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Yesterday, the Spanish Association of Offices (AEO) held an industry site visit to the MADNUM Campus, which was recognized in the 10th Edition of the AEO Awards. The visit brought together 65 industry professionals — developers, consultants, architects, and technical experts — who were interested in experiencing the project firsthand.... View Article

Madrid-Barajas Terminal 4 celebrates its 20th anniversary, establishing itself as a global icon of public architecture and civil engineering. On February 5, 2006, at 05:30 AM, Iberia flight IB2640 departed for Barcelona, marking the operational debut of an infrastructure that redefined contemporary airport design standards. Since its opening, T4 has... View Article

Yesterday, the groundbreaking ceremony for the New Malaga Hospital took place. It will be the largest healthcare facility in Andalusia with 270,000 m² of built area. The project is developed by the Malaka NHM JV, integrated by Estudio Lamela, AIDHOS, Sener, and ARCS. “Designing a hospital of this scale means projecting an engine of innovation... View Article

According to the Spanish Office Association (AEO): The building complex, with a total floor area of 91,000 m² and located in Méndez Álvaro (Madrid), is a pioneering development that integrates office space, residential use, and retail areas open to the city. The project stands out as a new model of... View Article

Employees of UNICA Group, an agri-food company composed of 16 cooperatives focused on production, sales, and export, have begun occupying the facilities of the new UNICA Agribusiness Centre (UAC) located in the Almería Technology Park (PITA). This innovation complex is designed to radically transform the agricultural sector, incorporating experimental practices... View Article

We’re proud to share that the MADNUM Méndez Álvaro office complex has achieved LEED Platinum certification, the highest international distinction in environmental sustainability. This recognition highlights the project’s forward-thinking approach to design, energy efficiency, and user well-being. The development seamlessly integrates renewable energy systems, combining photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies... View Article

Estudio Lamela is designing several temporary rental housing developments in Madrid for Kronos Real Estate Group under its new brand, US by Kronos. The plan foresees an investment of €300 million and the construction of 2,000 residential units over the next four years, targeting groups such as teachers, students, and... View Article

Built between 1967 and 1971 in the La Malagueta neighborhood of Málaga, this 16-story building was one of the city’s first towers and quickly became a symbol of modernity. Its clever 45-degree orientation gives every apartment views of the sea, while the entrance hall —featuring geometric gresite tiles, soft curves,... View Article

Promoted by Colonial and located in Méndez Álvaro, just a few minutes from Atocha Station, the 90,000 m² built complex integrates offices, residential units, restaurants, services, and green areas, fostering a balance between professional and personal life. At Estudio Lamela, we have supported Colonial since the initial land studies, and... View Article

Estudio Lamela has officially been awarded the ISO 19650 certification, which recognizes excellence in information management for building and civil engineering projects through the use of BIM (Building Information Modelling). Granted by Bureau Veritas, this distinction places Estudio Lamela among the first architecture firms in Spain to achieve this international... View Article

The third hospital of Málaga, designed with the participation of Estudio Lamela, has taken a decisive step toward construction with the tender for works published this week in the Official Journal of the European Union. It will be the largest hospital in Andalusia and one of the most advanced in... View Article

This afternoon, as part of FEARLESS FEST 2025, the exhibition “Home away from home” opens at La Casa de la Luz by SIMON. Estudio Lamela invites you to explore the history of its hotel architecture, from Antonio Lamela’s first projects in the 1960s to the studio’s most recent proposals. On... View Article

Yesterday, Monday, May 5, 2025, the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, officially presented the City of Justice project at the Royal Post Office (Real Casa de Correos). This large-scale initiative aims to consolidate 26 judicial facilities currently scattered across Madrid into a single complex located in... View Article

WORLD IN MOTION A journey through Estudio Lamela’s most significant transportation projects. At Estudio Lamela, we anticipate the future of aviation by integrating the latest technological advancements and the most stringent sustainability standards. We have a highly specialized airport team distributed across four offices in Los Angeles, Mexico City, Rotterdam,... View Article

Estudio Lamela will be attending the Passenger Terminal EXPO  8, 9, 10 April, in IFEMA MADRID, Madrid. Come visit us at Hall 9, Stand 9829. ESTUDIO LAMELA / TRANSPORT Teaser

Estudio Lamela will undertake the expansion of the Guadalajara International Airport “Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla” (Mexico) with the creation of a new Terminal 2. On February 11, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP), as part of its Master Development Plan 2025-2029, announced investments of over 22 billion pesos over the next... View Article

Estudio Lamela, in collaboration with the Canarian studio Alonso  Sosa Arquitectos, won the second prize in the competition for the expansion and comprehensive reformation of the Gran Canaria Stadium. The proposal represents a perfect integration between innovation and sustainability. It offers a discreet and innovative design and elegantly adapts to... View Article

Estudio Lamela to Renovate the Iconic Generali Building at Calle Alcalá, 21 in Madrid, Transforming It into the First Radisson Collection Hotel in the City Radisson Hotel Group has leased the historic building from Generali Real Estate to open a 154-room hotel. The project involves renovating the original structure designed... View Article

Daniel Arnanz, BIM Manager at Estudio Lamela BIM is revolutionizing architecture by allowing buildings to be pre-built in a 3D model that integrates all the construction system elements. It offers consistency between documents, avoiding conflicts, thus saveing time and costs.   Estudio Lamela adopted this methodology 9 years ago and... View Article

“Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and Estudio Lamela Architects”

Sancal has created a new showroom in our O’Donnell 34 building with the help of designer Lucas Muñoz. The O’Donnell 34 building, home to Estudio Lamela for over 20 years, was the first office building entirely made up of offices in Madrid and offers an open and versatile space with... View Article

Thanks to El Confidencial and particularly to Elena Sanz Álvarez and Ruth Ugalde for publishing yesterday’s magnificent and thorough interview with Carlos Lamela. In the interview, the executive president of Estudio Lamela talks about his involvement with architecture, the architect’s figure, urban planning in different Spanish cities, the trajectory of... View Article

On the occasion of its 50th anniversary in Spain, CBRE Spain launches 50&Beyond, an initiative that brings together the vision of 50 leaders from various disciplines on the future of physical spaces and the impact of the built environment on the well-being and progress of people and cities. Carlos Lamela... View Article

Carlos Lamela offers five keys to binomial tourism architecture for Turium magazine, the tourism sector of Grupo Vocento.

To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Estudio Lamela (1954), we’ve published a book on the projects we’ve undertaken over five decades at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium of Real Madrid C.F. The book, written by Carlos Lamela and the architect Concha Esteban Guijarro and edited by TC Cuadernos (architecture magazine), will... View Article

In the first edition of its magazine, Gunni & Trentino interviews Carlos Lamela who talks about the trajectory of the architecture studio he directs, the profession of an architect, and his commitment to sustainability.

In its Business Section, El País newspaper publishes: “AFTERWORK: DIRECTORS OUTSIDE THE OFFICE”, led by Sandra López Letón, a personal event where I talk about my interests outside of architecture: Carlos Lamela (Estudio Lamela): “Disorder bothers me a lot, it makes me uneasy”

Video: WES + FINSA Production: JuNu! February 2024 Duration: 5’37” An interesting video that shows the construction process of ENEIDA, a development of 16 single-family homes in Puig den Ros, Llucmajor in Mallorca, built with an industrialized wooden structure in 10 months. It’s an innovative collaboration between AEDEAS Homes, Estudio... View Article

The airport sector comprises one of the most outstanding areas of Estudio Lamela’s activity. The responsible for airport projects, Juan Antonio Garcia Muñoz, said: An airport is a kind of ecosystem where circulations, services, support, and control systems converge and are integrated. Our goal is to offer a design that... View Article

The eltiempo.es platform has chosen Estudio Lamela as one of the “Responsible Brands” in terms of sustainability and interviews with Carlos Lamela. Carlos Lamela explains that he prefers the term “affordable” rather than “sustainable” architecture and talks about some paradigmatic projects such as the T4 at Madrid Barajas airport or... View Article

“Sánchez announces an investment of 2.4 billion euros so that the Barajas airport can accommodate 90 million passengers.” Read El País article here

Ana Guasp Martin, responsible for hotel projects on behalf of Estudio Lamela, talks about designing luxury hotels: “It’s important to respond to the client’s requirements, seeking maximum comfort, exclusivity, and design excellence, always attending to meticulous sustainability criteria and respecting the environment.” Guasp, who directed the Centro Canalejas Madrid project... View Article

Excerpt from the program “España al descubierto” broadcast by DMAX on December 18, 2023 Season 1 / Episode 2: Modern engineering – Carlos Lamela explains some of the key aspects to the project and construction of T4 at Madrid-Barajas airport. Mario Otero, director of the airport, also participates. Produced by... View Article

Our airport team of 26 specialized individuals, which is spread across four different offices located in Los Angeles, Mexico, Rotterdam and Madrid, has gathered at our Rotterdam headquarters to study technological and architectural advancements in the airport sector. The aim is to anticipate the future of aviation by integrating #AI and... View Article

Our CEO, Carlos Lamela, has been invited by dasso Group at COP28 UAE, the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference in #Dubai, to explain, under the subject Green Building’s Sustainable Transformation and Experiences / International Best Practices in Green Supply Chains #GSCM, the advantages of #bamboo as a sustainable and environmentally friendly material, as well as its application in... View Article

The event took place at the precious Palacio de Santoña, headquarters of the Cámara de Comercio de Madrid, and was directed by the president of D&D, Guillermina Mekuy. Various experts intervened in topics of cooperation, diversity, and inclusion. In the interview they conducted with him, the importance of the ethical... View Article

“This appointment involves the required engineering services for the construction of the works that are included in the Functional Design of Terminals T4 and T4S at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport. This Technical Assistance for the Project development includes not only preparing the initial documents but also carrying out the construction... View Article

It was made up of nine experts among whom Carlos Lamela had the honor of being with, also colleagues and friends of his: Sigfrido Herráez, José María Ezquiaga, Rafael de La-Hoz Castanys, Beatriz Matos, Luis Rodríguez-Avial Llardent, Carlos Rubio Carvajal, Carolina Roca, and Julio Touza. According to the note published... View Article

In the interview, Hernández reviews the history of Estudio Lamela and its most significant projects and shares his tastes and preferences in different areas. You can see the interview here.

The new Processor building of the General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport in Tijuana (Mexico) is among those selected for the Prix Versailles 2023. Awarded each year by UNESCO and the UIA – International Union of Architects, the Prix Versailles is a set of architectural awards highlighting the best contemporary achievements worldwide. This... View Article

Unica Group, a production, sale, and export company of horticultural products, comprised of 16 cooperatives, has laid the first stone of what will be the Unica Agribusiness Center (UAC), a center that aims to radically change the agricultural sector and where they conduct experiments in innovation and development. The Unica... View Article

This is a project of an existing building, in which the ground, basement, and fourth floors have been restructured, the façade has been replaced, and the office spaces have been modified. The most notable thing about the building is the façade, in which only glass and twisted limestone are visible,... View Article

Estudio Lamela completes the restructuring of the “Cadenza Building” on Vía de los Poblados, commissioned by ARIMA REAL STATE. The old building’s been completely transformed and now has a new architectural and functional identity. One of the project’s main improvements was the innovative transformation of the building’s façade, clad in... View Article

Estudio Lamela has opened a new office in Los Angeles in partnership with local award-wining firm Paul Murdoch Architects . The alliance promises to bring an innovative and avant-garde approach to international airport architecture. “We’re delighted to open our new Los Angeles office and join forces with Murdoch,” said Carlos Lamela. “Establishing a... View Article

Its 362 pages cover the career path of our studio from 2005 to the present and our most emblematic projects of that period categorized by typologies (airport, sports, offices, residential) through photographs, texts, plans, and construction details. Some of the projects included are the Real Madrid Sports City, the Contact... View Article

It’s an association of Navarra, comprised of 49 companies, that advocates public-private collaboration for the industrialization of the construction sector. It’s part of Navarra’s commitment to leading industrialization processes in at a national level. Carlos Lamela participated in the event and made a presentation on the projects of Estudio Lamela... View Article

Estudio Lamela, alongside HKS, is responsible for the renovation of Hotel Punta Negra in Calviá, Mallorca, owned by Blasson Property Investments, to be operated by the Mandarin Oriental chain. The project, which is expected to be completed during the second half of 2024, includes the construction of new buildings in... View Article

On December 2, 2022, the Sierra Blanca Tower flag-waving ceremony took place, the central building of Málaga Towers on the Malaga coast, in the Torres del Río area. The work is expected to be completed in 2023. The Sierra Blanca building consists of 72 apartments distributed over 21 floors. The... View Article

The magnificent architecture website Scalae Activismo Editorial en Arquitectura has published an article about our office project at Calle Amador de los Ríos 5 in Madrid, which will be finished in a few months. It analyzes the building according to the “scalae matrix”, a descriptive system that includes the following... View Article

In its latest issue, COOL THE LIFESTYLE magazine of okdiario.com publishes an extensive and interesting video interview with Carlos Lamela (approx. 30 minutes) with a summarized transcript that’s illustrated with images of several of our projects. It shows a tour of the trajectory of Estudio Lamela, halting at the figure... View Article

The architect and collaborator of ABC Newspaper, Fredy Massad, interviews Carlos Lamela for ABC Cultural and highlights that Estudio Lamela has been one of the most persevering architectural studios. Carlos Lamela reveals his idea about the architect’s formation and about “author” studios versus those of a more professional nature, and... View Article

On November 2, the Colonial real estate company officially presented the Méndez Álvaro Campus in Madrid, named Madnum. José Luis Martínez-Almeida Navasqüés, Madrid’s mayor, Juan José Bruguera, president of Colonial, Pere Viñolas Serra, CEO of Colonial, Alberto Alcober Teixidó, operations director, and Carlos Lamela, the project architect, took part. #Madnum... View Article

The 40,000-sqm building, which directly connects Tijuana’s General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport (TIJ) and the US, was built by Serrano Monjaraz + WSP México (Mexico) based on the project carried out by Estudio Lamela and LAM Arcquitectos. The 40,000-sqm expansion increases the total area by 83% and makes Tijuana the... View Article

The Andalusian Government formalizes the award of the construction project for the Third Hospital of Málaga to Malaka NHM, the joint venture formed by Estudio Lamela, AIDHOS Arquitec, SENER, and ARCS Estudios. The chosen project stands out for the development of corrective measures against the noise condition and its impact,... View Article

Open House is an international architecture festival that takes place one weekend a year in more than 40 cities around the world. Open House Madrid has been held since 2015. Every year, architecture becomes the protagonist of the Madrid urban scene on the last weekend of September, proving that architectural... View Article

Centro Canalejas Madrid, an architectural complex designed by Estudio Lamela, has obtained one of the highest energy efficiency certifications. The work carried out to recover and transform the seven historic buildings that make up this complex of a hotel, apartments, and retail area has granted Centro Canalejas Madrid the international... View Article

Canalejas 360 is the very first electric mobile charging station in Madrid and Spain’s largest. It’s an underground infrastructure of 5,500 m2 with 12 charging units and 28 spaces for shared vehicles. The project is part of the Madrid 360 Environmental Sustainability Strategy (la Estrategia de Sostenibilidad Ambiental Madrid 360) and... View Article

Estudio Lamela presents “Healthcare: for health and well-being“, which includes five Spanish and international projects related to healthcare. The brochure presents the Reina Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, a multidisciplinary building for outpatients located in Vallecas which was completed in 2006, and the Luis Chicho Fábrega Hospital (2015) located in Veraguas,... View Article

KALAM, the company that was in charge of restoring the façades in Centro Canalejas interviews Carlos Lamela in the building itself by Llanos Gómez González. They talk about the details of the project and its enormous complexity. Centro Canalejas is a complex urban operation in the heart of Madrid, which... View Article

Yesterday was the official presentation of the Preliminary Design of the new Hospital of Málaga, by Estudio Lamela, Aidhos, Sener and ARCS. The Mayor of Málaga, Francisco De la Torre, and the President of the Andalusian Regional Government, Juan Manuel Moreno, among other officials, attended the event. The complex consists... View Article

The objective of these awards is to recognize excellence across the whole range of industry sectors and maintain the highest standards in the property industry worldwide. The jury highlights: “After a thorough research process, Estudio Lamela Arquitectos has been distinguished as one of the best in this market. Their impeccable... View Article

Today, the Galería Canalejas (Canalejas Gallery) in Madrid opens its doors, a commercial area of 15,000 m2 distributed over three floors, of which 4,000 m2 is already occupied by 13 restaurants. The rest of the space is destined for boutiques of some famous international brands of fashion, beauty, and accessories.... View Article

PORCELANOSA has awarded the Prize for the ‘Best Corporate Office, Flexible Office, Residential and Retail Complex’ to the Méndez Álvaro Campus that we’ve designed for Colonial. The ceremony took place at the Four Seasons Hotel in the Canalejas Center. It’s a great honor for us. Thank you, Porcelanosa! The Campus... View Article

The new Transit Processing Building, designed by Lam Arquitectos and Estudio Lamela México, directly links Tijuana’s General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport (TIJ) and the US and allows international passengers arriving at TIJ to make their way directly to US Customs and Border Protection without first going through Customs and... View Article

It’s been an honor for Estudio Lamela to participate, alongside Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos and ARCVS, in the international competition for the design of a new concert hall for the Belgrade Philharmonic. The project is in the new urban area that emerged in the fifties, known as New Belgrade, in the Ušće... View Article

The residential complex, located in the Sanchinarro expansion area, blends in with its surroundings and takes advantage of the exceptional characteristics of the plot by achieving maximum luminosity, excellent orientations, and a staggered configuration with large terraces. It’s been designed as two sensibly symmetrical buildings that open towards the south.... View Article

It’s been an honor and a pleasure to have competed, alongside our partners Cruz y Ortiz and Szántó és Mikó, in the NEW BUDAPEST NYUGATI TRAIN STATION competition with the best architecture teams in the world, and to have represented Spanish architecture with dignity. We extend our heartiest congratulations to... View Article

The seven buildings that form Canalejas Center are framed by ten façades, built at different times from 1882 to 1974 with different styles and unique elements. The intention was to establish a unifying criterion without losing the unique characteristics of each façade. Therefore, an integrated lighting scheme was designed to... View Article

In this video, we show who we are, what we think, what we do, and how we work. The presentation lasts 3.5 minutes and shows the building’s exterior and moves into our headquarters in Madrid. Throughout the video, we present images of the studio and some of our projects, and... View Article

For the preparation of this list, four fundamental criteria have been taken into account: Sustainability (with special attention to whether reusable and local materials have been used and whether the project has one of the best energy efficiency certificates); Quality of the project and excellence of its finishes; Location (facilities,... View Article

Estudio Lamela publishes the hotel brochure, which includes its 18 main hotel projects, from the historical ones carried out by Antonio Lamela (1927-2017), such as the mythical Hotel Hidalgo (Valdepeñas, 1959), the unfortunately demolished Tres Carabelas (Málaga, 1961), and the unmistakable Meliá Princesa of Madrid (1967). It also includes, among... View Article

The soon-to-be headquarters of Generali on Calle Orense is in construction, of which the first phase is scheduled to finish in 2023. The renovation comprises the façade as well as the buildings’ interiors and is governed by the highest standards of sustainability and energy efficiency. Also, the project enables the... View Article

The Four Seasons Hotel Madrid, located in Canalejas Center Madrid, has been selected as one of the best three hotels in Europe (parallel to Benedikt Bolza and Herzog & de Meuron) within the Prix Versailles 2021 awards. Their recognitions are considered as some of the main awards in the world... View Article

The Royal Suite is located on the first floor, on the chamfered corner between Alcalá and Sevilla streets. Centro Canalejas (2021) is one of the most significant urban development projects undertaken in Europe in recent decades. It encompasses the restoration of seven historic buildings with the aim of creating a... View Article

Coinciding with 5 October—World Architecture Day—the firm Consentino Group inaugurated at the Consentino City Madrid headquarters the photography exhibition Manos de la Arquitectura (Hands of Architecture), curated by the photography magazine Fearless and conceptualised by the Asturian artist Juan Carlos Vega. The show is designed as an itinerant discourse featuring... View Article

On the World’s Architecture Day, the ABC newspaper proposes an interesting journey through the 15 best built spaces in this country during the 21st century. The selection has been made by Fredy Massad, architect and architecture critic, author of the blog “La viga en el ojo” in the above mentioned Spanish newspaper. The... View Article

Construction has begun on Sanabria I, a development designed by Estudio Lamela. These are single-family homes in Villanueva del Pardillo (Madrid), characterized by their clean and forceful volumes. Strategically located on the middle course of the Guadarrama River, with views of the Madrid mountains, they respond to the increasingly demanded... View Article

Last Friday I had the pleasure of celebrating with my colleagues of Estudio Lamela the fulfillment of my 40 years as architect (it began exactly on July 10, back in 1981). Estudio Lamela was founded in 1954 by my father, Antonio Lamela. We have tried to preserve a constant “editorial... View Article

After 30 months of works, today will be officially inaugurated “Futura”, the corporate headquarters of Airbus Spain in Getafe (Madrid), which spans over 51,200 square meters of land-. The basis of the design is the creation of a series of buildings with a very similar and coherent aesthetic that respond... View Article

Happy ending for a jewel by Antonio Lamela. On March 5, the Official Gazette of the Junta de Andalucía (BOJA), completed the registration of the Ciudad de Melilla 33 building, erecting in the malagueta neighborhood, in the General Catalog of Andalusian Historical Heritage. In this way, the property is protected... View Article

It is always a good time to remember Antonio Lamela (1926-2017), founder of Estudio Lamela and one of the great Spanish architects of the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. Precisely in the week that marked the fourth anniversary of his passed away (April... View Article

The College/Institute of Civil, Channels and Ports Engineers has granted the Prize for the Best Construction Work to Centro Canalejas, designed by Estudio Lamela, in the 13th edition of its prestigious awards.  The jury valued “the architectural challenge that involved integrating modern architecture into a historical complex”. Almost a decade... View Article

The famous Mallorcan landmark, a meeting spot for princes, actors, statesmen and writers in the 20th and 21st centuries, will maintain its hallmark: “A white line in the landscape”, and will be adapted to the current needs of sustainability and energy efficiency. The goal is to turn the Hotel Formentor... View Article

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the first flight departing from Terminal 4 (T4), IB2640, which covered the route between Madrid and Barcelona on February 5, 2006. This terminal, designed by Estudio Lamela and Richard Rogers, not only significantly expanded the capacity of the Madrid-Barajas airport, but also created a... View Article

The jury of the renowned international real estate awards Asprima-Sima 2020 has awarded Estudio Lamela in two categories in its 17th edition. The Canalejas Center has won the award in the category of Best Non-Residential Real Estate Performance “for its great technical complexity”, and the Madrid homes of Modesto Lafuente,... View Article

The building of Amador de los Ríos 5 in Madrid already has a license for its transformation. It is an action on an existing building and consists of the partial restructuring of the ground, basement and fourth floors, with the replacement of facades and general conditioning of the spaces for... View Article

“The first large hotel opened in Madrid in almost half a century has more than enough to recommend it to even the most discerning and demanding visitor”. With this sentence the British newspaper opens their article, signed by Sam Jones, the newspaper’s correspondent in the Spanish capital, he describes his... View Article

One of the most exclusive buildings in the Chamberí neighborhood (Madrid) has already been completed. It is a project conceived by Estudio Lamela for the British real estate group Grosvenor, which has radically transformed an office building that was underused. Estudio Lamela’s proposal is the comprehensive rehabilitation of the building,... View Article

After more than eight years of work, the Gran Hotel de Lujo Four Season Madrid opens its doors tomorrow at the Centro Canalejas, which also houses an exclusive retail area of 15.000 ms, 22 luxury homes managed by the hotel chain itself and a parking garage for 400 spaces. There... View Article

The United State newspaper The New York Times, the most influential media outlet in the world, has visited Centro Canalejas for several hours. The visit, guided through the explanations of Carlos Lamela, president of Estudio Lamela, the office responsible for the project, has served to show the American newspaper the... View Article

Carlos Lamela, president of Estudio Lamela, visits the Centro Canalejas Madrid together with the Financial Times newspaper. The British media highlights the more than eight years of work involved in the construction of a building destined to change and improve the center of Madrid. “It will transform him completely”, says... View Article

The cultural supplement of the ABC newspaper exclusively presents some of the responses about residential architecture in which Estudio Lamela has been working on over the past weeks. Faced with the extreme confinement that the coronavirus has forced upon us, the Studio has deeply reflected on the current housing design... View Article

Among great changes and modifications by good sense and historical teaching of architecture, Carlos Lamela, president of Estudio Lamela, shares his thoughts in the newspaper ‘El Norte de Castilla’ alongside colleagues and professionals such as architect Juan Herreros; José María Ezquiaga, former dean of the Madrid College of Architects (COAM);... View Article

Commitment and solidarity spread faster than any virus. The Canalejas Center Madrid, designed by Estudio Lamela, was scheduled to open in May. It will no longer be possible due to Covid-19, but is still active. In their kitchen, chef Dani García’s team prepares 1,000 meals a day for vulnerable families... View Article

Confinement has revealed that thousands of houses were not prepared for us to live, work and enjoy leisure in. Interior apartments, closed terraces, lack of ventilation and sunlight, sanitation, impractical accesses … the list of reproaches goes on and on. Carlos Lamela, president of Estudio Lamela, explains his vision in... View Article

In these complicated, new, and uncertain days, architecture has asserted its value. Simultaneously, man’s fragility has been revealed. Inattention with profound consequences. “The human being, and even more so the urban one, had come to internalize an excessive level of self-esteem and complacency, believing himself almost invincible and with the... View Article

The ICON magazine, edited by the newspaper EL PAÍS, collects the opinion of 13 prominent architects on the responses that their practiced discipline can give to the Covid-19 crisis. Carlos Lamela, president of Estudio Lamela, proposes a trip back in time to understand how architecture, for centuries, has taught the value... View Article

Carlos Lamela, the president of Estudio Lamela, reflects, through an extensive interview with the economic newspaper Cinco Días, some of the essential aspects that affect the studio in particular and architecture in general as a profession. At the bedrock of the conversation is the inauguration of Canalejas Center Madrid, undoubtedly... View Article

Everything has a beginning. Along with his former partner, Alfonso García Noreña, Antonio Lamela took his first step in architecture with a residential building on number 10 along Calle Segovia in Madrid. Signed in 1954, it was a project of all-round architecture where Lamela himself was not only an architect... View Article

We’ve received great news published by Jesús Hinojosa of the Diario de Málaga newspaper: The Regional Government of Andalusia is in the process of protecting a building built in 1971 in La Malagueta (Málaga) by Antonio Lamela for its architectural values. The resolution states: “The property sets forth a residential... View Article