EXPLORING ARCHITECTURE: ESSENTIAL PODCASTS AND EXHIBITIONS TO START OFF THE YEAR
Architecture is a constantly evolving discipline that profoundly influences our lives and environments. For those interested in exploring this world, podcasts have become a valuable tool, offering in-depth analysis, expert interviews and discussions on current trends. Through these programmes, you can learn about everything from design and construction processes to the challenges facing architects today. They give direct access to the voices of the sector’s main players, from urban planners to designers, providing a complete view of architecture in its different scales and applications.
In addition to the podcasts, we bring you several exhibitions taking place in the coming months that offer opportunities to delve deeper into the world of architecture. These exhibitions enable visitors to explore the work of leading figures in the sector, discover the latest innovations in design and analyse the evolution of architecture in different historical and cultural contexts.
ARQUITECTURA ACOMPASADA (Rhythmic Architecture): DISCOVER MADRID THROUGH ITS ARCHITECTURE
Produced by the Official College of Architects of Madrid (COAM), Arquitectura Acompasada offers a vibrant journey through the city of Madrid, exploring its buildings and architectural settings. Each episode focuses on an iconic place, providing details about its history and design.
Through interviews with experts and documented narratives, the podcast immerses us in the past and present of the city, explaining the social and urban context that has shaped its most representative spaces. This podcast addresses conservation and restoration issues, as well as the transformations these buildings have undergone over time.
You can listen to the episodes of this podcast (in Spanish) at the following link.
PUNTO DE FUGA (Vanishing Point): A JOURNEY THROUGH ARCHITECTURE IN ALL ITS FORMS
Hosted by Nuria Heras, Punto de Fuga deals with architecture in all its variants, including news, projects, leading architects, new construction systems, renovation, sustainability and interior design.
The episodes feature interviews with renowned architects who share their experience in innovative and sustainable projects. The latest trends in building materials, energy efficiency and urban design are also explored.
This podcast is ideal for those seeking inspiration and knowledge about how architecture can contribute to improving the constructed environment and respond to today’s environmental and social challenges.
You can listen to the episodes of this podcast (in Spanish) at the following link.
PROYECTAR EL FUTURO (Projecting the Future): INNOVATION AND BUSINESS IN ARCHITECTURE AND REAL ESTATE
Proyectar el Futuro is a podcast dedicated to architecture and real estate, where leading figures in these fields discuss architecture from a business and business management perspective. Presented and directed by Jesús Rodríguez and Daniel Rincón de la Vega and led by Joan Vergara Martí, the programme addresses issues such as innovation in construction, sustainability in real estate development and the challenges facing the architectural sector today. Each episode offers a detailed analysis of market trends and their implications for the future of architecture.
Episode 17 featured the participation of our Director of Business Development and Communication, Fabiana Ceide. In this podcast we were able to share how a studio specialising in healthcare architecture, hotels and renovations can be open to new markets.
As Fabiana says, “at ENERO Arquitectura we put forth an architecture focused on the well-being of the users, maintaining these good intentions in each of our projects”.
You can listen to the episodes of this podcast (in Spanish) at the following link.
VECTORS OF CHANGE IN HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE: INTERVIEW WITH FRANCISCO ORTEGA ON CAPITAL RADIO
Although it is not a podcast, ENERO Arquitectura has also been present in other media such as Capital Radio.
In this interview, Francisco Ortega, our CEO, discusses the three main vectors of change in healthcare architecture. The first of these is about patients, who are no longer passive subjects and instead they play an active role in healthcare. The next major change is technology. Its continuous evolution forces us to adapt healthcare spaces in a shorter and shorter period of time, promoting flexibility. The last major change is the link between technology and the healthcare service itself. Because of tools such as AI, healthcare centres are able to anticipate their own needs.
Here is the link to the interview (in Spanish).
EL ABRIGO (The Haven): INVESTIGATING ARCHITECTURE FOR ALZHEMER’S WITH SANTIAGO QUESADA
Podcasts about healthcare architecture also serve as inspiration for the ENERO Arquitectura team. When asked about some of their favourites the first one was El Abrigo.
This podcast presented by Raquel Aullón aims to give us a better understanding of the spaces we inhabit. They invite professionals from the sector to talk about their experiences and the ideas that shape their projects.
In their second season they interview Santiago Quesada, Director of the research group Healthy Architecture & City. This group, founded at the University of Seville eight years ago, aims to improve the quality of life of people with Alzheimer’s and their carers through architecture and design. They promote the ALZARQ research project, funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
You can listen to the episodes of this podcast (in Spanish) at the following link.
VOCES DEL PATRIMONIO (Heritage Voices): AN INSPIRING LOOK AT CULTURAL CONSERVATION
Another of the ENERO Arquitectura team’s favourite podcasts is Voces del Patrimonio. This multi-platform project is led by Sara Colinas, a restorer committed to the conservation and sharing of historical and artistic heritage. It is dedicated to publicising and highlighting the companies, institutions and professional experts who work for the conservation, protection and sharing of historical and artistic heritage, both tangible and intangible, in every corner of the world.
Among the episodes, there are some dedicated to the renovation and conservation of architectural heritage. In particular, the interview with Jaime Nuño González, Director of the Romanesque Studies Centre at the Santa María la Real Foundation is notable.
You can listen to the episodes of this podcast (in Spanish) at the following link.
DIMITRI PIKIONIS. AN AESTHETIC TOPOGRAPHY: THE FUSION BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE
From 14 February to 27 April 2025, the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid presents an exhibition dedicated to the Greek architect Dimitris Pikionis (1887-1968), a central figure in 20th century European culture.
The exhibition delves into six of his most renowned architectural works, highlighting his creative process and his unique vision of landscape as a work of art. Interspersed among Pikionis’ images, drawings and plans are his thoughts, reflections and autobiographical notes.
Get more information about this exhibition by clicking on the following link.
Dimitri Pikionis en Delfos. Fotografía propiedad de Benaki Museum.
COAM PRIZES 2024 EXHIBITION: THE BEST OF MADRID’S ARCHITECTURE
From 23 January to 13 March 2025, the COAM Architecture Foundation is presenting an exhibition of its 2024 prize-winning works, highlighting the most important contemporary architecture in Madrid.
The exhibition includes projects ranging from single-family homes to large infrastructures, all selected for their excellence in design, innovation and sustainability.
Get more information about this exhibition by clicking on the following link.
LO TIENES QUE VER (IT MUST BE SEEN). THE AUTONOMY OF COLOUR IN ABSTRACT ART: A TRIBUTE TO THE STRENGTH OF COLOUR
From 28 February to 8 June 2025, the Juan March Foundation is presenting an exhibition that brings together works by 20th and 21st century artists for whom colour is an essential and structuring principle. With almost one hundred pieces from five continents, the exhibition focuses on early abstract experiments and the use of areas of flat colour.
Through these works, we analyse how colour has been used throughout the history of modern art to express emotions, convey ideas and generate visual impact.
This exhibition not only focuses on painting but explores the relationship of colour with various artistic disciplines, offering an immersive experience for visitors.
Get more information about this exhibition by clicking on the following link.
Fotografía de una de las obras expuestas en Lo tienes que ver. La autonomía del color en el arte abstracto.
FUERA DE MARCO (Outside the Frame): AN UNPRECEDENTED APPROACH TO GOYA’S BLACK PAINTINGS AND REMBRANDT’S THE NIGHT WATCH
From 5 February to 26 October, the CaixaForum in Barcelona is hosting this joint audiovisual exhibition with a look at the art of the past through interaction with the public.
Night Watching, by Rineke Dijkstra, is a video installation that records the comments of different people as they look at Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, without us ever seeing the painting. Some people link the painting to their own life or study it in the context of art history. On the other hand, Philippe Parreno’s immersive film La quinta del sordo (Villa of the Deaf One) takes us to the house where Goya created his black paintings, recreating a space that no longer exists.
Get more information about this exhibition by clicking on the following link.