https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain has its fair share of iconic buildings designed by some of the world's most prestigious architects. To celebrate World Architecture Day, we take a look at ten of the best. https://www.thelocal.es/20201101/top-ten-amazing-modern-architectural-wonders-of-spain Sun, 01 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0100 top-ten-amazing-modern-architectural-wonders-of-spain Life in Spain is truly enjoyed in its lively and colourful streets. Here are the 12 most beautiful Spanish ‘calles’ according to the country’s tourism board. https://www.thelocal.es/20210506/ranked-the-most-beautiful-streets-to-stroll-down-in-spain Thu, 06 May 2021 18:45:29 +0200 ranked-the-most-beautiful-streets-to-stroll-down-in-spain There's Benidorm's biggest eyesore, Seville's €86 million mushroom parasol and a handful of ghost airports with no passengers. But a decade after Spain’s building bubble burst, are these embarrassing white elephants still standing? https://www.thelocal.es/20201124/whatever-happened-to-spains-building-bonanza-fails Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:27:56 +0100 whatever-happened-to-spains-building-bonanza-fails The amount of coastal land that has been built on in Spain has more than doubled since the introduction of a law in 1988 designed to limit development along its shores, Greenpeace said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180724/urbanisation-of-spains-coast-doubled-in-30-years-greenpeace Tue, 24 Jul 2018 19:39:46 +0200 urbanisation-of-spains-coast-doubled-in-30-years-greenpeace Madrid's city hall on Wednesday gave the green light to a multi-million-euro revamp of Real Madrid's mythical Santiago Bernabeu stadium after courts blocked an initial, more ambitious project. https://www.thelocal.es/20170531/real-madrid-given-green-light-for-stadium-revamp Wed, 31 May 2017 21:15:00 +0200 real-madrid-given-green-light-for-stadium-revamp Three relatively unknown Spanish architects - Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vialta - on Wednesday won the prestigious Pritzker Prize for a body of work that showcases modern materials like recycled steel and plastic. https://www.thelocal.es/20170301/three-spanish-architects-win-pritzker-prize Wed, 01 Mar 2017 17:53:51 +0100 three-spanish-architects-win-pritzker-prize A Madrid park made history with the installation of the first ever pedestrian bridge created from a 3D printer. https://www.thelocal.es/20170202/worlds-first-3d-printed-bridge-opened-in-madrid Thu, 02 Feb 2017 15:10:52 +0100 worlds-first-3d-printed-bridge-opened-in-madrid British architecture superstar Norman Foster has been selected to renovate a 17th century building for an extension to Madrid's famous Prado museum, it said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20161125/starchitect-norman-foster-prado-madrid Fri, 25 Nov 2016 10:13:58 +0100 starchitect-norman-foster-prado-madrid A restoration project in Spain has been criticized after modern aluminium windows were installed into a 400-year-old tower. https://www.thelocal.es/20160531/spain-recoils-at-another-botched-restoration-of-its-hertiage Tue, 31 May 2016 14:30:09 +0200 spain-recoils-at-another-botched-restoration-of-its-hertiage The city's skyline could change forever with the construction of six new skyscrapers, including the EU's tallest building. https://www.thelocal.es/20160415/europes-tallest-skyscraper-madrid Fri, 15 Apr 2016 14:43:03 +0200 europes-tallest-skyscraper-madrid A radical castle restoration that became an international joke has won a prestigious global architecture award, vindicating its architect. https://www.thelocal.es/20160413/spanish-castle-wins-prestigious-architecture-prize Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:51:57 +0200 spanish-castle-wins-prestigious-architecture-prize Controversial Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has announced plans to build the world’s tallest building in Dubai. https://www.thelocal.es/20160412/spanish-architect-reaches-for-skies-with-worlds-tallest-building Tue, 12 Apr 2016 17:16:42 +0200 spanish-architect-reaches-for-skies-with-worlds-tallest-building A Japanese architecture firm has won the €420 million ($460 million) tender to renovate Barcelona's Camp Nou, the Catalan club announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160309/barcelona-camp-nou-is-turning-japanese-stadium-facelift Wed, 09 Mar 2016 17:59:21 +0100 barcelona-camp-nou-is-turning-japanese-stadium-facelift A startup in Marbella is developing solar-powered houses that will spin 360 degrees to follow the sun's light - the first of their kind on the European market. https://www.thelocal.es/20151110/costa-del-sol-startup-markets-europes-first-smart-rotating-houses Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:10:02 +0100 costa-del-sol-startup-markets-europes-first-smart-rotating-houses The sculpture, in New York’s Central Park, marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. https://www.thelocal.es/20151026/spanish-designed-united-nations-sculpture-unveiled-in-new-york Mon, 26 Oct 2015 11:22:45 +0100 spanish-designed-united-nations-sculpture-unveiled-in-new-york Plans have been unveiled that will make Barcelona's Sagrada Familia the tallest church in the world when it is finally completed in 2026. https://www.thelocal.es/20151022/sagrada-familia-will-be-tallest Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:49:39 +0200 sagrada-familia-will-be-tallest Santiago Calatrava has been announced as the 2015 winner of the European Prize for Architecture. The Local takes a look at some of his best work. https://www.thelocal.es/20151014/spanish-architect-wins-the-european-prize-for-architecture Wed, 14 Oct 2015 11:21:13 +0200 spanish-architect-wins-the-european-prize-for-architecture A new skyscraper is to rise, phoenix-like, from the site of a multimillion euro public spending failure. https://www.thelocal.es/20150430/madrids-four-skyscrapers-to-become-five Thu, 30 Apr 2015 15:15:55 +0200 madrids-four-skyscrapers-to-become-five Ah Spain! Land of history, passion and beauty. Or maybe not. Here The Local takes a journey through some of the buildings you won't find in any tourist brochure. https://www.thelocal.es/20141118/top-ten-spains-ugliest-buildings-architecture-spain Tue, 18 Nov 2014 18:51:00 +0100 top-ten-spains-ugliest-buildings-architecture-spain Controversial Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has been given the brief to design a Greek Orthodox Church to be built on the site of New York's World Trade Centre, destroyed in terrorist attacks in 2001. https://www.thelocal.es/20141021/top-spanish-architect-to-design-ground-zero-church Tue, 21 Oct 2014 12:31:00 +0200 top-spanish-architect-to-design-ground-zero-church