Carmen Espegel Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Carmen Espegel
Carmen Espegel on the Vizcaya Bridge, Spain
Born	(1960-03-27) 27 March 1960 (age 65) Palencia, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Occupation	Architect
Awards	COAM Award 2013 Milka Bliznakov Prize 2005 ATEG Award 2004

Practice	espegel arquitectos
Projects	Reallocated Housing, Embajadores 52, Madrid Civil Guard Barracks, Oropesa del Mar Community Park, Palencia

Carmen Espegel Alonso (born in Palencia, Spain, in 1960) is a well-known Spanish architect. She has a special degree called a Doctor of Architecture. She teaches about architectural projects at a big university in Madrid, Spain.

Carmen started her own architecture studio in 1985. Later, in 2003, she helped start a firm called espegel-fisac arquitectos. She wrote an important book called "Heroines of Space. Women Architects in the Modern Movement". This book looks at the history and role of women in architecture.

About Carmen Espegel
Carmen as a Teacher
Carmen as a Researcher
Important Buildings and Projects
Awards and Honors
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About Carmen Espegel

Carmen Espegel was born in Palencia. When she was 16, she moved to Madrid. There, she began studying architecture at a top school in Madrid. She finished her degree in 1985 with excellent grades.

In 1989, Carmen lived in Belgium for three years. She studied how to protect old towns and buildings at KU Leuven University. She finished this master's degree in 1995 with high honors. At the same time, she also worked in France.

After returning to Spain, she started her advanced studies to become a Doctor of Architecture. Her special project was about a famous house called "E-1027" by Eileen Gray and Jean Badovici. This project won an award in 1997.

Carmen has written many books and articles about architecture. She often helps judge important architecture competitions. She has shown her work in many places, like Shanghai, London, and Berlin. Her projects have also been featured in famous architecture magazines.

Carmen's career has three main parts that work together: she is a teacher, a researcher, and a practicing architect.

Carmen as a Teacher

Carmen Espegel is a professor of Architectural Projects in Madrid, Spain. She has also been a guest teacher at universities in Portugal, Italy, and other places. She taught about modern social housing in Europe. From 2008 to 2011, she taught an online course in English about social housing.

She has given talks in many countries, including the United States, Brazil, Mexico, and France. Some of her talks were about:

Lilly Reich: the spirit of the material in Madrid.
Invitation to an Intellectual Journey. House E.1027 by Eileen Gray and Jean Badivici in Virginia, USA.
Social Housing in Spain in New York.
Taxonomy of Public Space in Bilbao, Spain.
Social Housing in Madrid's Historical Downtown in the 21st Century in Brazil.
The Dream of Living in Mexico.
Project E-1027 by Eileen Gray and Jean Badovici in Holland.

From 2005 to 2008, she helped manage external relations at her architecture school in Madrid. She was also part of the school's leadership team. Since 2013, she has been a certified university professor.

Carmen as a Researcher

For the past twenty years, Carmen has focused her research on three main areas:

Designing homes for many people (collective housing).
Thinking critically about architecture.
The role of women in architecture.

She leads a research group that studies collective housing. She also guides students who are working on their own doctoral projects.

Some of the research projects she has worked on include:

Mapping Public Housing: Looking at government-supported housing in Portugal from 1910 to 1974.
The role of social housing in the city centers of Madrid and São Paulo: How to build more homes and use sustainable practices.
American Heroines of the space: From home designers to modern homes in the USA.
Atlas of Spanish Collective Housing of the 20th Century.
Existing types of Housing in the central area of Madrid: How old homes can be changed for modern living.

Important Buildings and Projects

Carmen Espegel has designed many different types of buildings and spaces. Here are some of her notable projects:

2015 – Town Hall and Cultural Center in Gumpoldskirchen, Austria.
2015 – Redesign of Tiburtino III Area in Rome, Italy.
2011 – Renovation of Barquillo 13 building for the National Commission of Energy in Madrid, Spain.
2011 – Casa Las Hormigas (House of the Ants) in Collado Villalba, Spain.
2010 – Civil Guard Barracks House in Oropesa del Mar, Spain.
2009 – Plaza de Mostenses: a market, offices, sports area, and food court in Madrid, Spain.
2008 – 114 affordable homes in Fuenlabrada, Spain.
2008 – 24 homes in Fuenlabrada, Spain.
2007 – Remodel of Mercado de Chamartín (Chamartín Market) in Madrid, Spain.
2006 – Office building for Soluble Products in Venta de Baños, Spain.
2004 – Remodel of El Salón de Isabel II Park in Palencia, Spain.
2003 – Office building renovation at calle Serrano 90 in Madrid, Spain.
2002 – 23 subsidized homes at Embajadores, 52 in Madrid, Spain.
2002 – Casa de Chapa (Sheet Metal House) in Guadarrama, Spain.
1999 – PROSOL factory for soluble products in Venta de Baños, Spain.
1986 – Commercial Building at calle Mayor 30 in Palencia, Spain.

Awards and Honors

Carmen Espegel has received many awards for her architectural work and research:

2015 – First Place for the City Hall and Cultural Center in Gumpoldskirchen, Austria.
2013 – COAM Award for her work on "Cuadernos de Vivienda, Poblado Dirigido de Orcasitas" in Madrid.
2011 – COAM Award for Casa Las Hormigas in Madrid.
2010 – First Place for the Barrio Tiburtino III project in Rome, Italy.
2010 – First Place for The National Commission of Energy building in Madrid.
2008 – Veteco-Asefave Award for Best Window for her 114 Dwellings project in Fuenlabrada.
2006 – Quality Award in Architecture and Housing for Casa de Chapa in Madrid.
2005 – Milka Bliznakov Prize for her book "Heroines of the Space".
2005 – First place for the Mercado de Chamartín remodel in Madrid.
2005 – COAM Award for Embajadores 52 Dwellings in Madrid.
2005 – Finalist for the FAD prize for El Salón de Isabel II Park in Palencia.
2004 – First Prize in ATEG Galvanization for the Auditorium at the Salón de Isabel II Park.
2003 – COAM Award for Casa de Chapa in Madrid.
2002 – Award for Best Built Project in the Past Five Years for Viviendas Embajadores 52.
2001 – First Prize for El Salón de Isabel II Park in Palencia.
2001 – COAM Diffusion of Architecture Award for Banco de Bilbao in Madrid.
2001 – Awards from the Madrid City Council for the Banco de Bilbao.
2000 – First Prize from the Madrid City Council for Embajadores 52 Dwellings.
1999 – First Prize from the Madrid City Council for 157 Dwellings in Villaverde.
1994 – COAM Prize in Research for her work on "La villa urbana substantia de la ciudad mediterránea del siglo XXI".