Elisa Valero facts for kids

Elisa Valero is a talented architect.

Elisa Valero Ramos is a famous Spanish architect and a professor at the University of Granada. She is known for her amazing building designs. In 2018, she won the important Swiss Architectural Award for her work.

About Elisa Valero

Her School Days

Elisa Valero studied architecture at the University of Valladolid. She was a top student there, winning an award for her excellent grades in 1996. She finished her degree with a special award. In 2000, she earned her doctorate in architecture from the University of Granada. Later, in 2003, she received a scholarship to study in Rome, Italy.

Her Career Journey

In 1996, Elisa moved to Mexico to teach at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. There, she worked on her first big project. She helped restore a restaurant called Los Manantiales in Xochimilco.

Since 1997, she has run her own architecture studio in Granada, Spain.

In 2012, she became a full professor of Architectural Design at the University of Granada. This was a big achievement! She was only the third woman in Spain's history to become a professor in this field. At the university, she also leads a research group. They study how to build homes that use less energy and how to reuse old buildings. She has worked on many projects about sustainability and new, low-cost building methods.

Elisa also researches how light works in buildings. She also designs buildings for children, especially hospitals for kids. Since 2012, she has worked with the Aladina Foundation. This group helps children who have cancer.

She has guided many students with their research projects. She has also written almost 200 articles and book chapters about architecture.

Elisa is also a visiting professor at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio, Switzerland.

Amazing Buildings She Designed

The Church of Santa Josefina Bakhita in Motril, Spain.

Elisa Valero has designed many different types of buildings. Here are some of her notable projects:

• A new room for parents and a renovated patio at the Hospital Virgen del Rocío in Seville (2019).
• Eight special experimental homes in Granada (2018).
• The Church of Saint Josephine Bakhita in Playa Granada, Motril (2016).
• A children's school in the Serrallo neighborhood of Granada (2011).
• The Plácido Arango art gallery in Madrid (2008).
• A community center in Lancha del Genil, Granada (2006).
• Thirteen homes built by the residents themselves in Palenciana, Córdoba (2003).
• The San Isidro House, a special eco-friendly home in the old part of Granada (2003).

Awards and Recognitions

Elisa Valero has received many awards for her excellent work. Some of her top awards include:

• The Swiss Architectural Award in 2017-2018. She was the first woman ever to win this award!
• An Honorable Mention for the arcVision Prize in 2016.
• The International Mention of the Prix des femmes architectes in 2019.

Other awards she has won are:

• A special mention in the "Architecture" category at the ASCER Ceramics Awards (2019). This was for her work at the Hospital Virgen del Rocío in Seville.
• First Prize in the "Rehabilitation" category at the Tile Architecture Awards (2018). This was for restoring the Exhibition Hall of the Santo Domingo Convent in Huéscar. She worked with Antonio Jiménez Torrecillas on this project.
• She was a finalist for the FAD Awards (2012) for the children's school in Granada.
• First Prize "Abitare il Mediterraneo" (2011).
• She was a finalist in the IX Biennial of Spanish Architecture (2006) for the community center in Granada.

See also

In Spanish: Elisa Valero para niños