Rafael Moneo

José Rafael Moneo Vallés (born 9 May 1937) is a Spanish architect. He won the Pritzker Prize for architecture in 1996, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2003 and La Biennale's Golden Lion in 2021.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moneo and the second or maternal family name is Vallés.
Rafael Moneo
Born
José Rafael Moneo Vallés

(1937-05-09) 9 May 1937
Tudela, Navarre, Spain
NationalitySpanish
OccupationArchitect
AwardsRolf Schock Prizes in Visual Arts (1993)
Pritzker Architecture Prize (1996)
Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture (2012)

Biography

Born in Tudela, Spain, Moneo studied at the ETSAM, Technical University of Madrid (UPM) from which he received his architectural degree in 1961. From the Davis Art Museum at Wellesley College in Massachusetts and the Audrey Jones Beck Building (an expansion of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston). Moneo also designed the Chace Center, a new building for the Rhode Island School of Design.[2] In December 2010, the Northwest Corner Building (formerly the Interdepartmental Science Building) at Columbia University in New York City first opened. Moneo's most recent work is Peretsman-Scully Hall and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, which houses the psychology and neuroscience departments at Princeton University and opened in December 2013.

In 2012, he was awarded with 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts. According to the jury, Moneo is "a Spanish architect of universal scope whose work enriches urban spaces with an architecture that is serene and meticulous. An acknowledged master in both the academic and professional field, Moneo leaves his own mark on each of his creations, at the same time as combining aesthetics with functionality, especially in the airy interiors that act as impeccable settings for great works of culture and the spirit."[3]

His work has been shown in several international exhibitions such as "Rafael Moneo. A Theoretical Reflection from the Profession" whose curator was his disciple, Francisco González de Canales.[4]

  • National Museum of Roman Art, Mérida, Spain
  • Murcia Town Hall on the Cardenal Belluga Plaza
  • Kursaal Palace in San Sebastián (Spain)
  • Valladolid Science Museum, Spain
  • Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles
  • Audrey Jones Beck Building, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
  • Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College

Works

Awards
  • National Architecture Award of Spain (1961, 2015)[5]
  • Pritzker Prize (1996)
  • RIBA Royal Gold Medal (2003)
  • Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts (2012)
  • Praemium Imperiale (2017)
  • Golden Lion (2021)[1]

References
  1. "Biennale Architettura 2021 | Rafael Moneo Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement". La Biennale di Venezia. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. Campus Initiatives: The Chace Center Archived 25 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Minutes of the Jury for the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts. .
  4. "Publicación - Rafael Moneo. Una reflexión teórica desde la profesión. Materiales de archivo 1961-2016". Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. Zabalbeascoa, Anatxu (8 April 2016). "El Nacional de Arquitectura premia el rigor de Moneo" [The National Architecture Award for the Rigor of Moneo]. El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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