Rafael Moneo facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rafael Moneo
Born	José Rafael Moneo Vallés (1937-05-09) 9 May 1937 (age 88) Tudela, Navarre, Spain
Occupation	Architect
Awards	Rolf Schock Prizes in Visual Arts (1993) Pritzker Architecture Prize (1996) Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture (2012)

José Rafael Moneo Vallés, born on May 9, 1937, is a famous architect from Spain. He has won many important awards for his building designs. These include the Pritzker Prize in 1996, which is like the Nobel Prize for architecture. He also received the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2003 and the Golden Lion at La Biennale in 2021.

About Rafael Moneo

Rafael Moneo was born in Tudela, a town in Spain. He studied architecture at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM). He earned his degree in architecture in 1961.

Famous Buildings by Moneo

Moneo has designed many well-known buildings around the world. In the United States, he designed the Davis Art Museum at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. He also created the Audrey Jones Beck Building, which is an expansion of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Another one of his designs is the Chace Center, a new building for the Rhode Island School of Design. In New York City, the Northwest Corner Building at Columbia University opened in December 2010.

His more recent work includes Peretsman-Scully Hall and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute. These buildings house the psychology and neuroscience departments at Princeton University. They opened in December 2013.

Awards and Recognition

In 2012, Moneo received the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts. This award is one of the most important honors in Spain. The jury said that Moneo is a "Spanish architect of universal scope." They praised his ability to make buildings that are calm and detailed.

They also noted how his designs improve city spaces. Moneo is known for combining beauty with usefulness in his buildings. His airy interiors are often perfect settings for important cultural works.

Gallery of Moneo's Work

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  National Museum of Roman Art, Mérida, Spain

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  Murcia Town Hall on the Cardenal Belluga Plaza

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  Kursaal Palace in San Sebastián (Spain)

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  Valladolid Science Museum, Spain

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  Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles

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  Audrey Jones Beck Building, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas

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  Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College

Key Projects and Designs

Here are some of the important buildings Rafael Moneo has designed:

• National Museum of Roman Art, Mérida, Spain (1986)
• Davis Art Museum, Wellesley, Massachusetts (1993)
• Moderna Museet and Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design, Stockholm, Sweden (1997)
• Kursaal Congress Centre and Auditorium, San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain (1999)
• Audrey Jones Beck Building, Houston, Texas (2000)
• Library of Sciences, Heverlee, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (2000)
• Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, California (2002)
• Valladolid Science Museum, Valladolid, Spain (2003)
• Museo del Prado expansion, Madrid, Spain (2007)
• New Library of the University of Deusto, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain (2009)
• Beirut Souks Gold Souk, Beirut, Lebanon (2009)
• Northwest Corner Building, New York City, New York (2010)
• Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton, New Jersey (2013)
• Museum University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (2015)

Major Awards Received

Rafael Moneo has received many prestigious awards for his work:

• National Architecture Award of Spain (1961, 2015)
• Pritzker Prize (1996)
• RIBA Royal Gold Medal (2003)
• Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts (2012)
• Praemium Imperiale (2017)
• Soane Medal (2017)
• Golden Lion (2021)

See also

In Spanish: Rafael Moneo para niños