📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry of Transport Mobility and Urban Agenda Mitma in collaboration with the Superior Council of Colleges of Architects of Spain CSCAE and with the support of the Arqua Foundation has called a two-round selection process to select the curator of the XVI Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism BEAU. The deadline for submitting proposals for this first round will begin today October 25 and will end on December 14 2022. Under the motto We are the Architecture that we live in this new edition of BEAU focuses on the need to define an architecture that rebuilds the link between the human being and the Earth the architecture and urban planning of the future as well as the capacity of this discipline to help reverse our impact on the ecosystem and the fragile habitable zone.The call for commissions for the XVI BEAU invites architects to redefine the way of building an environment that responds to the current challenges of society from friendly and respectful solutions for all which means putting their ability to imagine a future into action better. Quality and social responsibilityThe XVI Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism will offer a careful selection of the diverse panorama of the activity of Spanish architects corresponding to the biennium 2021 and 2022. Likewise on this occasion it will place the emphasis on bringing the content of the Biennial closer to society .In line with the objectives of the Architecture Quality Law that came into force on June 16 the curator of this sixteenth edition is aligned with the promotion of a new architectural culture more responsible supportive and sustainable that optimizes resources and has a greater impact on improving peoples quality of life.The procedure of this call will consist of two rounds. At the first anonymously all interested individuals or legal entities may apply provided that the director of the team is an architect.A committee of experts will choose a maximum of five finalist proposals which will be developed and presented in person in the second round which will result in the winner and successful bidder of the corresponding service contract.The bases of the call and other complementary documentation are available to the candidates through the website of the architecture biennials www.bienalesdearquitectura.es .About BEAUThe Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism BEAU throughout all its editions has aimed to collect disseminate and promote architectural achievements that are considered worthy of being highlighted as cultural and professional elements useful for knowledge reflection history and the investigation of the Spanish architectural work.The BEAU celebrates its first edition in 1991. After fifteen editions it has become one of the fundamental references for recognition of the best architecture and urban planning in Spain.Since its first edition the Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism has been integrating a set of activities specifically related to Architecture organized by the various collaborating institutions an open call for the selection of the best works of architecture and urbanism carried out by Spanish architects in the previous biennium an exhibition and a catalog with the proposals selected in each of its categories by the Jury of each edition and a program of activities linked to the itinerancy of the exhibition through various centers of national and international relevance.Among the directors of the Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism in past editions are Luis Pea Ganchegui 1991 Pedro Casariego 1993 Javier Frechilla Camoiras 1995 Carlos Ferrater Lambarri 1997 Cesar Portela 1999 Manuel de las Casas 2001 Antonio Ortiz Garca 2003 Dolores Alonso 2005 Flora Pescador 2007 Emilio Tun and Luis Moreno Mansilla 2009 Flix Arranz and Joaqun Sabat 2011 Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano 2013 Begoa Daz-Urgorri Juan Domingo Santos and Carmen Moreno 2015 Sara de Giles and Jos Morales 2018 Anna Bach Eugeni Bach and Oscar Ares 2020.
