla de Oro al mérito en las Bellas Artes) (2014)
• Francqui Chair (2014) Francqui Foundation
• Mies van der Rohe Award for European Architecture for MUSAC (2007)
• Nacional Prize for Spanish Architecture (2003)

literature

• Luis Mansilla. Emilio Tuñón: Mansilla + Tuñón 1992–2012. In: El Croquis. No. 161, 2012, ISBN 978-84-88386-71-7 .
• Luis Fernández-Galiano: Mansilla + Tuñón 1992–2011. In: AV Monographs. No. 144, 2010, ISSN  0213-487X
• Klaus-Dieter Weiß: MUSAC art forum in León. In: Architektur Aktuell. Volume 304/305, No. 7-8, 2005, ISSN  0570-6602 , pp. 60-71.
• Klaus Englert: MUSAC in León. In: Builder. 102nd volume, No. B3, 2005, ISSN  0005-674X , pp. 48-55.
• MUSAC: The Building. ACTAR, Barcelona, ​​Spain 2004, ISBN 84-932325-4-8 .

Web links

• Mansilla + Tuñón Arquitectos
• Playgrounds M + T

Individual evidence

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