Fuensanta Nieto facts for kids
Fuensanta Nieto de la Cierva (born on April 18, 1957) is a famous Spanish architect. She is well-known for her work with Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, an architecture company she helped start in 1984.
Fuensanta Nieto studied architecture at the Higher Technical School of Architecture in Madrid, Spain. From 1986 to 1991, she also helped lead an architecture magazine called ARQUITECTURA.
She has won important awards, including the Alvar Aalto Medal in 2015, which her company Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos received.
Amazing Buildings and Designs
Fuensanta Nieto has worked on many museum and exhibition projects. These projects are located in Spain and other countries.
Museum of Medina Azahara
One of her notable projects is a museum built between 2005 and 2008 for Medina Azahara. This is an archaeological site (a place where old buildings and objects are found) near Córdoba. The museum was designed to fit in with the natural surroundings. It doesn't stand out too much from the ancient ruins and landscape. Medina Azahara is now a World Heritage Site, which means it's a very important place recognized globally.
Arvo Pärt Centre
Another interesting project is the Arvo Pärt Centre in Estonia. This building is a special place that keeps the works of the famous composer Arvo Pärt. Just like the Medina Azahara museum, this building was designed to blend in with the landscape around it. It was even nominated for a big award called the Mies van der Rohe Award in 2019.
