The transformation of Seville’s La Cartuja Stadium reaches a new milestone with the installation of the new pitch, a key step in the final stage of the first phase of renovations, which will conclude with the Copa del Rey final on April 26.
Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos has been in charge of adapting the stadium to FIFA standards for the 2030 World Cup, removing the athletics track, bringing the stands closer to the pitch, and expanding the capacity to over 70,000 spectators.
In addition, La Cartuja will serve as the temporary home stadium for Real Betis during the 2025 and 2026 seasons, while renovation works are carried out at the Benito Villamarín Stadium.

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On 28 March, the Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos office visited the remodelling works at La Cartuja Stadium in Seville, a project that is progressing steadily ahead of the Copa del Rey football final, to be held on 26 April between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.
During the visit, it was possible to see the progress of a significant transformation that includes the removal of the athletics track and the creation of a new ring of stands, bringing the public closer to the playing field and increasing the stadium’s capacity to 71,374 spectators, the third largest in Spain.
It should be noted that, during the integral refurbishment of the Benito Villamarín Stadium, Real Betis Balompié Football Club will move its matches to La Cartuja, reinforcing the central role of this infrastructure in the Seville sporting panorama.
This intervention is part of the preparation of Seville as the venue for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which Spain will co-host with Portugal and Morocco.

 

The contest for the rehabilitation of the Convent of Santa María de los Reyes, Seville, has been announced. From the studio we would like to congratulate the winners María González García, Juan José López de la Cruz, Francisco Marqués Vilaplana and Rosalino Daza Fernández.
Despite the fact that our proposal was not selected, we remain convinced that, in this case, the most appropriate option would have been to demolish the unprotected remains of the old novitiate. This decision would have allowed for the creation of larger-scale public spaces with a higher urban quality.
The jury, however, was categorical on this point, rejecting those proposals that did not contemplate the conservation of these remains, despite the fact that they did not have any type of heritage protection. We respect this decision, although we disagree with its criteria, as we consider that it has excessively conditioned the development of the project and limited the possibilities for intervention.

 

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.

 

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.

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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.

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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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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.

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