Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos https://www.cruzyortiz.com Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:22:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos, 2nd place in the competition for the renovation of the Palau Alfons XIII into the new Conference Centre of Barcelona. https://www.cruzyortiz.com/cruz-y-ortiz-arquitectos-second-place-in-the-competition-for-the-renovation-of-fira-de-barcelona/ https://www.cruzyortiz.com/cruz-y-ortiz-arquitectos-second-place-in-the-competition-for-the-renovation-of-fira-de-barcelona/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:34:20 +0000 https://www.cruzyortiz.com/?p=17187

Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos, together with Llongueras Clotet Arquitectes, has been placed second in the competition to transform the Palau Alfons XIII into the new Barcelona Conference Centre. We congratulate Forgas Arquitectes, Archambac and Álvaro Fernández García on their first place in this category.
The competition also selected Smiljan Radić, Miquel Mariné, Beatriz Borque and César Rueda to build the new Multifunctional Centre and Bjarke Ingels Group and MiAS Arquitectura to remodel the Palau del Vestit.

 

]]> https://www.cruzyortiz.com/cruz-y-ortiz-arquitectos-second-place-in-the-competition-for-the-renovation-of-fira-de-barcelona/feed/ 0 Queen Sofia chairs the Board of Trustees of the Reina Sofia School, which is progressing with its expansion thanks to a project by Cruz y Ortiz https://www.cruzyortiz.com/queen-sofia-chairs-the-board-of-trustees-of-the-reina-sofia-school-which-is-progressing-with-its-expansion-thanks-to-a-project-by-cruz-y-ortiz/ https://www.cruzyortiz.com/queen-sofia-chairs-the-board-of-trustees-of-the-reina-sofia-school-which-is-progressing-with-its-expansion-thanks-to-a-project-by-cruz-y-ortiz/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:13:13 +0000 https://www.cruzyortiz.com/?p=17179

The Reina Sofia School of Music has held its annual meeting of the Board of Trustees, chaired by Her Majesty Queen Sofia. At this meeting, the president of the institution, Paloma O’Shea, highlighted the upcoming renovation of the annex building.
This project, designed by Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos, will enable the centre to expand its academic and artistic offering, incorporating new academic chairs and a concert hall.
The Reina Sofía School holds an annual meeting of its Board of Trustees, a body made up of prominent figures from various sectors of society and which has Her Majesty Queen Sofía as its honorary president.
The Co-Presidents of the Board are the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun; the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso; the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida; and Paloma O’Shea, President of the School.

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Works on the La Cartuja Stadium, designed by Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos, are progressing according to schedule and will be finished in time to host the final of the 2025 Copa del Rey on 26th April. With the removal of the athletics tracks and the extension of the stands, the stadium will have a capacity 70,000 spectators, becoming the third largest stadium in Spain.
Works are currently in the final stage of this first phase, with an average of 200 workers a day in the stadium and a ten-day advance on the initial schedule.

More information at the following link:
https://www.elespanol.com/sevilla/20250216/obras-estadio-cartuja-adelantan-plazos-zanjan-dudas-punto-ultimo-baile-copa-rey/924158150_0.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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Works on the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville continue with the construction of the lower ring of stands, following the definitive elimination of the old athletics track and the reduction of the level of the playing field.
The expansion of the stadium’s capacity, which will exceed 70,000 spectators, is expected to be completed in March 2025, with the aim of having the stadium ready for the final of the Copa del Rey, which will be held on 26 April this year.

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]]> https://www.cruzyortiz.com/works-progress-on-the-estadio-de-la-cartuja/feed/ 0 Registration is opened for the XXVI Edition of Arquia/grants with the participation of Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos https://www.cruzyortiz.com/registration-is-opened-for-the-xxvi-edition-of-arquiagrants-with-the-participation-of-cruz-y-ortiz-arquitectos/ https://www.cruzyortiz.com/registration-is-opened-for-the-xxvi-edition-of-arquiagrants-with-the-participation-of-cruz-y-ortiz-arquitectos/#comments Fri, 17 Jan 2025 09:55:45 +0000 https://www.cruzyortiz.com/?p=17146

The Arquia Foundation has opened the registration for the XXVI Edition of Arquia/grants, a call aimed at students and young architects from Spain and Portugal. A total of 51 scholarships are offered for professional practices in national and international architecture studios.
Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos is one of the selected studios, together with other offices such as Foster + Partners, MVRDV, Tuñón Albornoz or Álvaro Siza.

For more information on the call and the complete list of participating studios, click on the following link:
https://fundacion.arquia.com/es-es/convocatorias/becas/convocatoria-2025/

 

]]> https://www.cruzyortiz.com/registration-is-opened-for-the-xxvi-edition-of-arquiagrants-with-the-participation-of-cruz-y-ortiz-arquitectos/feed/ 0 It’s official: Spain, Portugal and Morocco will host the 2030 World Cup https://www.cruzyortiz.com/its-official-spain-portugal-and-morocco-will-host-the-2030-world-cup/ https://www.cruzyortiz.com/its-official-spain-portugal-and-morocco-will-host-the-2030-world-cup/#comments Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:19:27 +0000 https://www.cruzyortiz.com/?p=17140

It was a formality, finally confirmed: Spain,Portugal and Morocco will host the 2030 World Cup.
Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos is the only Spanish architect’s studio with two stadiums selected for this event: the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid and the Estadio La Cartuja in Seville, both aspiring to host one of the semi-finals of the tournament.

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https://www.marca.com/futbol/2024/12/11/48-anos-despues-espana-vuelve-mundial-futbol.html

]]> https://www.cruzyortiz.com/its-official-spain-portugal-and-morocco-will-host-the-2030-world-cup/feed/ 0 Start of the second phase of the extension of the La Cartuja Stadium in Seville https://www.cruzyortiz.com/start-of-the-second-phase-of-the-extension-of-the-la-cartuja-stadium-in-seville/ https://www.cruzyortiz.com/start-of-the-second-phase-of-the-extension-of-the-la-cartuja-stadium-in-seville/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:29:02 +0000 https://www.cruzyortiz.com/?p=17132

Seville’s La Cartuja Stadium has begun the second phase of its expansion. The project, designed and refurbished by Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos, aims to reach a capacity of 71,374 spectators. This phase will position the stadium as the third largest in Spain, after the Santiago Bernabéu and the Camp Nou. The Sevillian company Heliopol, part of the Rusvel group, will be in charge of executing the works, with a budget of 15 million euros and a completion date scheduled for March 2025. This strategic project, led by Cruz and Ortiz, confirms the modernisation of top level sports infrastructures in Andalusia.

For more information, please click on the following link:
https://www.europapress.es/esandalucia/sevilla/noticia-comienza-segunda-fase-obras-ampliar-graderio-estadio-cartuja-sevilla-20241107105937.html

]]> https://www.cruzyortiz.com/start-of-the-second-phase-of-the-extension-of-the-la-cartuja-stadium-in-seville/feed/ 0 The 10th Edition of the Mitsubishi Electric 3 Diamond Awards was held on 7th November https://www.cruzyortiz.com/the-10th-edition-of-the-mitsubishi-electric-3-diamond-awards-was-held-on-7th-november/ https://www.cruzyortiz.com/the-10th-edition-of-the-mitsubishi-electric-3-diamond-awards-was-held-on-7th-november/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:53:26 +0000 https://www.cruzyortiz.com/?p=17123

Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos would like to congratulate the winners of this edition: MHRE / DGI Proyectos Ingeniería for the hotel Villa Miraconcha and Ingeniería Torné for the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Zaragoza.
In 2019, our studio had the honour of winning the 3 Diamond Award for the Kivir Hotel in Seville in the category of up to 200 kW.

In this link you can access the video of the 2019 awards ceremony.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgDUjQpBqCE&t=5s

 

]]> https://www.cruzyortiz.com/the-10th-edition-of-the-mitsubishi-electric-3-diamond-awards-was-held-on-7th-november/feed/ 0 La Cartuja stadium will become the third largest in Spain https://www.cruzyortiz.com/la-cartuja-stadium-will-become-the-third-largest-in-spain/ https://www.cruzyortiz.com/la-cartuja-stadium-will-become-the-third-largest-in-spain/#comments Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:56:50 +0000 https://www.cruzyortiz.com/?p=17112

La Cartuja stadium in Seville, which is being remodelled by Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos, will become the third largest stadium in Spain, after Camp Nou and Santiago Bernabeu.
With a capacity of 71.374 spectators, the stadium will meet FIFA’s requirements to host the 2030 World Cup and has already been officially confirmed as one of the Spanish venues.
The works, which will be completed in 2028, include the removal of the athletics track, the enlargement of the stands, access improvements and a glass roof for the new seats.
This project will become La Cartuja into a multifunctional space, ideal for sporting and cultural events, positioning Seville as a reference in sporting and cultural infrastructure.

More information:
https://www.elespanol.com/deportes/futbol/20240722/cartuja-sevilla-estadio-metropolitano-san-mames-tercer-grande-espana/872413228_0.html

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]]> https://www.cruzyortiz.com/la-cartuja-stadium-will-become-the-third-largest-in-spain/feed/ 0 Report in Metalocus about the territorial headquarters of Banco Santander https://www.cruzyortiz.com/report-in-metalocus-about-the-territorial-headquarters-of-banco-santander/ https://www.cruzyortiz.com/report-in-metalocus-about-the-territorial-headquarters-of-banco-santander/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:51:12 +0000 https://www.cruzyortiz.com/?p=17105

Metalocus magazine has published an extensive photographic report about the new regional headquarters of Banco Santander in Cantabria, a refurbishment project carried out by our studio in the historic headquarters of the Banco Mercantil in Santander.
The publication highlights the project’s verticality, structural clarity and transparency, with a central courtyard that offers a complete view of the building.
The space is distributed over three floors including a multifunctional space on the roof for events, offering a contemporary and innovating solution for the working area. 

More details in the following link:
https://www.metalocus.es/es/noticias/verticalidad-y-claridad-estructural-oficinas-para-banco-santander-por-cruz-y-ortiz

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