Amann Cánovas Maruri is a Spanish architecture firm established in
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
in 1998. Its three eponymous co-founding partners are Atxu Amann Alcocer, Andrés Cánovas Alcaraz, and Nicolás Maruri Mendoza.
The concern is perhaps most well known for its design of the pavilion of Spain at
Expo 2020
Expo 2020 () was a World Expo hosted in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.
Originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Ara ...
in
Dubai, U.A.E. The pavilion employs a series of very distinctly hued conical volumes which facilitate greater air circulation for temperature moderation. The structure also features a series of domes which created using recyclable materials like wood, iron, and fabric, in addition to referencing traditional insulation techniques in combination with innovative solutions. The pavilion is situated in the "Sustainability" section of the Expo.
Their work is the subject of the volume "TA 18- Collective Housing - Amann- Canovas- Maruri". They also been written about by
Carmen Espegel.
Among their other noted projects are a very colorfully clad housing building in
Carabanchel
Carabanchel is a district of Madrid, Spain. It lies on the southern (right) bank of the Manzanares, spanning southward down to the M-40 ring road. The district is made up of the neighbourhoods of Abrantes, Comillas, Opañel, Puerta Bonita, S ...
district of Madrid (2009) and the Monteagudo Museum (2010) in
Monteagudo, Navarre
Monteagudo is a town and municipality located in the province of Navarre
Navarre ( ; ; ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre, is a landlocked foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Auton ...
, Spain.
References
Notes
*Carmen Espegel, "To illuminate the walls: Atxu Amann-Andrés Cánovas-Nicolás Maruri". Oris, vol.IX, n.45, pp. 80–87, Zagreb, 2007.ISSN 1331-7571.
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Spanish architects
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