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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

Estudio Lamela continues expanding and recently opened its first office in Seville. The Hispanic office is located in the Nervión neighborhood, one of the busiest business districts of the city. It will be directed by architect Juan Antonio García and will take over all of Estudio Lamela’s projects in the... View Article

Carlos Lamela, the president of Estudio Lamela, has been awarded the Fuera de Serie 2019 Architecture Award by the Fuera de Serie magazine, edited by the El Mundo newspaper. The recognition acknowledges the work of an architecture studio founded over 60 years ago by Antonio Lamela (1926-2017), one of the greatest architects... View Article

The Teatro Fernán Gómez (Centro Cultural de la Villa) in Madrid has decided to extend the Torres Colón (1969-2019) Exhibition until the 8th of December which showcases the fifty-year construction of the Torres Colón (Columbus Towers). The exhibition, which was launched on the 11th of April, is extended for another... View Article

The prestigious newspaper The Guardian has selected the T4 of Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport as one of the 25 greatest architectural works of the 21st century. Designed by Richard Rogers and Estudio Lamela in 2005, it has become a worldwide benchmark in architecture of the last decades. The British publishing... View Article

A great announce: coinciding with the Architecture Week, the Historical Heritage Commission has agreed to protect the portal of the building of the Paseo marítimo Ciudad de Melilla no. 23 of Málaga, designed by Antonio Lamela, which the homeowners’ community had approved to demolish and wished to replace. Estudio Lamela... View Article

The Fuera de Serie magazine, edited by the El Mundo newspaper, interviews Carlos Lamela, the president of Estudio Lamela. He shares some details of one of the most complex projects undertaken by the architecture studio thus far: Centro Canalejas (Madrid). It concerns a difficult assignment over 75,000 square meters that... View Article

“It’s the best project that has been presented in the history of Malaga.” This was the reflection of Pedro Rodríguez, founder and president of the developer Sierra Blanca, during the presentation of Málaga Towers. Three large towers, 213 luxury residences that will transform the city. The towers, designed by Estudio... View Article

Estudio Lamela has just published Drafting the Future. A journey through pages, images and words that talks about technology, innovation, sustainability, internationalization and social commitment. These pages are an invitation to tour some of Estudio Lamela’s latest activities, a journey that talks about technology, innovation, sustainability, internationalization and social commitment.... View Article

The digital newspaper El Confidencial and the promoter Aedas Home have addressed the future of the construction sector. In this environment of rising costs and scarce labor, the industrialization of the residential area is essential for the market to recover its strength. Building residences in series contributes precision, sustainability and... View Article

Discovery Building, a building of new construction completed in 2017, has been granted the Asprima-Sima 2019 Award under the category “best energy efficiency initiative in real estate projects”. Developed for Colonial Group and located in the main business district in Madrid, it is LEED Platinum-NC certified which guarantees it’s been... View Article

Porcelanosa Group has awarded Estudio Lamela for its architectural work. The Spanish giant of tiles and ceramics set between tradition and innovation, in its 12th Porcelanosa Awards has acknowledged the Studio for its 70 years of work and its commitment to sustainability, quality, and the environment. The award was received... View Article

The ABC newspaper draws a report that unites the historical story of the Torres Colón with their political and bureaucratic vicissitudes. It tells of not only the architecture, but also of the life and the events that happened to a unique  building. The Madrid newspaper covers half a century of... View Article

A time-travelling journey through one of the works that define Spanish architecture of the last half of the 20th century. The Torres Colón 1969-2019 exhibition, which can be visited between the 11th of April and 16th of July in Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa (Madrid), showcases the history... View Article

“There’s no reason for houses not to be built in factories such as it is with cars. What is surprising is that it’s taking so long in being standardized,” Carlos Lamela shares with the economic newspaper Expansión in a lengthy article about the relation of architecture with industrialized construction. For... View Article

The ABC newspaper publishes a tribune signed by Carlos Lamela, executive president of Estudio Lamela, which, under the distinct title of: Torres Colón, architectural legacy of the 20th century, claims the imperative protection of one of the emblematic works of Spanish architecture of the last hundred years. The Torres Colón,... View Article

Residential architecture is one of the essential sectors of Estudio Lamela to which it has been committed for over six decades. This publication compiles some of its most recent projects that are most representative in Spain and abroad. Some worth mentioning are the Canalejas Center (Madrid), Torre del Río (Málaga)... View Article

The Criminal Court No. 16 of Madrid has acquitted, with all favourable statements, Architect Carlos Lamela, president of Estudio Lamela, as responsible for an alleged crime against the Historical Heritage for his performance in the buildings of Calle Alcalá no. 14 and Plaza de Canalejas no. 1. These developments are... View Article

After the year upon completion of the Premium Velázquez Lounge at Terminal 4 Satellite at Madrid-Barajas Airport, the Dalí Lounge at Terminal 4 just opened its doors to the public. It’s a privileged space for a couple of reasons: one, it’s located right next to the Security Checkpoint, and two,... View Article

Located in one of the fastest growing areas of Madrid in the last decade, and with a continuously growing population density, these apartments designed for Ebrosa are all about finding the perfect fit. The project, titled CUBIK, tries to define a residential ensemble that responds to its surroundings while enhancing... View Article

Last week, our partners of the EAN (European Architects Network), european association founded in 2001,  visited our headquarters in Madrid to gather in one of our biannual summits. We shared our insights on the European market, talked about new projects within every firm, and discussed future business opportunities. The firms that... View Article

The project, titled Málaga  Towers, is an apartment complex distributed through three towers of 21 floors each with a total area of 58,368 sqm. They’ll create a new urban landscape that signal the city’s border to the Southeast. The towers are characterized by prioritizing views and orientations to the sea.... View Article

Estudio Lamela will oversee the complete refurbishment of the residential building located on Calle Modesto Lafuente 26, in the neighborhood of Chamberí (Madrid). After the refurbishment, the property, developed by the British Grosvenor group, will consist of 7 floors aboveground (2,100 m2) and 3 floors underground (890 m2). A total... View Article

The Studio designs an ambitious residential complex in Majadahonda. Estudio Lamela has taken on one of the most awaited residential developments on the outskirts of Madrid. In the Majadahonda Community, 210 apartments have been planned in an exceptional location. The proposed design establishes a conversation with its surroundings with the... View Article

Located in one of the central axes of the capital’s business district, is a unique space defined by diaphanous and flexible levels where light management is the true protagonist. The building, of 10,000 m2, has been tailored to the specific needs of an environment that demands offices of superior quality... View Article

Estudio Lamela designs a residential-and-office complex in Madrid that spans 110,000 m2. Estudio Lamela designs a residential-and-office complex in Madrid that spans 110,000 m2. It’s the largest office complex in Madrid since the Four Towers were built. Estudio Lamela will design two huge plots in Méndez Álvaro. Situated between the... View Article

One of the sectors that stand out from Estudio Lamela’s work is that of transportation. It has developed close to 90 transportation and infrastructure projects that surpass over 1.6 million square metres where 150 million passengers pass through annually. The publication release Transport: World in Motion compiles some of the... View Article