Elisa Valero

Elisa Valero Ramos [1] is a Spanish architect and professor at the High Technical Architecture School of the University of Granada (UGR). Her work has been recognized in 2018 with the Swiss Architectural Award.

Elisa Valero

Biography

Education

She studied architecture at the High Technical Architecture School of the University of Valladolid (UVa), where she won the prize for the best academic record of the 1995-96 course and she graduated in 1996 with an Extraordinary End-of-Degree Award.[2] In 2000 she received her doctorate in architecture from the UGR; Later, she received a scholarship from the Academy of Spain in Rome in 2003.[3]

Career

In 1996 she moved to Mexico to teach at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); here she completed her first assignment, the rehabilitation of the Los Manantiales restaurant in Xochimilco by architect Félix Candela.[4]

Since 1997 she has worked in the studio that bears her name, in Granada.[5][6]

Since 2012 she is professor of Architectural Design at the High Technical Architecture School of the University of Granada,[7] becoming the third female professor of Architectural Design in the history of Spain.[8] In the same university, she leads the research group RNM909 "Efficient Housing and Urban Recycling";[9] she has carried out several projects related to architectural recycling and sustainability, researching new low-cost and low-energy construction systems.[8][10]

Other lines of research she develops are about light in architecture[11] and architecture for children, especially in pediatric hospitals.[12][13][14] Since 2012, she has worked with the Aladina Foundation, a Spanish foundation that seeks to improve the lives of children with cancer.[15]

She has supervised several PhD theses and research projects and is the author of nearly 200 works, including conference proceedings, book chapters and articles in scientific journals.[16]

She is a visiting professor at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio.[17]

Main publications
  • Housing, Melfi Libria, 2018[18]
  • Light in Architecture: The Intangible Material, Londra, RIBA publishing, 2015.[19]
  • Glosario de reciclaje urbano, General de Ediciones de Arquitectura, 2014.[20]
  • Diccionario de la luz, General de Ediciones de Arquitectura, 2012.[21]
  • La materia intangible, reflexiones sobre la luz en el proyecto de arquitectura, General de Ediciones de Arquitectura, 2009.[22]
  • Elisa Valero arquitectura 1998-2008. Monografía de obra propia, General de Ediciones de Arquitectura, 2009.[23]
  • La Universidad laboral de Almería, Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Andalucía Oriental, 2008.[24]
  • Ocio peligroso, introducción al proyecto de arquitectura, General de Ediciones de Arquitectura, 2006.[25]

Architectural work
Church of Santa Josefina Bakhita in Playa Granada. Motril, Granada

Awards and mentions

Among the awards received, there are the Honorable Mention of the arcVision Prize 2016,[38] the Swiss Architectural Award 2017-2018[1] - first woman to win it[39] - and the International Mention of the Prix des femmes architectes 2019.[40][41] Other prizes are:[42]

  • Mention in the "Architecture" category at the ASCER Ceramics Awards (2019), for New Parent Room and refurbishment of Patio de los Valientes in Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla[27]
  • First Prize in the "Rehabilitation" category at the Tile Architecture Awards (2018) organized by HISPALYT, for the rehabilitation of the Exhibition Hall of the Santo Domingo Convent, Huéscar. In collaboration with Antonio Jiménez Torrecillas[43]
  • Finalist in the FAD Awards (2012) for the Children's school in the Serrallo neighborhood, Granada[44]
  • First Prize "Abitare il Mediterraneo" (2011) organized by the Regional Council of Architects of Sicily, in collaboration with UMAR (Union of Mediterranean Architects), under the patronage of CNAPPC (National Council of Architects, Town Planners, Landscape Architects and Restorers of Italy)[45]
  • Finalist IX Biennial of Spanish Architecture (2006) for the Multipurpose Social Center in Lancha del Genil, Granada[46]

References
  1. "Vincitore 2018". Swiss Architectural Award (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  2. "Elisa Valero - TC Cuadernos". www.tccuadernos.com. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  3. "Sixth Edition 2017-2018". Swiss Architectural Award. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  4. Fossati, Paula (2018-02-21). "ELISA VALERO RAMOS 1971". UN DIA | UNA ARQUITECTA 3 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  5. Zabalbeascoa, Anatxu (2011-10-12). "Ejercicio de mínimos". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  6. "Elisa Valero, Fernando Alda · Estudio de arquitectura". Divisare. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  7. "Elisa Valero Ramos | Universidad de Granada". www.ugr.es. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  8. Navarra, Diario de (2019-02-01). "Elisa Valero: "No se puede mantener esta injusticia de consumir, destruir y sobreexplotar el planeta"". diariodenavarra.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  9. "ELISA VALERO | reciclajeurbano". www.ugr.es. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  10. "La arquitecta Elisa Valero llama a cambiar los sistemas actuales porque "no son sostenibles"". amp.europapress.es. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  11. "ELISA VALERO. La luz es el tema". revista diagonal. 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  12. "Hospitales 'desestresores' para los pacientes más pequeños". abc (in Spanish). 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  13. "Elisa Valero, Fernando Alda · Refurbishment in the Virgen de Las Nieves Hospital". Divisare. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  14. "Elisa Valero, Fernando Alda · Light Pavilion and Playground. Hospital de Getafe". Divisare. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  15. "Elisa Valero presenta la UCI Aladina en el ciclo 'Interiores del Siglo XXI'". Fundación Aladina (in European Spanish). 16 January 2017. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  16. "UGR Investiga > | Universidad de Granada". investigacion.ugr.es. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  17. "Valero, Elisa". Università della Svizzera italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  18. Valero Ramos, Elisa (2018). Housing. ISBN 978-88-6764-129-1. OCLC 1039037400.
  19. Valero Ramos, Elisa. (2015). Light in architecture : the intangible material. ISBN 978-1-85946-596-7. OCLC 907148144.
  20. Valero Ramos, Elisa. (2014). Glosario de reciclaje urbano (in Spanish). General de Ediciones de Arquitectura. ISBN 978-84-939845-6-4. OCLC 879867193.
  21. Valero Ramos, Elisa 1971- (2012). Diccionario de la luz (in Spanish). General de Ediciones de Arquitectura. ISBN 978-84-939384-5-1. OCLC 828304502.
  22. Valero Ramos, Elisa, 1971- (2019). La Materia intangible : la luz en la arquitectura (in Spanish). General de ediciones de arquitectura. ISBN 978-84-17753-07-8. OCLC 1148210108.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  23. Elisa Valero : arquitectura 1998-2008 (in Spanish). General de Ediciones de Arquitectura. 2009. ISBN 978-84-936203-9-4. OCLC 613309949.
  24. Almeria, Diario de (2008-07-30). "La historia de la Universidad Laboral se recoge en un libro". Diario de Almería (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  25. Valero Ramos, Elisa (2006). Ocio peligroso: introducción al proyecto de arquitectura. Valencia: General de Ediciones de Arquitectura. ISBN 978-84-935163-1-4. OCLC 123240771.
  26. "Oncohematología Pediátrica del Virgen del Rocío de Sevilla se reformará para sugerir la primera vuelta al mundo". Europa Press. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
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  31. "CASABELLA 870 febbraio 2017". CASABELLA (in Italian). 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  32. "Elisa Valero, Fernando Alda · Escuela infantil en El Serrallo". Divisare. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  33. "Plácido Arango exhibition space / Elisa Valero". ArchEyes. 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  34. "Galeria de Centro Social em Lancha del Genil / Elisa Valero Ramos - 2". ArchDaily Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  35. "Centro Social Polivalente en Lancha del Genil / Elisa Valero Ramos". Plataforma Arquitectura (in Spanish). 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  36. "On Diseño - Proyectos: Viviendas autoconstruidas en Palenciana". www.ondiseno.com. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  37. "Arquitectura y razón poética TC Cuadernos". TC Cuadernos (in Spanish). 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  38. "Elisa Valero Ramos - Nominees arcVision Prize 2016". arcVision.org (in Italian). 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  39. "Elisa Valero vince la sesta edizione dello Swiss Architectural Award | Floornature". Floornature.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  40. "Femmes Architectes – Remise des prix des femmes architectes de l'Arvha". Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  41. "Elisa Valero, profesora de la UGR, mención especial en la edición de 2019 de los "Prix des femmes architectes"". Canal UGR (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  42. "ELISA VALERO | reciclajeurbano". www.ugr.es. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  43. "HISPALYT - Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Ladrillos y Tejas de Arcilla Cocida - Ganadores". www.hispalyt.es. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  44. esiete. "Edicions anteriors". Premis FAD (in Catalan). Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  45. "Architetti, designati i vincitori del premio "Abitare il Mediterraneo" | Sicilia24ORE – Sicilia24h.it". 2018-02-13. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  46. "IX-BEAU - España - Finalista - Centro Social Polivalente". www.bienalesdearquitectura.es. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
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