Mariano Bayón Álvarez (born September 25, 1942) is a Spanish architect.

Life and career

Born in Madrid, Spain, Mariano Bayón graduated from the

Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid The Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid ( es, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, ETSAM) is the school of architecture of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Spain. It trains future architects and grants the ...

(ETSAM) in 1968. Some of his major works are the Red Eléctrica de España building in Seville (1992),''a sheet of white marble which draws out a rectangular space, thin and tense like a light bulb during the night; solid and weighty during the day'', the Public Library in Villaverde, Madrid (1996) and the extension to the twelfth century Cistercian

Poblet Monastery Poblet Abbey, otherwise the Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet ( ca, Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Poblet), is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1151, located at the foot of the Prades Mountains, in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in Ca ...

in Tarragona (2011). Bayon's most recent works are the Office building for the Spain's General Management of Assets in Madrid (2015) and the new Spanish Civil Guard Officers Academy in Aranjuez (2016). From 1975 to 2008, Bayón was Professor of Architectural Design Projects at Madrid's School of Architecture (ETSAM). He is the author of many essays on contemporary architecture and historical criticism, including confirmations of his design proposals or parallel illustrations to his design activity. He has organized and curated several exhibitions on twentieth century architecture and has participated in monographic and collective exhibitions. Bayón has given lectures and presentations of his work in major European cultural and academic centers as well as in the United States and Brazil.

Major works

Restoration of Royal Theater Coliseo Carlos II. San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid. 1980. With architect José Luis Martín Gómez. Experimental study for the remodel and addition of houses in Plaza de Cascorro 11, Madrid. 1981. Volumen Building. Design and exhibition center. Algete, Madrid. 1986. Parliament group of Spain's Congress of Deputies building in Plaza de las Cortes, Madrid. 1986. Office building in Jesús de Monasterio St., Santander.1987. Armando Palacio Valdés Theater. Department of Public Works. Avilés City Council, Asturias. 1988. Housing block. Gran Vía de San Francisco St., Madrid City Council. 1989. Housing blocks in UV-26. Palomeras, Madrid. 1990. Red Eléctrica de España building in Seville. Seville Expo '92 Housing block in Divina Pastora St. Fuencarral, Madrid. 1990. Museum of Spanish architecture Project in Madrid. 1994. Shopping center and office building ABC in Serrano St., Madrid. 1995. Public Library in Villaverde, Madrid. 1996. Performing Arts and Music Center in Salamanca. 2002. Circus Price Madrid. 2007. 112 dwellings. Public housing complex in Salburúa, Vitoria-Gasteiz. 2007. 131 dwellings. Public housing complex in Ensanche de Valleca, Madrid. 2007. 289 dwellings. Public housing complex in Ensanche de Vallecas, Madrid. 2008. 114 dwellings. Public Housing in Mariturri, Vitoria-Gasteiz. 2009.

Guesthouse, Tarragona. Spanish Department of Public Works. 2010. 211 dwellings. Public Housing complex in Ibaialde, Vitoria-Gasteizl. 2010. Performing Arts, Exhibitions and Congress buildings in Vitoria-Gasteiz. 2011. (Works begun and cancelled). Restoration of Royal Theater Coliseo Carlos III in Aranjuez, Madrid. Spanish Department of Public Works. 2012. Office building for the Spain's General Management of Assets in Madrid. 2015. Spanish Civil Guard Officers Academy in Aranjuez. 2016.

Gallery

Image:MARIANO BAYÓN Centro de diseño Volumen en Algete.jpg, Design and exhibition center in Algete.1986 Image:MARIANO BAYÓN Red Eléctrica de España en Sevilla.jpg, Red Eléctrica de España building in Seville.1992 Image:MARIANO BAYÓN Biblioteca de Villaverde.jpg, Public Library in Villaverde.1996 Image:MARIANO BAYÓN Centro de Artes Escénicas de Salamanca.jpg, Performing Arts and Music Center in Salamanca.2002 Image:MARIANO BAYÓN Circo Price de Madrid.jpg, Price Circus Madrid. 2007 Image:MARIANO BAYÓN Nueva Hospedería del Monasterio de Poblet.JPG, Poblet Monastery Guesthouse in Tarragona. 2010 Image:MARIANO BAYÓN Edificio de oficinas para el Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda en Madrid.jpg, Office building for the Spain's General Management of Assets in Madrid. 2015 Image:MARIANO BAYÓN Nueva Academia de Oficiales de la Guardia Civil en Aranjuez.jpg, Spanish Civil Guard Officers Academy in Aranjuez. 2016

Main awards

ePower&Building Award. Best solar shading system. 2016 CSCAE - Saint-Gobain Award. Architecture with glass. 2014. COAM Awards. 2016, 2005 and 1987. Architecture and Urban Planning Awards. Madrid City Council. 1987, 1990, 1991, 1994 and 2000. PAD’96 Award. Construction with stone. 1996. Spanish National Architecture Award. 1996. Europa Nostra Awards.1986, 1987 and 1991. Spanish National Urban Planning Award. 1981. Spanish National Restoration Award. 1980. Europa Nostra Award. Gold Medal.1980.

Publications

BAYÓN, M (2004). Duiker. El Interior del CINEAC de Amsterdam. Madrid: Editorial Rueda. AA Arquitecturas de Autor. Works Mariano Bayón (1999), T6, Nº 11. Pamplona: T6 ediciones S.L. BAYÓN, M. (1992). Mariano Bayón Architektur 1991. Published for the exhibition of his work at ArchitekturGalerie am Weissenhof. Peter Behrenshaus. Stuttgart. 1992. Madrid: Siglo XXI de España editores. BAYÓN, M. (1990), ‘’Sobre Arne Jacobsen. A propósito’’ in Arquitectura Coam, Magazine of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Chamber of Architects of Madrid. Nº 283-284, p.134-159. Madrid: Editorial América Ibérica S.A BAYÓN, M., MARTÍN, J L. (1988). El Real Coliseo de Carlos III. San Lorenzo del Escorial. Madrid: Comunidad de Madrid. Consejería de Cultura. BAYÓN, M. (1984), ‘’La casa de L.Wittgenstein’’ en Arquitectura Coam, Magazine of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Chamber of Architects of Madrid. Nº 281, p.24-37. Madrid: Editorial América Ibérica S.A BAYÓN, M. (1966), ‘’La Escuela de Ámsterdam’’ en Arquitectura Coam, Magazine of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Chamber of Architects of Madrid. Nº 90, p. 2-10. Madrid: Editorial América Ibérica S.A MINISTERIO DE VIVIENDA (2005). Absent Architecture of the 20th Century. Madrid: Tanais Arquitectura.

References

External links

Official website: Bayón Arquitectos
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