Iñaki Ábalos facts for kids

José Hierro Public Library in the Usera district of Madrid

Torre Woermann in Las Palmas

Iñaki Ábalos (born in Donostia, Spain, in 1956) is a well-known Spanish architect and writer. He is famous for designing buildings and for teaching about architecture.

Iñaki Ábalos studied at the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid. He later became a professor at many famous universities. From 2013 to 2016, he was a Professor and led the Architecture Department at Harvard University. He also taught at other top schools like Columbia University, the Architectural Association, Princeton University, and Cornell University.

Designing Amazing Buildings

Iñaki Ábalos has designed many interesting buildings. He once said that his favorite building he designed is the Woermann Tower. This tall building is located in Las Palmas, a city in Spain. He also admires other architects like Kazuyo Sejima and Jacques Herzog.

Books by Iñaki Ábalos

Besides designing buildings, Iñaki Ábalos has also written several books about architecture. These books share his ideas and thoughts on how buildings are made and what makes them special.

• The Good Life: A Guided Visit to the Houses of Modernity, published in 2001.
• Tower and Office, From Modernist Theory to Contemporary Practice, published in 2003.
• Essays On Thermodynamics, Architecture and Beauty, published in 2015.

See also

In Spanish: Iñaki Ábalos para niños