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José Antonio Sosa
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| Born | José Antonio Sosa Diaz-Saavedra 8 May 1957 Las Palmas, Spain |
| Occupation | Architect, university professor |
| Nationality | Spanish |
José Antonio Sosa Diaz-Saavedra, born on May 8, 1957, in Las Palmas, is a talented Spanish architect and university professor. He is also a researcher and a respected member of the Royal Canarian Academy of Fine Arts of St. Michael Archángel. This means he is recognized for his important contributions to art and architecture.
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Early Life and Education
José Antonio Sosa grew up in a family that loved art and history, especially about the Canary Islands. This encouraged him to study architecture. He finished his architecture degree in 1981 at the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid.
Later, in 1994, he earned a Ph.D. (which is a very high university degree) from the School of Architecture at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Teaching and Research
After getting his Ph.D., José Antonio Sosa became a professor of Architectural Projects. He has been teaching at the School of Architecture of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria since 1983.
In 2000, he was a visiting professor at Harvard University in the United States. He also helped judge projects at other universities, like the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Switzerland.
Since 2015, he has also been part of the University Institute of Intelligent Systems and Numerical Applications in Engineering at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Main Architecture Work
José Antonio Sosa has played a big part in developing modern architecture in the Canary Islands and Spain. He has helped show how important these buildings are to history and culture. Because of his work, he became a member of the Royal Canarian Academy of Fine Arts.
In 1996, Professor Sosa started a design group called Nred Arquitectos with Magüi González. They worked on big projects together, like the City of Justice (new court buildings) and restoring old Town Halls in Las Palmas.
Since 2011, he has had a new studio for architecture and urban planning with Evelyn Alonso Rohner. In 2015, José Antonio Sosa also became the main editor for Arquiatesis. This is a special publishing line for architecture research and theses.
Exhibitions of His Work
Sosa has shown his architectural designs in many exhibitions around the world. These include:
- 1997 "Hard & Soft" in New York, USA
- 2003 "One is always Two" in Tenerife, Spain
- 2003 "Spaces for intimacy" in Lanzarote, Spain
- 2004 "DakÁrt Biennial" in Dakar, Senegal
- 2005 "Sao Paulo Architecture Biennial" in Brazil
- 2005 "Architecture for Justice" in Madrid, Spain
- 2007 "Individual exhibition": Nred Architects in Las Palmas, Spain
- 2007 "Regeneration Strategy" in Beijing, China
- 2007 "Refabricating City" in Hong Kong, China
- 2007 "Xisi Bei street" in Beijing, China
- 2008 "Gallery AEDES" in Berlin, Germany
- 2008 "Sustainable Building" in Melbourne, Australia
- 2007–2009 "Biennial of Art, Architecture and landscape of Canarias" in Las Palmas, Spain
- 2009 "Object Art" in Las Palmas, Spain
- 2010–2011 "A city called Spain" in Athens, Greece, and Moscow, Russia
- 2015–2016 Exhibition at the MAXXI Museum in Rome, Italy
- 2017 "In process" in Las Palmas, Spain
Awards and Recognition
Academy Member
In 2014, José Antonio Sosa Díaz-Saavedra was officially welcomed into the Royal Canarian Academy of Fine Arts of San Miguel Arcangel. This is a great honor.
Prizes for His Designs
Professor Sosa has won many awards in design competitions:
- 2006 First prize for The Venegas Public Square and Underground Car Park
- 2005 First prize for the Puerto del Rosario Waterfront
- 2005 First prize for the La Regenta Art Center
- 2004 First prize for the City of Justice (new court buildings) in Las Palmas
- 2002 First prize for restoring the Town Hall in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
- 1997 First prize for restoring the Literary Cabinet "Design and Ideas"
- 2008 Third prize for The Madrid Slaughterhouse
- 2008 First prize for restoring the Consistorial Houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- 2008 First Accésit (a special mention prize) for renovating the Old Tabakalera in Donostia-San Sebastián
- 2012 First prize for the Railway Station of Playa del Inglés
- 2013 Second prize for Station-20 in Sophia, Bulgaria
- 2016 First prize for "A House in a Garden" in Gran Canaria
Important Buildings and Projects
Here are some of the buildings and projects José Antonio Sosa has worked on:
- 2003 Loyola's Foundation Administrative building, Spain
- 2003 The Elongated House in Gran Canaria, Spain (with Miguel Santiago)
- 2004 The Hidden House in Gran Canaria, Spain
- 2008 Restoration of the Town Hall of Las Palmas, Spain (with Magüi González)
- 2010 Black Pavilion in Las Palmas, Spain
- 2010 Art Center, La Regenta in Las Palmas, Spain
- 2011 The Z House in Gran Canaria, Spain
- 2011 Station-20 in Sophia, Bulgaria
- 2012 Railway Station of Playa del Inglés in Las Palmas, Spain
- 2012 The City of Justice, "New Law Courts Headquarter" in Las Palmas, Spain (with Magüi González and Miguel Santiago)
- 2012 Central Library of Helsinki, Finland (with Evelyn Alonso Rohner)
- 2014 Philologicum of Munich, Germany (with Evelyn Alonso Rohner)
- 2014 The Loft Apartment, a house renovation in Las Palmas, Spain (with Evelyn Alonso Rohner)
- 2014 Total building restoration of Buganvilla Apartments in Gran Canaria, Spain (with Evelyn Alonso Rohner)
- 2015–16 Renovation of an industrial building for Volkswagen in La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain (with Evelyn Alonso Rohner)
- 2016–17 Restoration of the Industrial and Commercial Building "La Loza" in Las Palmas, Spain (with Evelyn Alonso Rohner)
See also
In Spanish: José Antonio Sosa para niños
