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GOTHIC QUARTER, RIBERA AND BORN- 4 hours BARCELONA

The Gothic Quarter of Barcelona is the true center of the old Barcelona. The urban layout of the medieval MAIN VISITS quarter of Barcelona, enclosed between the walls, is a - Barcelona Cathedral labyrinth of narrow streets. It has many peaceful squares - Roman walls where you can relax and enjoy your surroundings. - CoAc - Santa Caterina market - Santa Maria del Mar One of the main attractions, right in the heart of the district, is the - Picasso Museum Cathedral, fine example of gothic architecture. We can still see - Montcada street palaces parts of the old Roman city wall. During the visit, we will discover - Born market interesting new projects. Some of the most important were the construction of the Palau de la Musica or the transformation INCLUDED of the former Dominican convent in Santa Caterina market. - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour The Paseo del Born, where medieval tournaments were - Contents of the itinerary held, has gradually changed its use, from Central Market - Visits management grocery to an area of design and nightlife entertainment. OPTIONAL

On this route we will see how it is possible to combine medieval - Entrance tickets urban fabric with modern buildings, while maintaining - Private or public transport the warmth and human scale that characterizes them. - Meals // Accommodation

MODERNISM AND GAUDÍ - 4 hours BARCELONA

Modernism is a cultural movement which had its heyday in the end MAIN VISITS of the 19th and the beggining of the 20th centuries, embodying the most renovative tendencies in literature, theatre, architecture, - House Milà / Pedrera fine arts, decoration and the design of furniture and other - House Batlló objects. In the Catalan Countries it was known as Modernisme. - House Amatller - House Lleó Morera - Fundació Tàpies (Former The Eixample district of Barcelona became the Editorial Montaner i Simón) focus of "modernist" at the end of the 19th century. - Palau de la Música Catalana Modernism as a style is characterised, among other things, by INCLUDED the predominance of curved lines, asymmetry, dynamism of forms, the use of plant motifs and the merging of the functional - Guided visits by an architect and the aesthetic. In a period of industrial predominance, throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary modernism combined the use of new materials with a - Visits management profound reappraisal of trades and traditional elements. OPTIONAL

In the field of architecture, the most important figures were - Entrance tickets Domènech i Montaner, Puig i Cadafalch and Antoni Gaudí. - Private or public transport GaudÍ is the city's most internationally renowned and - Meals // Accommodation emblematic architect. His buildings are a must-see attraction which leave everyone who sees them speechless with wonder.

CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE 22@ - FORUM - 4 hours BARCELONA

With the Plan 22@, approved by the City council in 2000, began the transformation of the Poblenou, converting this MAIN VISITS industrial neighbourhood in an innovative district where the - 22 @ district contemporary architecture mixes with the industrial Heritage. - MediaTic building - Disseny Hub 22@ Barcelona project transforms two hundred hectares of - Encants market industrial land of Poblenou into an innovative district offering - Can Framis - Agbar Tower modern spaces for the strategic concentration of intensive - Forum area knowledge-based activities. This initiative is also a project of urban refurbishment and a new model of city. The mix INCLUDED between the conservation of the industrial heritage with - Guided visits by an architect innovative buildings of contemporary architects will allow you throughout the tour to have the best vision of the Barcelona of the 21st century. - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management In 2004, the Universal Forum of Cultures was organized at OPTIONAL Barcelona. The seaside area was developed to welcome - Entrance tickets the event. It covered 30 hectares between the Barcelona - Private or public transport Olympic port and Sant Adrià de Besòs, and complete the urban - Meals // Accommodation regeneration programme started for the 1992 Olympic Games.

SEA FRONT - BARCELONETA - CIUTADELLA PARK- 4 hours BARCELONA

Barcelona's relationship with the sea has changed throughout the history. In the medieval and modern city MAIN VISITS the sea was related to trade and commercial activities. - Ciutadella park Today it has become a series of public spaces, beaches, - Barceloneta neighbourhood walks, parks, facilities and services ideal for leisure and sport. - Gas Natural - EMBT - Biomedical Research - Fish - Gehry The recovery of the Maritime Front of the city has meant a - Olympic Village - MBM historical change and contributed to making the beaches - Arts Hotel and Mapfre - SOM and the sea, the daily lives of citizens and visitors. Until the - Pergola Icària eighties Barcelona lived away from the sea because the INCLUDED railway ran through its waterfront until Besòs produced a very powerful barrier. The first discovery of the sea was with the - Guided visits by an architect remodeling of the Wooden Wharf “Moll de la Fusta” in 1989. throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management In a short walk we will discover two of the maritime districts of the city: The vibrancy of the multicultural Barceloneta and OPTIONAL the residential Olympic Village, built for the Olympic Games - Entrance tickets of 1992. Not forgetting the promenade looking out over the - Private or public transport Mediterranean. - Meals // Accommodation

MONTJUIC AND MIES VAN DER ROHE- 4 hours BARCELONA

We will start by introducing the story from Montjuic where we can see a panorama of the city and explain how Barcelona has MAIN VISITS been planned. We will highlight the most important points of - Montjuic transformation of the city that we will see during our tour: Universal - Olympic ring Exhibitions of 1888 and 1929 and the Olympic Games (1992). - Palau Sant Jordi - Communications Tower - MNAC The 1929 Barcelona International Exposition involved the city’s - Fundació Miró Museum urbanistic development. Besides, it implied the insertion of - Barcelona Pavilion vanguard tendencies like rationalism, which marked the design - CaixaForum of the Barcelona Pavilion, created by Mies van der Rohe. The INCLUDED exposition also developed several emblematic buildings and structures, like the Palau Nacional de Catalunya, the Font - Guided visits by an architect Màgica, the Teatre Grec, Poble Espanyol, and the Estadi Olímpic throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary Lluís Companys. - Visits management

The Olympic Ring, the main site of the Olympic Games, houses OPTIONAL the Arata Izosaki’s sports palace, the Palau Sant Jordi, and - Entrance tickets the Communications Tower designed by Calatrava. Nearby, - Private or public transport Fundació Joan Miró by Sert or the Botanical Gardens are - Meals // Accommodation also unmissable sights as you explore the Parc de Montjuïc.

DOMÈNECH I MONTANER & MODERNISM - 1 DAY BARCELONA

In addition to Gaudí, Domènech i Montaner (1850- 1923) is the most important Catalan architect. His MAIN VISITS buildings displayed a mixture between rationalism and - House Lleó Morera ornamentation and followed the design of Art Nouveau. - Fundació Tàpies (Former Editorial Montaner i Simón) Only a humanist like him, who was also a historian, teacher - Casa Thomas - Palau Montaner and politician, could represent the culmination of the - Palau de la Música Catalana modernism style in Catalonia. His best known works are - Castell dels Tres Dragons Casa Lleó Morera, the Casa Fuster, the Palau de la Música - Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital Catalana and the wonderful Hospital de Sant Pau complex. - Casa Convalescència UAB INCLUDED For one day, we will go in depth to the work of Domènech i Montaner in Barcelona and will visit some of this buildings. Our - Contents of the itinerary team of qualified architects residing in Barcelona will be happy - Visits management to prepare this special itinerary and to guide you through - Entrance tickets - Guided visits by an architect modernism. throughout the tour - Private transport in Barcelona - Lunch at UAB restaurant Casa Convalescència

Modernism is a cultural movement that had its heyday MAIN VISITS between the late nineteenth and the early twentieth century. It incorporated the most restarted trends in - House Milà / Pedrera literature, theater, architecture, fine arts and decoration. - House Batlló - House Amatller - House Lleó Morera In Catalonia, the Eixample district of Barcelona - Fundació Tàpies ( Former became the most important "modernist" focus. Editorial Montaner i Simón) - Sagrada Familia In the field of architecture, the most important figures were - Park Güell - Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hos- Domènech i Montaner, Puig i Cadafalch and Antoni Gaudí. pital Gaudí is the most emblematic architect of the city and - Casa Convalescència UAB Barcelona would not be the same without his contribution. Its buildings are masterpieces need to be admired. INCLUDED

Our team of qualified architects residing in - Contents of the itinerary Barcelona will be happy to guide you through this - Visits management - Entrance tickets architectural movement and its main buildings. - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour - Private transport in Barcelona - Lunch at UAB restaurant Casa Convalescència

CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY - 1 DAY BARCELONA

The current architectural model being in crisis, both financially and conceptually, the City Hall of Barcelona approved, in 2000, a new plan to MAIN VISITS transform the old industrial area of Poblenou into a center of new activity, converting the neighborhood into the experimental district of the 22@. - 22@ Barcelona district - MediaTic building - Disseny Hub A new model of a compact city, where the most innovative companies - Encants market coexist with research and technology centers, residential houses, facilities - Can Framis and green areas. Integrated with the old industrial heritage, modern - Ecourban living energy networks, telecommunications, central air conditioning - Banc de Sang i Teixits and selective waste collection. The design of these new networks opt for - Forum energy efficiencyand the responsible management of natural resources. INCLUDED Our itinerary through will start by visiting MediaTic (Cloud-9), the emblematic headquarters of the digital world. Then we will go to - Contents of the itinerary Disseny Hub building, Encants Market, Agbar Tower, Can Framis, etc. - Visits management After that, we will visit Ecourban (McDonough) with bioclimatic design - Special permits management and renewable energy criteria. To end these visits we will go to Banc - Entrance tickets - Guided visits by an architect de Sang i Teixits (SaAS Sabaté), a maximum energy efficiency building. throughout the tour - Private transport in Barcelona To end our tour we will go over to the Forum and there we will be able to see the Forum's Photovoltaic Pergola and water purifying plant and we will also have some explanations about districlima, urban distribution network of heat and cold for use in heating, mobility networks and pneumatic waste collection.

CENTER AND MUSEUMS- 4-8 hours MADRID

Madrid can be known from many angles but one essential is its museums. The museums axis that runs from the city center MAIN VISITS includes galleries as famous as the Prado Museum or - Atocha Station the Reina Sofia. The most interesting thing from the point - MNARS- Reina Sofia of view of the architecture is to discover how the new - CaixaForum extensions have been merged with the classical buildings. - Medialab-Prado - Thyssen Bornemisza Museum - Prado Museum We will begin the tour at the Estación de Atocha and then - Matadero Madrid walk to the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, rebuilt by the architect Jean Nouvel. From MNCARS we will head INCLUDED to CaixaForum (Herzog y De Meuron), Thyssen and Prado. - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour One of the more “off-center” projects most worth to visit, is - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management the old Slaughterhouse, “Matadero Madrid”, which is now a cultural center. Matadero is located in the Arganzuela OPTIONAL district of Madrid’s Legazpi quarter, close to the River - Entrance tickets Manzanares, which forms a natural barrier dividing the center - Private or public transport from the south of the city. The project was commissioned - Meals // Accommodation by the Madrid City Council to its architect Luis Bellido. * 4 or 8 hours depending on interior visits

Madrid is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city. Despite the current crisis in construction, in recent years the Administration MAIN VISITS has developed several projects that make this city always - PAU de Carabanchel worth a visit. We will visit the projects developed on the - Villaverde periphery. The construction of social housing has received - PAU Vallecas numerous awards for its quality, innovation and sustainability. - Ecobulevard Vallecas The most prestigious architects have projected promotions - San Chinarro - Magic Box in the districts of Vallecas, Carabanchel or Sanchinarro. - Madrid Rio

Departure in private transporte to Carabanchel where we will INCLUDED visit the PAU housing in Carabanchel: Dosmasuno arquitectos - Guided visits by an architect (2008), ACM arquitectura (2010), FOA (2007), Aranguren & throughout the tour Gallegos (2004), Thom Mayne (2008). Lunch break (included): - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management Picnic in Madrid Río (West8 + Burgos & Garrido Arquitectos - Picnic Asociados, Porras La Casta Arquitectos, Rubio & Álvarez-Sala). OPTIONAL

Departure to Villaverde: Housing by Chipperfield & Fernandez - Entrance tickets Isla (2009). Visit to PAU housing in Vallecas: Viviendas de - Private or public transport Estudio Entresitio, Araujo y Brieva Ecobulevar Vallecas (Belinda - Meals // Accommodation Tato) y San Chinarro: Mirador / Celosía (MVRDV y Blanca Lleó).

The Cuatro Torres Business Area (CTBA) is a park centrally located in the entrepreneurial part alongside Paseo de la Castellana. MAIN VISITS The park is built over the old Ciudad Deportiva (Sports City) del - Cuatro Torres Business Area Real Madrid. The group of property owners of the four towers - Espacio Tower decided to adopt a new image and now there are two towers - Caja Madrid Tower - Sacyr Vallehermoso Tower and the park is referred to las Cuatro Torres Business Area. - KIO towers- Castilla Square - Financial Center of AZCA The area consists of four skyscrapers which are the highest - Picasso Tower - BBVA building structures in Madrid and Spain. The skyscrapers are Torre Caja - Europa Tower Madrid (the tallest at 250 meters), the Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso, the Torre Cristal and the Torre Espacio. Two of those towers are also INCLUDED referred as the Puerta de Europa, otherwise known as Torres KIO. - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour Actually, at AZCA, you could see some of the largest, modern and - Contents of the itinerary emblematic skyscrapers of Madrid. For example, Banco Bilbao - Visits management tower, Europa Tower, Picasso Tower of Mutua Madrileña. OPTIONAL

- Entrance tickets Buildings by Cesar Pelli, Norman Foster, Phillip Johnson and - Private or public transport John Burgee or Sáenz de Oiza will be seen on this tour. - Meals // Accommodation

The city of Madrid has been using the Madrid Río urban project for a few MAIN VISITS years now. In 2003, the City Council decided to launch an ambitious urban remodelling project by burying one of the city’s main ring roads: M30. - Madrid Río project and its interventions in the landscape West 8, in collaboration with M-RIO architects, a joint venture of three - Matadero Madrid companies based in Madrid, directed by Ginés Garrido Colomero, - The Water Tower designed the master plan for the reclaimed river banks and the new - Cáscara Bridges(West 8) urban area. The development plans were prepared for the individual - Arganzuela's greenhouse components: Salón de Pinos, Avenida de Portugal, Huerta de la - Puente de Dominique Perrault - Toledo Bridge and Segovia Partida, Jardines del Puente de Segovia, Jardines del Puente de Bridge Toledo, Jardines de la Virgen del Puerto y el Parque Arganzuela. INCLUDED The first parts of the project were completed in the spring of 2007 and in the spring of 2011 the project was finalized. - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary This guided tour by an architect includes the “Puentes Cáscara” from - Visits management West 8 as an iconic landmark, as well as the Dominique Perrault one, which contrast with historical bridges such as Segovia Bridge (1582) OPTIONAL and Toledo Bridge (1732). We won’t forget the new contemporary creative center, Matadero Madrid. The old building, built between - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport 1908 and 1928 has been transformed into an outstanding artistic - Meals // Accommodation center, conserving the envelope from the old industrial buildings.

We will visit the Old Town of Bilbao, best known as ”Casco Viejo”: Unamuno, Santiago and Nueva (s. XIII-s.XIX) Squares. Arenal Pont, MAIN VISITS Arriaga Theatre (Joaquín de Rucoba), Kiosko Arenal and - Cultural Centre “La Alhóndiga” Train Station to Santander (FEVE -“La Concordia”). Through- - San Nicolás Church out the nineteenth century and beginnings of the twentieth, - Arenal bridge - Arriaga Theatre Bilbao experienced heavy industrialisation which made it the - Moyúa Square and Gran Via center of the second-most industrialised region of the country. - Vizcaya Foral Library - Kiosko Arenal - Sanitary headquarters The area includes Bilbao Underground Station, Casco Viejo Sta- tion by Norman Foster, San Nicolás Church and Jardines de Albia INCLUDED (gardens). We will learn more about the Urbanism of the city cent- - Guided visits by an architect er visiting Gran Via street, Moyua, Indautxu and Bizkaia squares. throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary After a short walk, you’ll be able to see in the zone of the “En- - Visits management sanche” newer and well worth seeing buildings as the local OPTIONAL government’s library (Vizcaya Foral Library by IMB), the Cultural Center “La Alhóndiga” by Philippe Starck and the Sanitary head- - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport quarters by Coll- Barreu arquitectos. - Meals // Accommodation

The most impresive area of the “new Bilbao” is Abandoibar- MAIN VISITS ra with its must-see Guggenheim Museum. Also, the walking tour guided by an architect will include the Bilbao Townhall - Guggenheim Museum (Joaquin Rucoba - Extension (2010) IMB), the Oteiza‘s Sculpture - Deusto University - Pasarela Zubizuri bridge “Variante ovoide de desocupación de la esfera”, the Campo - Isozaki residencial Towers Volantin and the “Pasarela Zubizuri “ by Santiago Calatrava. - Mum Spider & Puppy Sculptures - Hotel Sheraton - Pasarela Pedro Arrupe We will see the Isozaki residencial Towers before to reach the - Iberdrola Tower Guggenheim Museum by Frank Gehry. Optional Interior visit - “Paraninfo” UPV University to Guggenheim (1 hrs). Outside, Louise Borgoise’s “Mum Spi- INCLUDED der” sculpture and “Puppy” scupture by Jeff Koons will complete the visit. Another interesting stops are Hotel Sheraton - Guided visits by an architect by Ricardo Legorreta, “Pasarela Pedro Arrupem “ bridge, throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary Iberdrola Tower by Cesar Pelli, Deusto University by Rafael - Visits management Moneo and the “Paraninfo” of the UPV University by Portu- guese architect Álvaro Siza. The tour will end at the Euskaldu- OPTIONAL na (Congress Centre - Music Hall) by Soriano and Palacios. - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport We will have a detailed look from the outside of all the buildings - Meals // Accommodation of the tour and a complete explanation about the Urbanism of the city.

If this is not your first visit to Bilbao or you are going tostay more days, we can offer this tour to visit some less fre- MAIN VISITS quented and less known areas outside the city center. - Bilbao Exhibition Centre. BEC - Lasesarre Stadium - 84 Housing in Mina del Morro By private or public transportation, we can vis- - Bilbao’s Sports Centre it some interesting points like the Children - Sport centre “La Peña” School in Sondika, (Vizcaya) by Eduardo Arroyo. - Bilbao Airport Loiu - Pormetxeta square In Barakaldo we can find Bilbao Exhibition Center- BEC by - “Del Desierto” Park IDOM- César Azkarate and “Desierto” Park and Lasesarre - Sarriko Music School Stadium, both by Eduardo Arroyo - No-MAD Arquitectos. INCLUDED

Another interesting points are Pormetxeta square by MTM - Guided visits by an architect (Exposition On Site MOMA NY), Sarriko music school by Rob- throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary erto Ercilla and Miguel Ángel Campo, Bilbao’s Sports Center - Visits management in Miribilla by IDOM and 84 Housing in Mina del Morro by Ed- uardo Belzunce, Luís Díaz- Mauriño and Juan G. Millán. The OPTIONAL Sport center “La Peña” by Coll- Barreu arquitectos and Bil- - Entrance tickets bao Airport Loiu by Calatrava also are must-see buildings. - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation Depending on the time and preferences, we will make a special itinerary for you.

CONFLICT BETWEEN NATURE AND ARTIFICE - 4 hours SAN SEBASTIÁN

A committed city with a predominance presence of nature creates an architecture that historically speaks about the MAIN VISITS continuous tension between artifice and geography. - Peine de los Vientos - Kursaal This tension is manifested throughout its recent history, first in - Plaza del Tenis the peculiar reinterpretation of Modernism, filtered through - Real Club Náutico - Aquarium the stylistic of the vernacular architecture, producing a - Trinidad Square “international/ local” style, characteristic of the expansion of the - Donostia Capital Cultura 2016 city in the first half of the twentieth century. Secondly and in a Offices more evident way, in those human interventions in places where - Gros neighborhood nature dominates and often continues to dominate the artifice. INCLUDED

It is this conflict that defines the city to the present day. Not - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour even contemporary architecture is able to get rid of this - Contents of the itinerary commitment and allows to “deform” itself in the search for - Visits management a possible and harmonious relationship with the waves, the OPTIONAL winds, the mountains belonging to the urban interwoven. - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation

We suggest an itinerary for you to know the best of the ar- MAIN VISITS chitecture of Vitoria - Gasteiz, Álava’s capital and seat of the Parliament and other institutions of the Basque Country. - Santa María Cathedral - Virgen Blanca Square - Banco de Vitoria (Bank) In 2012, Vitoria-Gasteiz was elected the European - Post Office building Green Capital, and in 2014 it is selected as the Capi- - Plaza de los Fueros tal of Gastronomy. This is a great combination to en- - Museum of Contemporay Art - Archeological Museum joy this sustainable city without neglecting the palate. - Fundación Sancho el Sabio

The city is surrounded by a green ring formed by six parks, INCLUDED crossed by an extensive network of routes for pedestrians, cyclists - Guided visits by an architect and rest areas. It is both a city with a vast legacy of neoclassi- throughout the tour cal buildings and a special care of its old and historical center. - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management New architectural and landscape works by recognized archi- OPTIONAL tects as Patxi Mangado or Roberto Ercilla make Vitoria-Gasteiz - Entrance tickets a place to enjoy new buildings mixed with the historical legacy. - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation

Pamplona is a city built on top of a hill, and which still retains its structure and the walls of the old fortified MAIN VISITS city and an interesting area of the nineteenth century. - The General Archive of Navarra - Pasarela de Labrit (bridge) One of the most prominent and little known projects by Rafael - Ciudadela - Congress Centre Moneo is located at the top of the walled hill. It is a splendid - Auditorio de Navarra rehabilitation that demonstrates the city’s respect for heritage. - New Bus Station - CIVICAN - Sport Club Zuasti In this guided tour by an architect we will visit some of the most emblematic buildings of the city, rehabilitations and interesting works of interior design. INCLUDED - Guided visits by an architect We will visit the University area and while touring around, we will throughout the tour approach the award-winning project by architect Patxi Mangado - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management for the Equestrian Center of Ultzama, the awarded Sports Club Zuasti and the Parish Center of St. George by Tabuenca & Leache. OPTIONAL

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Named according to its 14th-century Carthusian Monastery(Cartuja), MAIN VISITS this island in the Guadalquivir River was the site of the Univer- sal Exposition in 1992. The island houses the Central Theatre, the - Pabellón y Torre de la Parque del Alamillo and the Olimpic Stadium. Some of the build- Navegación Expo 92 ings we will see in our walking tour are “Pabellón y Torre de la - Carthusian (Cartuja) monastery navegación” by Vazquez Consuegra, the Andalusian center for - Andalusian center for business business studies and Auditorium artery al- Andalus by Fajardo. - Arteria Al-Andalus - Andalusian Institute of Also, the Andalusian Institute of Biotechnology Leonardo - CEADE, Biotechnology ICTAM, Hospital by MGM, Home of the Andalusian Energy Agen- - ICTAM Hospital cy, Incubator of technology companies and FIDAS Foundation. INCLUDED

Another interesting points of the tour are the Finland Pavil- - Guided visits by an architect ion of Expo 92, “Centro Corporativo Agencia Idea”, the Fac- throughout the tour ulty of sciences information of the University of Sevilla by - Contents of the itinerary MRPR and the Olympic Stadium by architects Cruz Ortiz. - Visits management OPTIONAL At the end of the tour, we will stop at the Italian pavilion for the Expo 92 by Gae Aulenti and Pier Luigi Spadolini, the “Rocío - Entrance tickets Jurado”auditorium by Eleuterio Poblacion Knappe, the Mexi- - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation co pavilion by Pedro Ramirez Vazquez and the “pabellón del future” of the Expo by MBM (Martorell - Bohigas Mackay).

We will start our walking tour at Torre del Oro (XIII century, refurbished by María Caballos y Cristina Borrero in 2005), situated MAIN VISITS by the river Guadalquivir and near the arena of the "Maestranza”. - Torre del Oro tower We will have a panoramic view of the “Archivo General de Indias” - Archivo General de Indias (drawings by Juan de Herrera, construction between1584-1598). - Giralda - Alcázar - “Maestranza” bullfighting ring Having ruled Spain for centuries, it comes as no surprise - Cathedral that the Muslim culture had a lasting effect on Spanish - Patio de los Naranjos - Spanish Square architecture. Even when the Moorish empire fell, the typical - Old quarter of Santa Cruz Muslim architectural forms lived on through the Mudéjar style. INCLUDED

In Sevilla, we can find the two most important examples of - Guided visits by an architect buildings with Moorish influences located conveniently side by throughout the tour side: the Giralda and the Alcázar. We will also see its gardens. - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management We will walk through the labyrinth of narrow streets and surprising OPTIONAL courtyards of the old quarter of Santa Cruz is a short walk from the - Entrance tickets Cathedral. We will have a short visit of “Patio de los Naranjos”. - Private or public transport Afterwards we will discover the “Plaza de España” or Spanish - Meals // Accommodation Square.

The Universal Exposition in 1992 acted as a catalyst for the city’s growth. New ring roads were built as well as the Santa Justa station, MAIN VISITS which was designed by Antonio Cruz Villalón and Antonio Ortiz for - Santa Justa station the high speed line (AVE), the new airport by Rafael Moneo, and - New Airport (Rafael Moneo) six new bridges over the Guadalquivir. Many of the pavilions which - Pavilion of Navigation - Diocesan Seminary remain after the event, display a modern architectural vision. This is - Palmas Altas Technological the case of the Pavilion of Navigation by Vázquez Consuegra, and Center the pavilions of Spain by Cano Lasso and Finland by Sanaksenaho. - Metropol Parasol - Pavilions of Spain and Finland

Since 1992, Seville has continued to reinvent itself as an urban INCLUDED environment, plural and diverse, leaving the imprint of his time. - Guided visits by an architect A sincere commitment to the contemporary world has led to the throughout the tour present. The Diocesan Seminary by José Antonio Carbajal in 1997, - Contents of the itinerary was the finishing touch ofSevillian architecture in the 20th century. - Visits management OPTIONAL Towards the XXIst Century, Sevilla still wants to be a reference of Contemporary Architecture. Designed by architect Richard - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport Rogers, Pritzker architecture award recipient, the Palmas Altas - Meals // Accommodation technological center was inaugurated in 2009. Also the new Metropol Parasol by J. Mayer represents this commitment of the city.

The Andalusian city of Malaga was founded by the Phoenicians, who built a village near the hill where now stands the MAIN VISITS Alcazaba. The city experienced one of its periods of greatest - Urbanism Deopartment Office progress under the control of the Arabs, but it had previously - Monte Málaga Hotel been an important enclave during the Roman Empire. - Congress Palace - OMAU - Parque Tecnológico de In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, in Málaga Andalucía was born a high bourgeoisie, making it the second industrial - Diputación - Manuel Altoaguirre Library center of the country. INCLUDED Today Málaga is much more than a tourist resort in the Costa - Guided visits by an architect del Sol. The different architectural styles have been permeating throughout the tour its urban fabric, and it is easy to find traces of all those periods. - Contents of the itinerary Functional rehabilitation and interventions in its heritage in recent - Visits management years has managed to integrate contemporary architecture in OPTIONAL the city. - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport In our guided tour we will visit architectural works as the - Meals // Accommodation Gerencia de Urbanismo, the Congress Palace, the OMAU, the Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía or the Manuel Altoaguirre Library, among others.

During this tour guided and presented by an architect, we will visit various monuments that make the reputa- MAIN VISITS tion of this city. In fact, Granada has been shaped by dif- - Cathedral and y Royal Chapel ferent cultures which today gives it its very identity. - Albaicín area - Sacromonte area We will start the tour with a walk that will pass by the Cat- - Alhambra - Generalife Palace edral and Capilla Real, Barrio de Albaicín, Barrio de Sac- - Cartuja romonte, Alhambra, Palacio del Generalife y Jardines, Car- tuja, Sede de Cajagranada - Campo Baeza, Auditorio INCLUDED Manuel de Falla by José María García Paredes and the Pala- cio de Congresos y Exposiciones by Juan Daniel Fullaondo. - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary Then we will continue the tour with monuments like the Zai- - Visits management da Building by the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Viei- ra and the Parque de las Ciencias by Carlos Ferrater. OPTIONAL

Then to finish this visit we will return to the Museo de - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport la Memoria de Andalucía by Alberto Campo Baeza. - Meals // Accommodation

Valencia is situated on the banks of the Turia river and its historic centre is one of the largest in Spain, with heritage of ancient MAIN VISITS monuments that we will visit in the guide tour by an architect. - Valencia Town Hall Building - Valencia Bull-Ring Some of the main buildings in the tour are the town hall, the - Valencia Railway Station - Santa Catalina Church telegraph building, Luis Vives High School, Valencia north- - Santa María Metropolitan ern railway station (1906) and the must-see Central Market. Cathedral Also the Colon Market, the Merchants Silk Market (XV century, - The Serranos Gate - MUVIM 2002-2009) and the round square. Some others are Santa Cat- alina Church, Marqueses de Dos Aguas Palace (1740), San INCLUDED Juan del Hospital Church and Santa María Metropolitan Ca- - Guided visits by an architect thedral and the Church of our Lady of the Helpless (1653). throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary Important points of the tour are the Serranos gate (XIV century), the - Visits management Museum of Illustration and Modernity (MUVIM) by Vázquez OPTIONAL Consuegra (1997-2001), L´Almoina Archaeological Center (2007), residential building at viana street by Frédéric Floquet - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport and Mónica García and residential building between Moret - Meals // Accommodation street and Padre Huérfanos street by Campos and Ranchal.

Following catastrophic floodings in 1957, the river Turia diverted in the Southern section of the city and the old iver-bed, now dry, MAIN VISITS created a 10 km long park crossing the city center. It's here that - L’Hemisfèric it has been decided to locate the new complex of the City of - Príncipe Felipe Science Museum the Arts and Sciences, designed by Calatrava, on flat land on - L'Umbracle the right bank of the final stretch of what was once the river Turia. - L'Oceanogràfic - Palau de les Arts

The City of Arts and Sciences is an architectural whole comprising INCLUDED a Science Museum (El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe), a Planetarium (L’Hemisfèric), an Opera House (El Palau de les Arts - Guided visits by an architect Reina Sofia), a Promenade (L’Umbracle)and a parking structure. throughout the tour Built between 1998 and 2003, the buildings are surrounded by shallow - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management pools. Two streamlined bridges, also designed by Calatrava, cross the promenade between the Opera House and the Planetarium. OPTIONAL Outside the water, Calatrava also used white concrete and shattered tiles to tie the various buildings together into a whole. - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation Closest to the city center, the 75m high Opera House acts as an urban landmark. The Planetarium occupies the center of the complex, like a colossal eye, its glass facades open to reveal the spherical theatre.

Architects David Chipperfield and Fermín Vázquez (b720) designed “Veles e Vents” on the Valencia harbour pier for the MAIN VISITS America´s Cup. The project itself resolves the height difference - Veles e Vents - David Chipper- between the city and the sea, with public routes and prome- field and b720 nades parallel to the canal, linked by steps and lookout-terraces. - Luna Rossa - R. Piano The Veles e Vents building is named according to the poem with - Las Atarazanas - Tinglados del Puerto (Dock) the same name created by the fifteenth-century Valencian poet - High School el Grao Ausiàs March, the most prominent figure of the Golden Age of - Cultural Center El Musical Valencia. INCLUDED In this guided walking tour, we would visit, among others: Veles e Vents by David Chipperfield and b720 (2006), the base - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour of Luna Rossa by Renzo Piano (2006), Las Atarazanas (XIV cen- - Contents of the itinerary tury and 1986-1993) and “Tinglados del Puerto“ (Dock) from 1911. - Visits management

Also, the Instituto el Grao (High School), the Cultural Cent- OPTIONAL er “El Musical”, Paseo de la Alameda (1644), Puente de la Exposición, the metro station by Santiago Ca- - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport latrava and Palau de la Música by García Paredes. - Meals // Accommodation

Benidorm is a city that causes controversy. Its current MAIN VISITS image is due to the urban planning that Francisco Muñoz Llorens and Luis Rodríguez Hernández proposed in the 50’s. - Town Hall The weak height restriction or the position of the buildings - Superior Institute of Hospitality on the plots, unleashed the creativity of some architects, - Gran Hotel Bali - Neguri Gane limited by ordinances in most of the municipalities. - Lugano Tower - Coblanca V On this guided tour we will visit some of the most emblematic - Municipal Auditorium of Teulada buildings from that time, not always correctly valued, and also INCLUDED the spectacular and unique structures of some new skyscraper. - Guided visits by an architect And of course, we will also visit the new constructions throughout the tour by architects such as Carlos Ferrater on the Paseo de - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management Poniente or by FOA on the local police headquarters. OPTIONAL We will complete the tour visiting interesting works around Benidorm, including the Auditorium of Teulada by Patxi Mangado. - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation

ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM - 4 h SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

Santiago de Compostela, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985, is a city known worldwide. Its Cathe- MAIN VISITS dral has undergone pilgrimages for centuries. The weight - Cathedral of history and its reflection in the built heritage, however, - Bank of Spain has not prevented its evolution into the twenty-first century. - SGAE headquarters - Casa Europa - Natural History Museum Santiago is a modern city that has opted for contem- - Galician Center for Contempo- porary architecture with works by some of the best rary Art contemporary architects like Siza, Heyduk or Grassi. - Galicia Auditorium - CGAC During this guided tour we will learn much more about the INCLUDED historical heritage and its management in the hands of the “Consorcio de Santiago” and we would also visit the most - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour emblematic works of architecture of the past two dec- - Contents of the itinerary ades, such as the City of Culture of Galicia, an architectur- - Visits management al, cultural and entertainment complex by Peter Eisenman. OPTIONAL

- Entrance tickets - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation

a Left bank - 4 hours PARIS

One of the most ambitious projects of twenty first century Paris is the renewal of the industrial area around the rail shaft MAIN VISITS and Austerlitz Station, to transform it into a new urban space which combines key residential and entertainment areas. - The national library - Cinematheque In this itinerary we propose a tour of one of the developed - Omnisport stadium Paris-Bercy areas in this project called Paris Left bank, beginning it - Ministry of Economy with a visit to one of the most spectacular buildings of the - Batellerie presidency of François Mitterrand, the National Library. - City of fashion and design - Simone de Beauvoir bridge

We will continue through the neighborhood and its new INCLUDED residential buildings to the French Cinematheque by Gehry Partners and Dominique Brard. We will see the new - Guided visit with an architect gangways over the Seine by the Feichtinger Architectes, - Content of the itinerary the Palai Omnisports by Andrault-Parrat, and the School OPTIONAL of Architecture of the renowned architect, Frédéric Borel. - Entrance Following the course of the Seine, we will see the building of - Public and private transport the Ministry of Economy by Paul Chemetov and Borja Huidobro - Meals // Accomodation and the recent renewal of the Batellerieby J.B. Lacoudre. We will finish the tour in the City of Fashion and Design.

The district of La Défense is not only one of the most emblematic urban projects in Paris. MAIN VISITS

His original plan and design were conceived in the middle of the - Grande Arche de la Défense twentieth century, with the aim of transforming the west suburbs - CNIT of Paris into a business district like the city of London. During the - First Tower de Kohn Perderson 60s the CNIT building by Robert Edouard Camelot, Jean de Mailly, et Fox - Majunga Tower Bernard Louis Zehrfuss and the collaboration of Jean Prouvé and - Pacific Tower Pier Luigi Nervi and the first skyscraper by Jean de Mailly were built. - Défense Nanterre footbridge - Granite Tower The architecture of La Défense has evolved to keep pace with various economic and social changes. INCLUDED - Guided visit with an architect The Grand Arche by Johann Otto von Spreckelsen in the - Content of the itinerary extended centre line of the Tuileries history dates from 1989 and provides a counterpoint to the Arc de Triomphe on the OPTIONAL Champs Elysées, symbolizing the gateway to the future. This - Entrance building marks a new stage in the district in which the extension - Public and private transport of the Metro makes La Défense the district initially planned. - Meals // Accomodation

Paris is undoubtedly the apex of the Modern Movement. One of its main representatives, the Swiss-born architect, Le MAIN VISITS Corbusier, lived and worked for years in an apartment on the top floor of the property Molitor near the Bois de Boulogne. - La Roche's House - Le Corbusier's appartment In this public transport route we will cross the main works of - The Swiss Pavillon Le Corbusier in Paris, as well as some of his contemporaries. - The Brasil's house INCLUDED We will visit the apartment where Le Corbusier lived on the Nungesseret Colistreet, La Roche's house, home of the Foundation - Guided visit with an architect Le Corbusier, and the nearby apartments by Robert Mallet- - Content of the itinerary Stevens. We will head to the University area where we will visit the Swiss Pavilion and one of his mature works: the Maison du Brésil. OPTIONAL - Entrance During the journey, our architect will help you to better - Public and private transport understand the work of these legendary architects and - Meals // Accomodation share their ideas about architecture and urbanism.

This itinerary will be complete with a 4h aditional trip to Poissy to visit the Ville Savoye, icon of modern architecture.

DOWNTOWN - FROM FOURVIÈRE TO OPERA - 4 hours lyon

The historic centre of Lyon is one of the sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage since 1998. MAIN VISITS

Our itinerary begins in the Fourvière hill . We will see the nineteenth - Fourvière Hill century Basilica of Fourvière which once was the center of the - Basilica of Fourvière Roman town of Lugdunum. Our journey will continue visiting - Gallo-Roman Museum - Historic Center of Lyon the Gallo-Roman museum by architect Bernard H. Zehrfuss and - Hospital of Croix Rousse the archaeological site where the Amphitheatre highlights. - National Opera

We will keep on the journey through the Old Lyon district, INCLUDED with its characteristic passages or traboules, we will see the XI-XIV century Cathedral, with its astronomical clock. - Guided visit with an architect - Content of the itinerary

We will climb up the side of the Croix-Rousse, walking among OPTIONAL traboules to Croix Rousse Hospital by Christian de Portzamparc. We will take the opportunity to see the DI-VA house by Tectoniques. - Entrance We will finish the tour around the popular Place Bellecour, - Public and private transport to the center of the square. We will see the City Hall from - Meals // Accomodation the seventeenth century, work by Simon Maupin and the magnificent building of the National Opera of Lyon.

The Lyon from the XX and XXI century is the centrepiece of this itinerary. We will begin in the Lyon Stadium, designed by HOK MAIN VISITS Sport in 2008, to continue to the Halle Tony Garnier. This last building was designed by Garnier in 1928 as a big market and the - Olympic stadium slaughterhouse of the city, and renovated in 2000 by Atelier of Rize. - La Halle Tony Garnier - Museum de confluences - The "Orange Cube" Across the river Rhone we will push out into the presqu'île - The monolithe of MVRDV (almost island), a land between the Rhône and the Saone rivers,which for years hosted industrial and port INCLUDED activities, and it is currently undergoing a process of urban renewal that involves various prestigious architects. - Guided visit with an architect - Content of the itinerary We will see the Museum des Confluences by Coop Himmelblau, The Monolithe by MVRDV architects, the Hotel de Region Rhone OPTIONAL Alps by Atelier Christian de Portzamparc, the Orange Cube - Entrance by Jakob + Macfarlane and the building under construction - Public and private transport in Quai Rambaud by OdileDecq and Benoît Cornette. - Meals // Accomodation

Between utopia and reality, the United States district of is the largest project by the architect and town planner Tony MAIN VISITS Garnier in Lyon. Born around the boulevard from which it takes its name, the district of the United States welcomed, - The United States district during the years of the war, the American soldiers on their - The Tony Garnier urban Museum way to the front. In 1920 Tony Garnier designed a new - Villeurbanne experimental district to accommodate the working classes. INCLUDED On this journey we will visit the district of the United States, understanding the urban concept with the - Guided visit with an architect - Content of the itinerary help of the murals of Tony Garnier’s Urban Museum and the modern architecture observe of its buildings. OPTIONAL

We will complete this visit in the Villeurbanne area, another - Entrance emblematic district of the modern Lyon, with its spectacular - Public and private transport - Meals // Accomodation skyscrapers.

Elected in 1986 as the second most important contemporary building in France, the convent of La Tourette in Éveux by the MAIN VISIT great architect Le Corbusier is, undoubtedly, a must-seen-work for architecture lovers. The project of Le Corbusier, built between - La Tourette Convent 1953 and 1960, is the last major work of the architect in France. INCLUDED Commissioning of the Dominican Order, the covent seeks harmony between the individual and the collective space. It consists of a - Guided visit with an architect hundred students and faculty rooms, study rooms, dining room, - Content of the itinerary library and a chapel, in a reinterpretation of the classic cloister, OPTIONAL here impossible because of the slope. In this project we will find all the characteristic elements of the lecorbuserian language. - Entrance - Public and private transport Our journey begins in the city of Lyon to head to Sainte Marie - Meals // Accomodation de la Tourette, in Éveux, about 1 hour away. We will visit the park surrounding the convent where we will be able to observe different perspectives that will help us understanding the implementation of the building, to continue the tour in its interior.

Firminy complex is the largest project of Le Corbusier in Europe. At this location, the architect applies the principles of Modernity MAIN VISITS in the context of a large urban area. - The Firminy complex The Firminy project consists of a set of facilities around the - The House of Culture and Youth social housing building of Firminy-Vert, and the last of the five - The stadium Unites d'Habitatión designed by the architect. For the first time - Firminy-Vert Church Le Corbusier performs a set of high quality public cultural and - The swimming pool sportive facilities, in a villeverte,, following the principles of the Athens Charter emerged from the International Congress of INCLUDED Modern Architecture (1933). - Guided visit with an architect - Content of the itinerary Our itinerary begins in Lyon, to go towards Firminy, where, during a city tour, we will see, among others, the House of Culture and OPTIONAL Youth (1955-1969), the stadium (1955-1968), the Saint Pierre - Entrance Church of Firminy-Vert (1960-1965-1968-2006), some projects - Public and private transport in collaboration with Iannis Xenakis, André José Ourebrie and - Meals // Accomodation Wogenscky. From this architect we will also visit The Pool.

The second phase of the new Confluence Urbain Project in Lyon is being constructed on 40 hectares of land near the tip of the peninsula which divides the Rhone and the Saône Rivers. The two phases together will total 1 million MAIN VISITS square meters of construction.

The second phase will be certified "WWF Plan for Sustainable Building" with "Zero - La Confluence Urban Project Carbon", where the production of energy will compensate the consummation of energy. Innovative Planning, Social, Architectural, Sustainable Building, and INCLUDED Landscaping principals are being implemented in this ambitious project whose goal is to demonstrate a new way to make a city. Herzog and De Meuron from - Guided visit with an architect Bale, the Master Planners for the Second Phase as well as Jean Nouvel have - Content of the itinerary constructed respectively 15 and 17 story apartment towers. OPTIONAL Manuel Herz from Bale, Tatiana Bilbao from Mexico, and Christian Kerez from Zurich have also realized housing projects which possess an innovative "Intelligent - Entrance Building" technology where the energy of each apartment will automatically - Public and private transport learn to adapt itself to the life patterns of its inhabitants. - Meals // Accomodation The new School of Architecture and Urban Srategies designed, founded and directed by the Parisien architect Odile Decq is in its first year of operation The project also includes a seven story student residence designed by Odile Decq.

Other projects will be realised by architects such as David Chipperfeld, Diener and Diener with Clément Vergely, Manuel Aires Mateus, as well as the Atelier Vera.

The route starts in the heart of the old town of Bordeaux, near the cathedral to see the new Supreme Court of Richard MAIN VISITS Rogers and the remodeling of architect Patxi Mangado and Atelier d'Architecture King Kong in Pey-Berland Square. - The old Bordeaux - The Supreme court The road continues to the Quai de la Douane, the Place de la - The Pey -Berland square Bourse, where we will see the mirror of water by Michel Corajoud, - The "Quai de la douane" - The comedy square the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the interior renovation - Opera-Theater of the Palace of the Stock Exchange by Pike, Lajus , Pueyo. - Seeko'o Hotel

We are going to follow juices in the Comedy square INCLUDED reformed by Olivier Brochet, Emmanuel and Christine Pueyo Lajus where we can admire the magnificent façade of - Guided visit with an architect the Grand Theater of the Opera de Bordeaux Victor Louis. - Content of the itinerary OPTIONAL Passing through Quinconces Square we continue to juice in the CAPC (contemporary visual art - Entrance center) in an old warehouse of colonial products. - Public and private transport We will see the rehabilitation project of a port warehouse, - Meals // Accomodation the H14 and we will finish the course at the Hotel Seeko'o.

One of the most interesting projects in the city of Bordeaux is the reconversion of the old industrial wastelands on the right bank to MAIN VISITS the east of Bordeaux, to create a new urban center. - The Bastide Among the defined areas of concerted development (ZAC), the - The Darwin eco-district - The Botanical garden heart of the Bastide, involves the conversion and construction of - Parc des Berges homes and offices. INCLUDED Parallel to a long-term calendar, some pilot projects are developing exemplary operations, such as the Darwin Eco- - Guided visit with an architect - Content of the itinerary district and the urban operation on the grounds of the former Niel barracks. OPTIONAL

Other projects that complement the urban operations are the - Entrance Parque des Berges and the Botanical Garden, an innovative - Public and private transport - Meals // Accomodation garden designed by the landscape architect Catherine Mosbach, the architect Françoise-Hélène Jourda and the set designer Raymond Sarti.

One of the main objectives of the Euromediterranée project is to open the city of Marseille to the sea, transforming the port in walking areas, recreation zones and cultural attractions for all citizens. MAIN VISITS

Along the coast, the development of spaces and roads, - CMA CGM Tower achieved after the burial of the highway and the creation - The Arenc of the Boulevard du Littoral, helped pacifying the traffic and - The Silo - Boulevard of Dunkerque created a quality public space between the city and the harbor. - Joliette square - The Mediterranean city We will start our tour at the Quai de l'Arenc to see CMA CGM Tower by Zaha - Euromed Hadid and the renovation of the building Le Silo by E. Castaldi and Roland - The MuCEM Charter to continue along the Boulevard Dunkirk, with projects by Jean- Paul Viguier and the new FRAC by Kengo Kuma, to the Joliette square. INCLUDED We will continue this visit in the area where the Cité de la Mediterranée is still being built, an ambitious operation that includes the transformation - Guided visit with an architect of the docks walkways, the Maritime Station by Lanoire and Courrian, - Content of the itinerary the esplanade of La Major by Bruno Fortier and Jean-Michel Savignat, and the future Euromed complex by Massimiliano Fuksas. OPTIONAL

- Entrance We will end our tour at the Esplanade J4 with the MuCEM (Museum of - Public and private transport the civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean) by Rudy Ricciotti and - Meals // Accomodation Roland Charter and the spectacular Villa Mediterranee building by Boeri Studio.

On this tour we will see two areas enrolled in the project Euromediterrenée, originally linked to business and major routes of communications of the city of Marseille. MAIN VISITS - Saint Charles Station We will start the tour at the University of Saint Charles, where - Fernand Pouillon’s Library there are many different buildings with very different styles, - Student residence of Battersti which highlights among them the Library by Fernand Pouillon. - Conservation and ressources Center of MuCEM We will continue our tour on the area of Saint-Charles station, built in 1848 by Gustave Desplaces and connect- INCLUDED ed to the center by a monumental staircase from 1925. - Guided visit with an architect After seeing the Student Residence by Battersti and walking to- - Content of the itinerary wards East, we will approach the old tobacco factory of La Belle OPTIONAL de Mai. - Entrance We will also see the Interregional Conservation and Resto- - Public and private transport ration Center of the heritage by Castaldi / Levy / Magnan - Meals // Accomodation and the magnificent rehabilitation of old industrial buildings to shelter the Municipal Archives (Biaggi / Maurin) and the Museums Reservations of Marseille (Levy / Magnan).

After years of study and reflection on collective housing, the project of the Unité d’Habitation in Marseille in 1952 finally gives the architect the opportunity to experiment and test their ideas in one MAIN VISIT of the emblematic works of the twentieth century architecture. - The radiant city of Le Corbusier The vertical city of Le Corbusier, such as criticized as praised, INCLUDED served subsequently as a model for other projects of the same architect, but also of many other many colleagues concerned - Guided visit with an architect about the dignity of the housing for the working classes and their - Content of the itinerary relationship spaces. OPTIONAL

We will start the visit by the outside of the building, to understand - Entrance its North-South implementation giving to the dwellings openings - Public and private transport in both East and West facades, its structure on concrete pillars - Meals // Accomodation that free space at street level and we will discuss its facade.

We will also see its hall and the corridor on the third floor.

Finally, we will have access to the roof-terrace, conceived as a space for public use for all the inhabitants of the Unité.

London City has a beautiful old town. It is the oldest part of London but has undergone so many transformations that the MAIN VISITS contrast between original buildings and the most contemporary - Tower of London skyscrapers is part of its essence. We find there The City, - Tower Bridge the financial center of the city and pearl of architecture. - South bank of the Thames - The Old Town - St Paul’s Cathedral In the guided tour by one of our architects you will be able to know more on St Paul's Cathedral or on the Guildhall, from where the City is governed for almost one thousand years. INCLUDED - Guided tour by an architect From the Temple of Mithras, a Roman temple, to the Bank of throughout the tour England, you will see many of the skyscrapers that have changed - Content of the itinerary the profile of the city, such as the 20 St Mary Ax, better known as - Visits management Gherkin, by Norman Foster. We will pass through the monument, without forgetting The Shard, one of the tallest buildings in OPTIONAL Europe. We will go to the Tower of London and Tower Bridge, - Entrance tickets but not before to be passed through the church All Hallows. - Private or public transport - Meals and accommodation The route can be completed by following the neighborhood of Southwark, that is, by the south bank of the Thames, in front of the City.

The regeneration of old docks of east London, the Docklands, which has been in progress for almost 40 years and continues today, is MAIN VISITS one of the most interesting architectural tours of London. When the - Docklands Thames docks were closed around the 1970s, the zone degraded - Canary Wharf (Financial Com- and since then has been transformed with the help of architecture. plex)

The Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) was founded in London to encourage this process. The first phase of reconstruction of the INCLUDED area finished with thefinancial complex known as Canary Wharf, which - Guided tour by an architect has some of the tallest skyscrapers in the United Kingdom, such as One throughout the tour Canada Square. From there, many other skyscrapers have been built in - Content of the itinerary recent years by societies or financial entities, like the new headquarters - Visits management of HSBC, the Barclays building or the Citigroup European Center. OPTIONAL Many bars and restaurants have been added to the edifice and the profile of the residents has changed. What used to be a working class - Entrance tickets zone has turned into a middle or even upper class area. The old, unused - Private or public transport warehouses have been transformed into tall-standing apartments for - Meals and accommodation the zone’s workers.

The Olympic Games, celebrated in London in 2012 transformed the Lower Lea Valley zone, on the east side of the city. Just af- MAIN VISITS ter that, the “Legacy Corporation” carried out a construction program called “Clear, Connect, Complete.” Among other - Olympic Stadium things, it connect the park with highways and roads and com- - Riverbank Arena - Aquatic Center plete the green zones in order to leave a legacy for London. - Copper Box - Olympic Park Since the closing ceremony, the temporary installations necessary for the Olympic Games have been removed, including the INCLUDED Riverbank Arena and the cover of the Olympic Stadium. The park reopened in the spring of 2014. The cycle track has been trans- - Guided tour by an architect formed for public use, uniting cycling enthusiasts. The Aquatic throughout the tour - Content of the itinerary Center by Zaha Hadid has been the object of renovations and - Visits management is now converted into an entertainment center. The interior of the “Copper Box” used for handball also has been renovated. OPTIONAL

On the tour, we will visit an area that has never stopped to - Entrance tickets change over the last 20 years, time expected for the complete - Private or public transport transformation of the zone. - Meals and accommodation

London is a city with an extraordinary balance between tradition and modernity, in which it does not matter how many times someone has MAIN VISITS visited it, because there will always be a building or neighborhood to discover and enjoy. It is an avant-garde city in relation to architecture, a - "The City" (Financial Center of fascinating destination, especially after the 2012 Olympic Games, which London) left its citizens a legacy of very important and very interesting urban transformations at the architectural level. INCLUDED

The capital does not present any predominant architectural style, but - Guided tour by an architect rather it is a city where different eras have left their mark. In it we can visit throughout the tour from classical works the work of some of the most influential architects of - Content of the itinerary the twentieth century. In reference to contemporary architecture, Lon- - Visits management don has much to offer. From factories converted into museums, to skyscrapers and the remodeling of the dock, turning degraded areas into OPTIONAL new trendy neighborhoods. - Entrance tickets Great local architects like Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid and Richard Rog- - Private or public transport ers have been decisive in the most emblematic works of “The City”. - Meals and accommodation However, we also find a great work of architects from foreign architects who have wanted to make their mark in the city of London, such as Arne Jacobsen, Herzog and de Meuron, Daniel Libeskind and César Pelli.

This tour guided by an architect in Glasgow will allow us to see the reforms along the north and south shores of the Clyde River. This former MAIN VISITS industrial zone has been transformed into a new entertainment zone and on a very pleasant walk we can see the evolution of the city. - Clyde River - Clyde Auditorium These changes have brought new buildings that we will discover - The Centre Planetarium - The Riverside Museum during the tour, like the SECC by Norman Foster and Partners (or Clyde Auditorium, known as “Armadillo”). Just next door, Hydro, by the same studio of architects, is a pavilion for sports and events. Crossing the river, we will see the Glasgow Science building and the Centre INCLUDED Planetarium by BDP Architects. On this side of the shore, we will also - Guided tour by an architect see the headquarters of BBC Scotland by architect David Chipperfield throughout the tour and various modern apartments in one of the best zones in the city. - Content of the itinerary - Visits management An important stop will be the Riverside Museum by architect Zaha Hadid, which stands out for its wave shape. The museum features OPTIONAL steam machines and other examples of remains of the Industrial Revolution era. Apart from its content, the museum itself is a work of art, - Entrance tickets connected to the river, a part of the essence of the city’s relationship - Private or public transport - Meals and accommodation to this river channel.

We will finish the tour in the Maggie’s Gartnavel Cancer Centre by OMA- Rem Koolhaas and the nearby Icon building by Elder and Cannon.

Manchester is without a doubt a city of contrasts. Buildings by famous architects like the Urbis, luxury hotels are transforming the old industrial city in a mix that is more homogeneous than it seems. MAIN VISITS Everywhere we can see the harmonious contrast of Victorian - The Gothic Cathedral brick and new glass, or even more sophisticated materials. - Exchange Square place - The Old Docks of Salford - The Imperial War Museum The geographic characteristics of the city, its climate and - The Urbis proximity to the Liverpool port were important factors in its development as the first industrial city in the world. During the INCLUDED Industrial Revolution, Manchester changed radically. The gothic cathedral and the medieval urban framework were hidden under - Guided tour by an architect bricks, chimneys and warehouses. At Exchange Square place throughout the tour there still are houses from past among the industrial and modern - Content of the itinerary - Visits management buildings, making it possible to see this superposition of layers.

The new Manchester is still in the reconfiguration process, OPTIONAL which we can see on our tours. For example, the old docks - Entrance tickets of Salford, a satellite port city, are being transformed. - Private or public transport Daniel Liebeskind has built the Imperial War Museum there. - Meals and accommodation

Manchester is a city of contrasts and a mix of construction from different period. Today, the new Manchester continues to be a city in process of reconfiguration, which we can see on our tours. MAIN VISITS The old docks of Salford (Salford Quays), satellite port city, are - The Imperial War Museum being transformed and are an interesting place to visit as an - The Lowry by M. Wilford example of new urban challenges. - Old Trafford - Saldford Quays Daniel Libeskind built the Imperial War Museum on the edge - The Manchester United Stadium of one of these old docks. The Polish-American architect has designed a building, which is almost like a sculpture with its INCLUDED curving tower. The pavilions, which represent water, earth and - Guided tour by an architect air, are interconnected with the exhibition rooms, restaurants and throughout the tour performance space. - Content of the itinerary - Visits management Michael Wilford is the architect of the Lowry, a cultural center, and place where performances, art and other activities take place. OPTIONAL The objective is to give new life to a deserted port zone and turn - Entrance tickets it into a reference point with an urban focus. It is located at the - Private or public transport end of a navigable canal in a new public place in a triangular - Meals and accommodation shape. Of course, we cannot forget a quick look at the exterior of the mythical Manchester United Stadium, Old Trafford which continues to be the most famous building in the zone.

In almost every corner of Manchester, you can observe the contrast between red Victorian bricks and new glass, or MAIN VISITS even more sophisticated materials. On this tour through the city center guided by our architect we can see this mix and - The Picadilly Gardens how the urban structure has filled in throughout the centuries. - City Tower - Faulkner Street - The Church St Ann We’ll begin the visit in the visitor’s center with a quick - The Friends Meeting House introduction. A few meters away, in the Picadilly Gardens, Building we’ll be able to see the impressive “City Tower,” one of the tallest buildings in Manchester. It was designed by Covell INCLUDED Matthews & Partners in the 1970s as a tribute to the United Nations building by Le Corbusier. On foot, we will visit Faulkner - Guided tour by an architect throughout the tour Street (Bank Chambers) Princess Street (Athenaeum), - Content of the itinerary Oxford Street, and Memorial Hall in Albert Plaza. Next on the - Visits management itinerary is the church in St. Ann Plaza, arriving at Deansgate. OPTIONAL On the tour we will see examples of baroque, Italian 15th and 19th centuries architecture. On Mount Street we will see the - Entrance tickets Friends Meeting House building with its classic Greek facade, - Private or public transport although it was built in 1820. We will also visit the Urbis Museum - Meals and accommodation by Ian Simpson, which has become a building of reference. Our tour guide will point o u t o t h e r e x a m p l e s o f c o n t e m p o r a r y a r t .

In Glasgow, among the Victorian buildings, contemporary buildings and medieval ruins, we find the architect Charles MAIN VISITS Rennie Mackintosh. Together with the rest of the group known - Church Hall as The Four and the collaboration of his wife, graphic artist - Queen's Cross and decorator Margaret MacDonald, they turned the city - Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum into one of the most important Art Nouveau centers in Europe. - School of Art - Glasgow Herald On our tour, you can visit some of their works. We'll begin the tour at the nearby churches of Church Hall and Queen´s INCLUDED Cross. As we walk through the city, we can see the Royal - Guided tour by an architect Highland Fusiliers Museum and the Glasgow School of Art throughout the tour buildings and, close by, Mackintosh’s house itself. Then, - Content of the itinerary it will be time to take a rest at the Willow Tea Rooms. - Visits management

We'll continue by the Martyrs' Public School. On another short OPTIONAL walk, we can find 2 buildings side by side: the old headquarters - Entrance tickets of the Daily Record and The Light House, former headquarters - Private or public transport of the Glasgow Herald and current headquarters of the Scottish - Meals and accommodation center of architecture, design, and urbanism. As we cross the river by foot or by transport we will arrive to the Scotland Street School Museum and the “House for an art lover”, built almost 100 years after the Town Hall based on Mackintosh’s design.

Edinburgh has much to offer, especially with its Old town and its New Town. The museums and gardens stand out in the Scottish MAIN VISITS capital. The National Gallery of Modern Art exhibits works by - The National Gallery of Modern Matisse, Kirchner, Braque, Picasso, Kokoschka Bacon and Art Warhol. In the gardens, we will see the Landform by the architect - The Dean Gallery Charles Jencks, a perfect combination of sculpture and land - The Royal Botanic Gardens art. Across the street, we will find another important museum, - Fruitmarket Gallery the Dean Gallery, with works by Monet, Van Gogh, and Tiziano. - Jupiter Artland

During a short walk we will pass by the Royal Botanic Gardens INCLUDED of Edinburgh, a center for experimentation and conservation of - Guided tour by an architect nature, a very special place for the city’s resident to take a stroll. throughout the tour - Content of the itinerary We will pass by the Queen Street Gardens, arriving at the - Visits management Fruitmarket Gallery, situated on the centric Market Street, former fruit market transformed into a contemporary art OPTIONAL center by the architect Richard Murphy. Be sure to visit the cafeteria and bookstore specialized in art and architecture. - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport - Meals and accommodation Finally, in about 35 minutes by public transport from the central station, we will arrive at Jupiter Artland, our last visit of this tour.

In Edinburgh, the historic Royal Mile stands out, because is located in the very center of the Old Town. The city is impossible to understand MAIN VISITS without the duality of this ancient city and the most recent New town. - Historic Royal Mile During our guided tour by architect we will discover the Castle of the - Old Town city at one end of the Royal Mile, including its new interpretation center. - New Town We will pass through the Saint Giles' Cathedral and we will arrive at the - Castle of the city Palace of Holyroodhouse, official residence of the royal family in Scotland. - Saint Giles' Cathedral - New Scottish Parliament Right at the end, we will see the building of the new Scottish Parliament, the famous EMBT building (Enric Miralles and Benedetta INCLUDED Tagliabue). The building was the last great work of Enric Miralles, who did not see finish and where they gather part of the essence - Guided tour by an architect of his work with great symbolism and abstraction. In the building throughout the tour there are references to Gaudí and even to Mackintosh, architect of - Content of the itinerary reference of the neighboring Glasgow. A building that has generated - Visits management controversy but that is undoubtedly already a symbol of the city. OPTIONAL In a short journey we will arrive to the new city or New Town, which, with a grid layout, contrasts remarkably with the chaotic old town. Together - Entrance tickets with the Old Town, it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in - Private or public transport 1995. The most famous street is Princess Street, now the most important - Meals and accommodation commercial hub of Edinburgh. Note the neoclassical buildings such as National Gallery and the Scottish Academy, both by William Henry Playfair, who also designed the National Monument in Regents Gardens.

Zona Tortona Around Design is a new space that aims to qualify the ter- ritory and networks of many events, facilities and design initiatives in Mi- MAIN VISITS lan, highlighting the highlights and the most interesting aspects related to design. - The Temporary Museum - The Tortona area Tortona Around Design is for an international audience of professionals - The Piu Super Studio - The Nhow Hotel passionate about design, attention to quality and the constant search - Design Library for new stimuli. It is a rich course in content and exhibition offers, which presents many complex aspects from a privileged point of view on the INCLUDED world of design. - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour Through design furniture technology, we will find interactive - in - Contents of the itinerary stallations of artistic representation, the promotion of young tal- - Visits management ented artists and the leading international brands of industrial de- OPTIONAL sign. With more than 200 events planned in the region of Tortona. - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation

Nowadays, Venice, the city of the lagoon, is above all the cap- MAIN VISITS ital of the Biennale which has transformed it all year long into a privileged destination for contemporary art and architecture. - St. Mark's Square - Querini Stampala Foundation The starting point of our tour will be St. Mark’s Square. From there - The Negozio Olivetti Foundation we will transfer to the Querini Stampalia Foundation by Carlo Scar- - The Stairs of Bovolo and pa. We will do an internal guided tour of the Querini Stampalia Foun- Generali dation, centered on the intervention of Carlo Scarpa between 1961 - The language school and 1963 on the ground floor and in the courtyard of the palace. INCLUDED

We will carry on the tour by going to Negozio Olivetti, which is about a - Guided visits by an architect 7 minutes walk from Querini Stampalia, on St. Mark’s Square. We’ll do a throughout the tour guided tour of the Negozio Olivetti Foundation. The reform designed by - Contents of the itinerary Carlo Scarpa and completed in 1958 is an example of how architec- - Visits management ture, that of transcendent spaces, can also be found in small localities. OPTIONAL To end the journey and our tour, our last stop will be at the univer- - Entrance tickets sity Ca’Foscari, which is about a 30 minutes walk from San Mar- - Private or public transport cos. There, we’ll be able to see the entrance from the language - Meals // Accommodation school. On the way, we will see the stairs of Bovolo and Generali (Campo San Luca) IUAV with entrance of architect Carlo Scarpa.

Nowadays, Venice, the city of the lagoon, is above all the cap- MAIN VISITS ital of the Biennale which has transformed it all year long into a privileged destination for contemporary art and architecture. - St. Mark's Square - The Marciana Library - The Guggenheim Museum The starting point of our tour will be St. Mark’s Square. - Santa Maria Della Salute From there we will transfer to Palazzo Ducale and Le Pri- Church gioni. We’ll do an inside visit of the Marciana library. - Zattere - San Trovaso and Campo

Then we will transfer by ferry to Punta della Dogana where we INCLUDED will see the structure inside Palace Grassi made by the Japanese architect Tadao Ando. There we’ll do an inside guided tour of 1h. - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary With a pleasant walk tour we’ll be able to see the ex- - Visits management terior of the Guggenheim Museum and the San- ta Maria della Salute Church (interior view). OPTIONAL

- Entrance tickets To end our tour we will take a walk through Zattere, San Trovaso - Private or public transport and Campo Santa Margherita. - Meals // Accommodation

Rome does not need to be presented. It contains such MAIN VISITS a wealth of famous architectural jewels from all eras around the world, which has been dubbed the Eter- - MAXXI National Museum of the nal City. But the capital of Italy is not only an ancient city. Arts - The Auditorium Park Music - The Museum of Contemporary Beyond the unique examples of the architecture of an- Art cient Rome such as the Colosseum and the Impe- - The Church of Jubileo rial Fora, Rome has a surprising contemporary side - The Eurosky Tower that will delight lovers of contemporary architecture. INCLUDED

In addition to the abundant historical buildings, the MAXXI - Guided visits by an architect National Museum of the 21st Century Arts by Zaha Hadid, throughout the tour the Auditorium Parco della Musica by Renzo Piano, the Mu- - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management seum of Contemporary Art MACRO by Odile Decq, the Jubi- lee Church of Richard Meier and the Franco Purin’s Eurosky OPTIONAL Tour, among others, are just some of the examples that make Rome a very interesting architectural city and a must see. - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation

In the early 90’s, the former Eastern Harbor District of Amsterdam (East- ern Docklads) became a new area for West 8, which was responsible MAIN VISITS for the urban development of Borneo Sporenburg and Java. Famous red bridges that cross houses of variable density and super blocks. - Borneo Sporenburg - Harbor zone - The tower of Neutelings Riedijk The new citizens of the Eastern Waterfront do not only seek proximity to - The monumental the center and at the same time avoid the traffic problems or innocent life of the dormitory cities, but they want the good of both lifestyles. Mar- INCLUDED itime landscape, tranquility and low density, but with all services. And, in addition, to continue being able to use the bicycle in its main displace- - Guided visits by an architect ments. throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary Amsterdam has been a pioneer in the recovery of its port area. With - Visits management the participation of a large number of designers and architects, he OPTIONAL transformed the old docks into a new urban land that deserves a specialized visit. Some of the projects that can be approached with the - Entrance tickets help of our architect are The Whale, by Architecten Cie, Ij Tower of - Private or public transport Neutelings Riedijk or several houses by Diener + Diener, Hans Holhoff, - Meals // Accommodation Wile Arets or MVRDW. We will not forget the monumental KNSM-ei- land. We also found accommodation for Spanish architects such as MAP architects Josep Lluis Mateo in his Borneo Dock housing.

IJburg is Amsterdam’s newest urbanization and construction district and is built on artificial islands. In other words, “creation of land” to gain land to MAIN VISITS the sea. It is located in the eastern part of the city, but well connected to the center. - Floating houses - Architectural buildings In the middle of the nineties, the Amsterdam government decid- - New room shapes ed to build a new district based on the futuristic project that years before the architects Van Den Broek and Bakema designed. Now- INCLUDED adays, it is an incomplete project of which only half is finished, which is an interesting example of study on the new ways of life. - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary IJburg will allow the visitor to work alongside our architect in a - Visits management wide range of housing types or offices. Among them, one can- un derstand the operation of barges or know housing projects of OPTIONAL Maccreanor Lavington or VMX, or Rieteiland among others. - Entrance tickets The district consists of three artificial islands, Steigerei- - Private or public transport land, Haveneiland and Rieteilanden, located on Lake IJmeer. - Meals // Accommodation

The islands are interconnected by bridges. The in- ner grid of the urbanization helps to group the houses in an orderly way, but in the blocks the variety is maximum.

An interesting area with a lot to discover.

Rotterdam distinguished itself as a shipping center at the end of the 17th century and has undergone several transformations throughout MAIN VISITS history, such as the construction of the canal with access to the North Sea or reconstruction after the Second World War. Rotterdam has be- - The Cube Houses come a modern city, laboratory for new architecture. In Rotterdam - Hoge Heren Tower everything is new, urban planning is perfect for vehicles, bicycles or pe- - Luxor Theater destrians. It is the perfect city to discover by the hand of an architect. - The Urban Podium - The Museumpark - The Boijmans Van Beuningen On our tour, we will see bridges as Erasmus Van Berkel & Bos to hous- Museum es like Kubuswoningen of Piet Blom or Torre De Hoge Heren of Wiel Arets, by offices such as Kop van Zuid Renzo Piano or the theat- INCLUDED er as Luxor Bolles & Wilson or the Urban Podium Atelier Kempe Thill. And especially unique buildings like the NAI (Institute of Architec- - Guided visits by an architect ture of the Netherlands) J.M.J. Coenen or OMA Kunsthal. Both are in- throughout the tour side the Museumpark, with other buildings to highlight as the exten- - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management sion of the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Robbrecht & Daem. OPTIONAL Schouwburgplein, urbanized by A.H. Geuze-West 8 is a strategically located square, surrounded by shops, theaters and offices. It was com- - Entrance tickets pleted in the late 90s, and we can see the area of the legendary United - Private or public transport Coffee by J.J.P. - Meals // Accommodation

Rotterdam has always been linked to the sea, and its strategic location at the confluence of the Meuse and the Rhine is based asan MAIN VISITS expedition center since the opening of the canal. The port of Rotter- dam, one of the largest in the world and the largest in Europe, has - The cruise terminal had various locations, from downtown Kop Van Zuid on the south - Luxor Theater - The Montevideo Tower bank of the river. This area became obsolete until about thirty years - The Apple Network ago, it was decided to turn it into a new neighborhood for the city. - The Jobsveem Business Center

There is another port area, which we will reach by water taxi, Muller and INCLUDED Lloydpier, which welcomes new projects. In Lloydpier, we find buildings of very different types and at Mullerpier, the residential areas stand out. - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour During the tour with the architect, you can learn about buildings like - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management the Luxor Bolles & Wilson Theater, the Cruise Terminal, Van den Broek at Bakema, the Montevideo Mecanoo Tower or New Orleans Alva- OPTIONAL ro Siza. Also, you can see Apple Jan’s network of Bouvrie KCAP, Spi- do Ticket Bureau United Nations or Schiecentrale (last phase of Mei - Entrance tickets Architecten in Stenbouwers). We will see the shipping and trans- - Private or public transport port College Riediij Architecten Neutelings, 2nd Katendrechtse Ha- - Meals // Accommodation ven from DKV Arkitecten or old warehouses converted into houses and the Jobsveem mall (Mei Architecten + Wessel de Jonge).

A different way to discover Rotterdam from its docks.

The Rietvelt Schröder house was built by architect Gerrit Riet- veld in 1924. It is a UNESCO heritage site and a must-see in Utretch. MAIN VISITS Next door there is a building (Erasmuslaan) by the same architect. - The University Campus - The Minnaert Building In a short walk, the architect will accompany the group to the University - The library of Wiel Arets Campus. Rem Koolhaas and his OMA team realized the urban plan of - The building “Smarties” Uithof University Campus and built one of its main buildings, the Educato- - The Ronald McDonald Family rium, a meeting point for the different faculties that make up the Campus. Room

Other buildings include the Minnaert Buidling of Neutelings Riedijk Archi- INCLUDED tecten, Wiel Arets Library, the School of Management (Mecanoo), the - Guided visits by an architect building of the Ministry of Education Ector Hoogstad Architecten. In addi- throughout the tour tion to the AA Hijmans Van Den Bergh Medical School Erick van Egeraat - Contents of the itinerary or BasketBar (NL Architects), we can see the NMR (Nuclear Magnet- - Visits management ic Resonance) exterior of UN Studio, the WKK Energy Dok Architecten factory or Ronald family room McDonald’s GM Architecten Building. OPTIONAL

In addition, we will know different ways to solve the problems of uni- - Entrance tickets versity housing such as the building “Smarties” Marlies Rohmer or - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation “Spaceboxes”, made with containers, by Mart de Jong. Near- by is the nursery “Kleine Kikker” Drost + Van Veen architecten.

Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, is the richest and most populated city in the country and is situated at the mouth of the Tagus River to the MAIN VISITS Atlantic Ocean. With an architecture that mixes the traditional heritage - Commercial Plaza with an impressive modernism, the city hosts a large number of interna- - Rossio Plaza tional events and congresses every year, being therefore world famous. - Marqués de Pombal Square - St. George’s Castle Discover the modern architecture of the city by a profession- - City Center al local architect that will show you and explain the most signifi- - Chiado Neighborhood cant details of the art and architecture of the capital of Portugal. INCLUDED In this guided tour we will discover the classic Lisbon and the city - Guided visits by an architect center by doing a 4 hour classic tour of the city. We will start our itin- throughout the tour erary by seeing some popular squares of the city such as the Com- - Contents of the itinerary mercial Plaza, Rossio Plaza and Marqués de Pombal Square. Then, - Visits management we will head to St. George’s Castle (entrance included), which dates from medieval period of Portuguese history, overlooking the histor- OPTIONAL ical centre of Lisbon and is one of the main tourist sites of Lisbon. - Entrance tickets To end our tour we will visit the neighborhood of Chiado, known to be a - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation shopping area, where we will see the reconstruction of the area by the architect Álvaro Siza in 1988.

Lisbon has a large axis of museums with different architectural MAIN VISITS styles from very different eras. In this guided tour by a professional architect we will discover some of them. - MAAT (Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology) - Tejo Power Station/ Museu da We will start on the MAAT (Museum of Art, Architecture and Tech- Electricidade nology), an innovative project that brings together a new build- - Museu dos Coches ing, designed by the architect Amanda Levete, then we will see - CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém the Tejo Power Station and the Museu da Electricidade, an exam- - Tower of Belem - Jeronimos Monastery ple of Portuguese industrial architecture from the first half of the 20th century. INCLUDED

After that we will head to the Museu dos Coches from the ar- - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour chitect Paulo Mendes da Rocha who said “the Museum has no - Contents of the itinerary doors and relates to all of its surroundings”. The project is more - Visits management than a museum; in the end it functions as an urban infrastructure providing a public utility space for the city. We will end the itiner- OPTIONAL ary at the CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém and with the examples - Entrance tickets of Classical architecture like the famous Tower of Belem and the - Private or public transport Jeronimos Monastery. - Meals // Accommodation

The contemporary and modern architecture of Lisbon focus- MAIN VISITS es on the Expo’98 (which starred) and from which began a remodeling of the city. Architects like Santiago Calatrava and - Parque das Nações Álvaro Siza Vieira devised large constructions for the Expo’98, - Expo’98 - Orient Station such as Oriente Station and Portugal Pavilion. Still, other archi- - Vasco de Gama bridge tects and their constructions like Aires Mateus (with Mar do Ori- - Pavilion of Knowledge ente) and João Pedro Falcão De Campos (with Bar à Margem) - Lisbon Aquarium among others, have contributed to this remodeling of the city. INCLUDED

In this guided tour by an architect we will discover the con- - Guided visits by an architect temporary architecture of Lisbon in Parque das Nações. We throughout the tour will transfer to the Expo ‘98 area where we will visit the exhibi- - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management tion grounds of the Expo’98 with Portugal Pavilion by Álvaro Siza. OPTIONAL After those visits we will see the Orient Station by Santiago Ca- latrava and the Vasco de Gama bridge. Then, we will head to - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport the Pavilion of Knowledge by the architect Carrilho da Graça. To - Meals // Accommodation end the tour we will visit the extension of the Lisbon Aquarium by Pedro Campos Costas.

Located next to the mouth of the river Duero in the north of Por- MAIN VISITS tugal, Porto is the second largest city in the country. Known for the wine of the same name, it houses several wineries on the - Aliados Avenue banks of the Douro River. It is a dynamic city and offers a vi- - Rivoli Theater brant nightlife thanks to the countless students who live there. - Old Cinema Batalha - Centro Português de Fotografia Porto has an extensive historical heritage and in 1996, its his- - Rehabilitation of the Ribeira toric center was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Neighborhood - Gaia Cable Car Our walking tour will start at the Aliados Avenue, from there we INCLUDED will go to the Rivoli Theater and the Old Cinema Batalha, rebuilt by the architect Artur Andrade in an Art-Deco style in 1947. It - Guided visits by an architect closed in 2003 but re-opened in 2006 as a cultural and concert throughout the tour venue. We will also visit the Centro Português de Fotografia, - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management located in a former prison. OPTIONAL To end the tour we will walk along the Douro River and the Rua da Reboleira to see the rehabilitation of the Ribeira Neighborhood. - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport With a short walk crossing the Douro we will reach the Gaia Cable - Meals // Accommodation Car where you can visit the wine cellars of the area (this last part is optional).

This walking tour in Porto is focused in the Boavista Neighbor- hood, an area with a lot of movement that mixes commer- MAIN VISITS cial streets with residential streets. Boavista began its develop- - Bouça Housing Complex ment in the 1960s, after the construction of the Ponte da Arrábida. - Casa das Artes - Casa da Música We will start our itinerary by visiting the Bouça Housing Complex - Serralves Foundation by the architect Álvaro Siza. From there, with a nice walk through - Vodafone Headquarters the Avenida da Boavista we will arrive at the Casa da Música, designed by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, on the occasion of INCLUDED the designation of Porto as a European Capital of Culture in 2001. - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour Our next stop will be at the Casa das Artes, designed by Eduardo Souto - Contents of the itinerary Moura in 1980, the building is one of the most emblematic works of this - Visits management architect. With a walk or by public transportation we will arrive at the Vodafone Headquarters, from the architects Barbosa & Guimarães. The OPTIONAL last visit will be at the Serralves Foundation. Inside the enclosure is the Museum of Contemporary Art, its large gardens, the house of Serralves - Entrance tickets and an auditorium. - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation The tour can be completed with an optional visit to the Facul- ty of Architecture of the University of Porto, another project from Álvaro Siza, built between 1985 and 1996 and the Ponte da Ar- rábida, a bridge that crosses the Douro River, linking the city of Porto - through the Arrábida area - with Vila Nova de Gaia.

Leça da Palmeira is a freguesia of Matosinhos, a district that bor- MAIN VISITS ders with the city of Porto in the south. The municipality was called Bouças until 1909. Here we can find some great works by famous - Leixões Cruise Terminal architects like the local Álvaro Siza, who designed the Leça Swim- - Marginal de Matosinhos ming Pools in 1996, a complex that has managed to merge the na- - Casa da Arquitectura ture with its design and also the Boa-Nova Tea House, built between - Leça Swimming Pools 1959 and 1963, one of his earliest works. This construction combines - Boa-Nova Tea House figures and materials of traditional Portuguese architecture adapted INCLUDED to contemporary needs. - Guided visits by an architect In this guided visit by a professional architect we’ll see the Leix- throughout the tour ões Cruise Terminal, an innovative port complex by Luís Pe- - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management dro Silva. In the same area we will be able to see the Margin- al de Matosinhos, inaugurated in September 2002 by Souto OPTIONAL Moura, combines modernity with the urbanity and functionality necessary for any metropolis. Our next stop will be at the Casa da - Entrance tickets Arquitectura, a building reclaimed and adapted to the old fac- - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation tory set up between 1897 and 1901, known as the Real Vinícola.

The tour can be completed with an optional walk or travel by public transport to the Parque Municipal da Quinta da Conceição and near that the Tennis Pavilion of Quinta da Conceiçao, by Fernando Távora.

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Russia presents an amazing and monumental architecture admired worldwide. Russian architecture stands out for its Byzantine style MAIN VISITS and its colorful and bright Orthodox domes, but also for the - Red Square monumental Soviet representations with their rationality and - Kremlin symmetry. - St. Basil's Cathedral - Lenin Library - Zaryadye Park With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the laws that limited the - Bolshoi Theater height gave way to a powerful contemporary architecture and - Tverskaya Street to the creation of the Moscow CBD, formed by imposing glass - Gastronomia Eliseevsky District skyscrapers made by architects like Sergey Skuratov, Frank Williams - Patriarch's Pond or Andrei Bokov. In Moscow we also find special constructions such INCLUDED as the multifunctional complex Damilov Plaza of SPEECH. - Contents of the itinerary In this guided visit by a professional guide architect you will be - Visits management able to see some of the most admired monuments of Russia: Red - Guided visits by an architect Square, Kremlin (entrance included), St. Basil's Cathedral (entrance OPTIONAL included), Lenin Library and Zaryadye Park, recently renovated. - Entrance tickets We will end the walk around the central areas with the Bolshoi - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation Theater, Ploschad Revolyutsii metro station, Mayakovskaya metro station, Tverskaya Street, Gastronomia Eliseevsky district and Patriach's Pond.

Saint Petersburg is an imperial city planned and built by MAIN VISITS great European architects. In the historical center of the city, considered a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1990, we find a - Cathedral of our Lady of Kazan spectacular religious architecture, with bright orthodox domes, - Singer House - Eliseyev Emporium famous throughout the world, as well as representative buildings - Church of the Savior on Spilled of Stalinist and modernist architecture. We can also find buildings Blood of contemporary architecture, starting with the new terminal - Anichkov Bridge of the Pulkovo airport of Grimshaw Architects. The city is a - Palace Square - Mikhailovsky Garden magnificent urban center for lovers of art, history and culture. - Ermitage Museum - Mariinkski Theater In this guided visit by a professional architect you will be able to see some Neoclassic architecture as well as Zarist architecture. INCLUDED With a nice walk through the center of the city we'll visit famous - Contents of the itinerary buildings such as the Cathedral of our Lady of Kazan, the Singer - Visits management House, the Eliseyev Emporium, the Admiralty building and aslo - Guided visits by an architect the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood. OPTIONAL

To continue our tour we'll also see some public structures like the - Entrance tickets Anichkov Bridge, the Bank Bridge, the Palace Square and the - Private or public transport spectacular Mikhailovsky Garden. We'll end our walking city tour - Meals // Accommodation in the famous Ermitage Musem (optional interior visit).

New York has two main concentrations of high-rise buildings: Midtown Manhattan and Lower Manhattan, each with its MAIN VISITS own uniquely recognizable skyline. Lower Manhattan is one - WTC by SOM of the largest business districts in the United States and was - The Beekman by Franck Gehry characterized by the omnipresence of the Twin Towers of - Mercer Residences by Jean Nouvel the World Trade Center from its completion in 1973 until its - Thor building by Marcel Wanders destruction during the attacks of September 11th, 2001. - The New Museum by SANAA - The Prada Store by OMA - The NY Department of Philoso- In the first decade of the 21st century, Lower Manhattan saw phy by Steven Holl rapid reconstruction to include the new One World Trade Center. The Downtown skyline received new designs from such INCLUDED architects as Santiago Calatrava and Frank Gehry. In our walk - Guided tours by an architect from the new WTC 7 by SOM to Battery Park, we will walk along - Contents of the itinerary the famous Wall Street and will see the Beekman by Frank Gehry. - Visits management OPTIONAL Then we will follow through Little Italy to see Thor building by Marcel Wanders, the new Mercer residences by Jean -Entrance tickets -Private or public transports Nouvel, the Store for Art and Architecture by Steven Holl, the -Meals // Accomodation new Museum by SANAA and the new Prada store by OMA.

MAIN VISITS Midtown Manhattan, the world´s largest business district, houses such notable buildings as the Empire State Building, the - The Chrysler Building Chrysler Building, Citigroup Center and Rockefeller Center. - Rockefeller Center - Madison Park - Fifth Avenue Our walk will start in the emblematic Flatiron Building - Empire State Building by Daniel Burnham. We will see the One Madison Park by CetraRuddy, cross the Madison Park to see INCLUDED the Kiosk by SITE, and continue through Fifth Avenue. - Guided tours by an architect We will also see the Empire State building by Shreve, Lamb & - Contents of the itinerary Harmon, and the renovation of the Morgan Library by Renzo Piano. - Visits management

Following to the East we will see Chryler Building by OPTIONAL William Van Alen, the UN India Mission by Charles Correa - Entrance tickets Associates, the Ford Foundation and the UN Plaza by - Private or public transport Kevin Roche and will end in UN headquarters by Wallace - Meals // Accommodation Harrison, Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer and Sven Markelius.

The North part of Midtown next to Central Park is a central MAIN VISITS business district full of magnificent buildings that shape the skyline of New York. It runs approximately from Bryant Park from Eight - Bryant Park Avenue (south of Columbus Circle) and 6th Avenue (Avenue of - Columbus circle - The MAD Museum of Arts and the Americas). This neighborhood is one of the most expensive Design by Alied Works Archi- commercial areas of New York and replete of luxury stores and tecture splendid monuments. - Apple Store by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Our walk will start in Columbus Circle, the point from which all INCLUDED official distances from New York City are measured and where we will see buildings from Philip Stark, the MAD Museum of Arts - Guided tours by an architect and Design by Allied Works Architecture and the Hearst Building - Contents of the itinerary by Foster & Partners. - Visits management

OPTIONAL We will walk to the East to see the new Apple Store by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the Luis Vuitton store by Aoki, LVMH Tower by - Entrance tickets Christian de Portzamparc, the Trump Tower by Der Scutt. - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation

In this guided tour by an architect, you will see some of the most interesting projects of the City of New MAIN VISITS York, focusing on the High Line and the West Village. - The Jim Kempner Gallery - The high line 519 building During the guided tour you will see also the Jim Kempner Gallery - IAC by Franck Gehry (Smith & Thompson), HL 23 (Neil Denari), the High Line 519 - High Line building by Morris building (Lindy Roy) or the London Terrace (Farrar & Watmaugh). Adjami - The Standard Hotel by Todd Schliemann We will visit the IAC by Frank Gehry or the homes of 100 11th - Whitney Museum Ave by Jean Nouvel and De Della Valle Bernheimer. We will walk by the Chelsea Modern (Audrey Matlock) and of course for the INCLUDED High Line Building by Morris Adjmi or the DVF Studios by WORK - Guided tours by an architect Architecture Co. - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management The Standard Hotel by Todd Schliemann, Polshek Partnership or the High Line Administration Building by Piano and OPTIONAL Blinder Belle will be also on our tour, like the Whitney Museum. To conclude, we will observe several homes - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport by Richard Meier including its Westbeth Artists Housing. - Meals // Accommodation

The Chicago Loop, delimited on the north by the Chicago River, by the Michigan Lake on the East and on the south MAIN VISITS by the Roosevelt Road, is a neighborhood of the financial district. After Manhattan in New York, is the second - The Auditorium Building - The Railway Exchange by C.B. commercial and business importance of the United States. Atwood. - The Reliance Building Burnham On our tour guided by an architect, external visits will be made & Root - The Chicago Cultural Center of historic and modern skyscrapers, among other buildings. by Sepley, Rutar y Coolidge. You will see the Auditorium Building and also go through the - The Sullivan Center Railway Exchange Build by C. B. Atwood, the Reliance Building Burnham & Root or the Chicago Cultural Center by Sepley, Rutan INCLUDED y Coolidge. - Guided tours by an architect - Contents of the itinerary The Sullivan Center (formerly known as the Carson, Pirie, Schott - Visits management & Co Store) by Louis H. Sullivan and the Chicago Federal Center by Mies van der Rohe, are two of the main stops. We would OPTIONAL not forgot the Monadnock Building by J. Wellborn Root, The Rookery by J. Root, D. H. Burnham and F. LL. Wright, the Chicago - Entrance tickets Building by Holabird & Roche, and The Sears Tower by SOM. - Private or public transport - Meals // Accomodation

Chicago represents much more than simply glass and steel skyscrapers. Only half an hour from the city MAIN VISITS center, the master architect Frank Lloyd Wright built - Prairies Houses his famous “Prairie Houses” in the suburb of Oak Park. - Interior home and Studio of Franck Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright moved to Oak Park in 1889, where he lived - The private House of Arthur Heurtley for twenty years. Most of its works are concentrated in this area. - The Unity Temple by Franck Lloyd Wright We will begin our tour with a guided visit by our architect to the interior Home and Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright, INCLUDED which today is a museum. Very close, we will pass, among others, by the private house of Arthur Heurtley. - Guided tours by an architect - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management The walk through Oak Park is completed with a guided tour to the Unity Temple by Frank Lloyd Wright, one of OPTIONAL the favorite works of the architect, who considered this church as one of its most important designs and his first - Entrance tickets expression of a “completely new architecture”. A new way of - Private or public transport understanding architecture that can be seen with our architect. - Meals // Accommodation

Chicago, known for its magnificent architecture and its location on the shores of Lake Michigan, is also famous for its Illinois Institute of MAIN VISITS Technology (IIT), a university located in the city center, with programs - Illinois Institute of technology in engineering and architecture among others. Illinois Institute (IIT) of Technology (IIT),is the largest university in the Chicago area. - University of Chicago - The Regenstein Library by SOM and Joe The tour guided by one of our architects will begin with a - Rika Mansueto Library by Mur- tour of the University of Chicago. We will visit the exterior of phy and Jahn the campus, which includes the following buildings: Booth School of Business by Rafael Viñoly (just facing the famous INCLUDED Robie House by Frank Lloyd Wright), Law School Library by Eero Saarinen, the Regenstein Library by SOM, and Joe and - Guided tours by an architect - Contents of the itinerary Rika Mansueto Library by Murphy and Jahn, among others. - Visits management

We will visit the Campus, designed by Mies van der Rohe, OPTIONAL including Herman Hall by SOM and, of course, the SRCrown Hall (school of architecture) and the Library by Mies van der Rohe, - Entrance tickets among other. We will not forget the Village by Helmut Jahn, the - Private or public transport first building constructed on the Main Campus in thirty years. - Meals // Accommodation

Silver Lake is located in the northwest of Los Angeles and it is a neighborhood with the nicest combination between new MAIN VISITS "hipster" trends and elegant houses in the hills. Sunset Boulevard is full of cafes, clubs, vintage stores and design. The Silver Lake - Silver lake Reservoir and the Ivanhoe Reservoir create a beautiful natural - Houses by Richard Neutra area whose the steep stairs lead to the residential streets. - Los Feliz - The Lovell Health House - The Schindler House The neighborhood is not only fashionable, but has many of the houses of the great architect Richard Neutra. We INCLUDED will also approach the nearby neighborhood "Los Feliz". - Guided tours by an architect Discover in our guided tour by an architect the colony of - Contents of the itinerary Neutra houses, right next to the lake reserve, the world's largest - Visits management concentration of houses by the architect. The tour includes Richard Neutra´s home, the Lovell Health House. We will also visit his office OPTIONAL (Neutra Office) where he worked from the fifties until his death in 1970. - Entrance tickets On the way, we will also discover the Schindler House , one of the - Private or public transport most important works of the Viennese architect Rudolf Schindler, - Meals // Accommodation and his own home and studio until his death in 1953.

In Los Angeles you will find many architectural styles, from historic buildings, groundworks of contemporary architecture. MAIN VISITS

One of the most important spots, ideal for a walking tour - Angelino Heights - Little Tokyo in a city where the car is omnipresent, is the financial - Los Angeles Grand Avenue center or "Downtown". In this area we can see the main project institutions of art and music, the sports hall (Staples Center), - Cathedral Lady of the Angels several skyscrapers and multinational corporations. INCLUDED The guided tour by our architect in the "Downtown" will include - Guided tours by an architect everything from historic buildings such as hotels, offices or - Contents of the itinerary apartment blocks, to interesting malls with different architectural - Visits management styles. OPTIONAL We will see Victorian houses in the "Angelino Heights", the first suburb of the city, or government buildings like the City Council. - Entrance tickets We will walk through the Little Tokyo, Chinatown and still under - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation construction, our architect will explain "Los Angeles Grand Avenue Project", a project to convert the area to the style of the Champs Elysees in Paris, with four towers designed by Frank Gehry.

The great architect master Frank Lloyd Wright left part of his legacy in Los Angeles. MAIN VISITS

In this tour we will see different types of architecture, from - Hollyhock House homes to malls like the one Wright designed in the fif- - Los Feliz ties in Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. We will see the Hollyhock - The Griffith Observatory - Houses : "Jaws", "Samuel-Navar- House in Hollywood, in its environment in Barnsdall Park. ro" and "Taggart" -The Charles Enis House The tour will continue with a visit of “Los Feliz” where, in addition to the Griffith Observatory you can see the city from above, INCLUDED and it is also known for James Dean’s movie “Rebel Without a Cause”. We will see three of the homes of Wright’s son: “Jaws” - Guided tours by an architect - Contents of the itinerary (Sowden), the House “Samuels-Navarro” and the House Taggart. - Visits management

Furthermore, also in “Los Feliz”, we will visit the outside of the OPTIONAL Charles Enis House, which is being renovated, and it is famous for showing up in the movie “Blade Runner”.The tour will - Entrance tickets continue through the hills of Hollywood so we will visit the ex- - Private or public transport terior of the house Samuel Freeman and John Storer House. - Meals // Accommodation

The Financial District is one of the most interesting and compelling neighborhoods in San Francisco. Home MAIN VISITS to some of the most successful banking and financial firms, this district also offers a plethora of fusions - Transamerica Pyramid by Wil- between contemporary and modern architecture. liam Pereira - V.C. Morris Gift shop by Franck Lloyd Wright With our guided tour you could visit the Transamerica Pyramid, - The SF Art institute by Paffard the largest structure in the city, by William Pereira, V.C. Morris Keating Clay Gift Shop and designed by the legendary Frank Lloyd Wright. - SFMoMA

Also, the SF Art Institute and SF State Univ. Student Center by INCLUDED Paffard Keating Clay will be visited in this walking tour. Completed - Guided tours by an architect in 1995, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will also be part - Contents of the itinerary of this walking tour. The San Francisco Federal Building is located - Visits management in the SoMA area of San Francisco, designed by Morphosis. The Shaklee Terraces by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is OPTIONAL an office skyscraper rising on San Francisco's Market Street we'll also see it during the walking tour. You will - Entrance tickets also have explanations about an another building by - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation Skidmore, Owings & Merril, The One Maritime Plaza.

Besides to be an unmissable element of San Francisco scenery, the Golden Gate Bridge allows pedestrians and tours to cross MAIN VISITS it. Designed by Irving Morrow, a relatively unknown architect in - The Golden Gate Bridge 1933, it has been declared one of the wonders of the modern - "City by the bay" world. Not only is it a landmark structure but also it is distinctly San - The Palace of fine Art in the Franciscan and from it you can see the skyline, including Coit Presidio Tower, the Transamerica Pyramid, and the Millennium Tower. INCLUDED You will be able to better appreciate the layout of the “city by the bay”, lined on three sides by water. You are also able to get - Guided tours by an architect - Contents of the itinerary a great view of Alcatraz, a jail frozen in time since its founding - Visits management in 1935 and only one and a half miles from San Francisco coast. OPTIONAL After appreciating the beauty of the golden gate bridge and its impressive skyline, end your walking tour with an in- - Entrance tickets troduction to the Palace of the Fine Arts in the Presidio. While - Private or public transport the Presidio as a whole is very worthwhile, the Palace of Fine - Meals // Accommodation Arts is something else. Constructed in 1915 by Bernard May- beck, its Greek and Roman architecture – adding to the mixture that is San Franciscan architecture stands as one of the most picturesque buildings in the city. It is well worth the walk.

For our last option, consider taking in the breadth and beauty of residential architecture in San Francisco. Walk along MAIN VISITS Broadway and through Pacific Heights Neighborhood. - Pacific Heights Known for its amazing views and elegant architecture, there you - ”Painted ladies” will be able to admire Victorian, classical revival and art deco - ”Sugar place” houses of the 19th and 20th centuries – all unique to San Francisco. Most of the houses, are ´painted ladies´ - a new colorful spin INCLUDED on the old Victorian style. They are situated on narrow and have staple iron fences, towers, and frieze bands of wreaths. - Guided tours by an architect - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management During the tour you will also be able to see the famous ´sugar place´ by George Applegarth in 1915 and Phelan mansion de- OPTIONAL signed in the Rennaisance Revival style by Charles Weeks also in 1915. Both are outstanding examples of residential San Francis- - Entrance tickets can houses. - Private or public transport - Meals // Accomodation Afterwards, feel free to go to the adjacent Fillmore Street for some of the best restaurants in the United States!

Mexico City is full of examples of architecture from all periods. One of our most interesting guided tours is the one that takes us through the central campus of the National University of Mexi- MAIN VISITS co (UNAM), declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 2007. - Central Campus (UNAM) - University’s buildings The organization considers the university like one of the most im- - University Cultural Centre and portant icons of architecture and modern urban planning in Lat- Theaters in America. More than 70 architects, artists and engineers par- - Concert Hall ticipated in the project, achieving a complex that includes part of the most important architectural trends of the 20th century. INCLUDED

The National University of Mexico includes the city university com- - Guided tour by an architect plex (Mario Pani), the Olympic Stadium, the Central Library by Juan throughout the tour O’Gorman, and the Faculties of Architecture, Engineering and Social Sci- - Content of the itinerary ences. The sculptural space, the Rectory Tower (with murals by Siqueiros) - Visits management and the University Museum of Contemporary Art are also interesting to see. The architectural project for the museum was led by Mexican ar- OPTIONAL chitect Teodoro González de León and was completed in 2008, being the first building to conclude the University Cultural Centre master plan. - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport On this tour, guided by an architect, you will see the university campus - Meals and accommodation and its buildings, as well as the university life located on one side of a new plaza that serves as the entrance to the University Cultural Cen- tre. Its facade, with a 45-degree inclination, forms a porch that leads to the Concert Hall and the University Cultural Centre and theatres.

Visiting the city of the palaces and the great Aztec Empire will always take us to a Mexico full of history, customs, flavors and smells MAIN VISITS that define this country. But there is also the current Mexico, the contemporary Mexico full of proposals, of contemporary spaces for - Great Aztec Empire - La Ciudadela the junction with art, with the playful activities, with the architecture - José Vasconcelos Library itself. - General Archive of the Nation - Memory and Tolerance Museum This guided tour by an architect will take us through the - Soumaya Museum latest works where the best architects from Mexico and - Jumex Foundation Museum the world have left their mark, a Mexico full of topicality. INCLUDED Through a dynamic, playful but also educational tour, we will visit La Ciudadela, by the architects Abraham - Guided tour by an architect throughout the tour Zabludovsky, Isacc Broid, Alejandro Sánchez García - Content of the itinerary and Bernardo Gómez Pimienta among many others. - Visits management

We will also see the José Vasconcelos Library by Alberto Kalach, OPTIONAL the General Archive of the Nation by Alejandro Sánchez García, the Memory and Tolerance Museum of Arditti Architects, the Jumex - Entrance tickets Foundation Museum by David Chipperfield, the Soumaya Museum by - Private or public transport Fernando Romero, the Telcel Theater of the architects Antón García - Meals and accommodation Abril and José de Arimatea Moyao and the ToriTori Restaurant of Rojkind Arquitectos.

Tlatelolco is an integral part of Mexico City, grouping together MAIN VISITS the three cultures square, the archeological zone, Mario Pani's housing unit and the old foreign relations building. - The Three Cultures Square - Archeological zone Near Tlatelolco we have the Historical Center with the Out- - National Palace - The Outside Cathedral side Cathedral, the National Palace, the Cultural Center of - Terrace "El Mayor" Spain, Terrace “El Mayor” of the Porrúa Bookstore, very interesting to know and visit because it is the history of Mexico INCLUDED through buildings, historical monuments of great dimensions. - Guided tour by an architect On our itinerary we also have some beautiful Latin Ameri- throughout the tour can Tower and Palace of Fine Arts. Everything is very - Content of the itinerary - Visits management well arranged, to make this visit a pleasant moment. OPTIONAL

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Tacubaya is an area of Mexico City located in the west, in the borough of Miguel Hidalgo, consisting of the colonia Tacubaya MAIN VISITS proper and adjacent areas in other colonias, with San Miguel - Anthropology Museum Chapultepec Sección II, Observatorio, Daniel Garza and - Kurimanzuto Gallery Colonia Ampliación Daniel Garza being also considered part of - Bancomer de Legorreta Tacubaya. - Rogers Building - Reforma Tower The area has been inhabited since the fifth century BCE. Its name comes from the word nahuatl, meaning “where water INCLUDED is gathered” From the colonial period to the beginning of the - Guided tour by an architect 20th century, Tacubaya was a separate entity to Mexico City throughout the tour and many of the city’s wealthy personn, including viceroys, built - Content of the itinerary residences here to enjoy the area’s scenery. - Visits management

OPTIONAL In this area we can enjoy the Anthropology Museum Kurimanzuto Gallery, the Estela de Luz at the Digital Culture - Entrance tickets Center, While our walking tour you'll see the Bancomer - Private or public transport de Legorreta, the Rogers Building, the Reforma Tower, the - Meals and accommodation Museum of Modern Art and the Rufino Tamayo Museum.

A nice day trip from Guadalajara is to visit this special archaeological site of 'los guachimontones' in Teuchitlán. MAIN VISITS Teuchitlán represents one of the first settlement systems with a civilised lifestyle in this area. - Central Valley of Jalisco - Archeological ruins - Towers of Guadalajara The circular structures, over two thousand years old are found in the - Guadalajara Cathedral midst of the central valleys of Jalisco. These great archaeolgical - Degollado Theatre ruins are at one and a half hours to the west of Guadalajara, in an - Atoning Temple area surrounded by hills and mountains. The excellent museum through the archaeological site of the homesteads, presents INCLUDED temples and artifacts of these ancient peoples. - Guided tour by an architect throughout the tour On the other side from the village there is a lake with several nice - Content of the itinerary restaurants. One of the better ones is the restaurant called Soky. - Visits management

In Guadalajara, you can observe many towers , their OPTIONAL framework are amazing, the Guadalajara Cathedral, - Entrance tickets the Degollado Theatre, and the Atoning Temple. - Private or public transport - Meals and accommodation

Guadalajara is synonymous with Mexico, mariachi, tequila and Mexican traditions. It is synonymous with avant-garde and archi- MAIN VISITS tecture, from tradition in its colonial buildings to contemporary museums and public spaces. This guided tour by one of our local - Public Library of Jalisco architects will take us through a Mexico of heart, a natural Mexico. - Omnilife Stadium - Cabañas Cultural Institute - Degollado Theatre On our tour we will visit the Jalisco Public Library of Loguer Ar- - Tlaguepaque quitectos, the Omnilife Stadium of Massaud Arquitectura and the Cabañas de Manuel Tolsá Cultural Institute. We will focus on the INCLUDED Historic Center, visiting the Degollado Theater by Jacobo Gálvez. We will also visit the Municipality of Tlaguepaque and the Tonalá - Guided tour by an architect throughout the tour crafts center. - Content of the itinerary - Visits management

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Guanajuato is a state of central Mexico known to be the cradle of the country's independence. In its capital, of the same name, is the Alhóndiga de Granaditas, where the first battle with Spain MAIN VISITS took place in the 19th century. - Pípila Monument - Valencia Mine The old mining town is also famous for its cobblestone, sloping - The Diego Rivera House Mu- lanes, full of colonial architecture and charming garden squares, seum - Museum of Mummies such as the Garden of the Union. INCLUDED The visit of the city itself is very informative because it is a historical center, we discovered the Monument of Pípila, the tunnels of - Guided tour by an architect the old residential zone, the Valencianas mine, Alhóndiga de throughout the tour - Content of the itinerary Granaditas, the Diego Rivera House Museum and the Museum - Visits management of Mummies. OPTIONAL The Cervantino International Festival, known as "El Cervantino", is a festival held since 1972 in the city of Guanajuato, in the region - Entrance tickets of Bajío in Mexico. - Private or public transport - Meals and accommodation

Monterrey, the economic capital of the north of the country, is a city that is always at the forefront. It has created a thriving city, full of public spaces and high level architec- MAIN VISITS ture, where we can find from the iconic MARCO Museum of -MARCO Museum the great Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta to the new - Garza Sada Center of Art, Garza Sada Center of Art, Architecture and Design by Tadao Arquitecture and Design Ando, unquestionably a must to visit contemporary Mexico. - Fundidora Park - Hábita Hotel

In our guided tour by a local architect we will visit architectur- INCLUDED al works, as well as the Monterrey Fundidora Park and Hábita Hotel from Landa Arquitectos. We will also see the urban in- - Guided tour by an architect tervention of the Santa Lucía promenade and the Macrop- throughout the tour laza (or Gran Plaza), the fourth largest square in the world. - Content of the itinerary - Visits management

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In this guided tour by one of our architects, we will delve into the cosmopolitan world and design of Playa del Carmen, very MAIN VISITS close to Cancún, to know the state of vanguard, glamour and naturalness; we will visit a real collage of design hotels, as well - Básico Hotel as restaurants and commercial squares, where architecture - Hotel Reina Roja makes us forget for a moment the proximity of Mamitas Beach. - Quinta Avenida (Fifth Avenue) INCLUDED On our tour we will see the Básico Hotel and the Desire Hotel of Central Arquitectura, as well as the Hotel Reina Roja of Alejandro - Guided tour by an architect Alarcón Fierro. We will focus on contemporary Caribbean archi- throughout the tour tecture, with its hotels and apartments, and we will travel along - Content of the itinerary - Visits management Quinta Avenida (Fifth Avenue), to see the magnificent hotels, restaurants and designer boutiques. OPTIONAL

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In the heart of the country is the Ciudad de Plata y Cantera (City of Silver and Quarry), where its roses quarries create a va- MAIN VISITS riety of streets and historic buildings and take us to the mines - Government City that gave rise to the city. In this guided tour by an architect, - Pedro and Rafael Coronel we can enter them and explore a reinvented natural archi- Museums tecture, which has even created a great night club with the - Manuel Felguerez Abstract Art Museum latest technologies. Zacatecas will show us one of the most - Quinta Real Hotel baroque cities in the country and America: spectacular mu- - Mesón de Jovito seums in old convents, prisons with current architectural pro- - Franciscan Convent from grams and a thousand places to discover, between silver and Guadalupe rose quarry, a city full of light, emotion, history and culture. INCLUDED

With the company and guide of our local architect, we will - Guided tour by an architect throughout the tour visit the Government City of Zacatecas by Arditti Arquitec- - Content of the itinerary tos, the Pedro and Rafael Coronel Museums, the Manuel Fel- - Visits management guerez Abstract Art Museum, the Quinta Real Hotel and the Mesón de Jovito, as well as the Franciscan Convent from Gua- OPTIONAL dalupe. We will also focus on baroque architecture, visiting - Entrance tickets the churches of Zacatecas. We will take the cable car to ob- - Private or public transport serve the Cerro de la Bufa and the Mina del Edén from the top. - Meals and accommodation

To visit the city of Mérida is to get into a city full of history, MAIN VISITS dreams and hidden magic in every corner. Mérida is a mix between contemporary city and Mayan and colonial his- - Olimpo Cultural Center tory. Architects like Augusto Quijano have placed Mérida - San Benito Market in an important place in the country in terms of contempo- - Great Museum of the Mayan World rary architecture and good taste, but we can also visit the old - Cantón Palace streets and buildings transferred to our time in a masterly man- - Hacienda Xcanatun ner. To travel through Mérida is to take a trip back in time. - Cathedral

On our guided tour by an architect we will visit the Olimpo INCLUDED Cultural Center and the San Benito Market, both by archi- - Guided tour by an architect tect Augusto Quijano Axle. We will also visit the Great Mu- throughout the tour seum of the Mayan World of Enrique Duarte Aznar, and we - Content of the itinerary will visit Paseo Montejo, with its large houses and contempo- - Visits management rary buildings. We will visit the Canton Palace, the Hacienda Xcanatun, the magnificent Cathedral and the main square. OPTIONAL

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Visiting the Yucatan peninsula is synonymous to visiting the main religious centers of the Mayan culture. In this guided tour by an archi- MAIN VISITS tect we will get to know Chichen Itza, Cultural Heritage of Human- ity that rises majestically, opening the way to the great kukulkan to - Chichen Itzá descend by its staircases, and also Ek Balam, unique in its kind to - Ek Balam be a pyramid that remained hidden by many years and now, upon - Mayan cenotes discovering, never seen details of the Mayan culture. INCLUDED We will also enter the colonial Valladolid, to enjoy its architecture. And to relax and enjoy a magnificent day, what better than the - Guided tour by an architect throughout the tour Mayan cenotes, wonders in the eyes of humans. - Content of the itinerary - Visits management

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A 4-day trip through the center of Mexico City to see great examples MAIN VISITS of Mexican colonial architecture where we find large buildings with impeccable conservation as the grades of architectural retraining. - Museum of Abstract Art - Museum Pedro Coronel Day 1: Museums of Zacatecas. We will visit the museums, walking - The Eden Mine in the paved streets of the city: Museum of Abstract Art and Pedro - The study house of Diego Coronel Museum. Rivera - The Santa Cecilia Castle Hotel Day 2: Hotels and Mines of Zacatecas. We will visit the most picturesque - Marche Hidalgo hotels of the city, then we will enter the depths of the earth in the - San Miguel de Allende Mine "Eden", to know the legends and secrets, that guard this city. INCLUDED Day 3: Guanajuato History and Tradition. 3 hours trip to Guanajuato. We will walk the streets of the center, and we will visit the - Guided tours by architects Diego Rivera study house and the Santa Cecilia castle hotel. - Content of the itinerary - Visits management Day 4: Guanajuato and Independence. We will head to the - Entrance tickets typical and famous Hidalgo Market to have a lunch in the typical - Private or public transport food stands, we will make a visit in the tunnels that cross the city - Meals and accommodation from below, we will discover unique spaces. We will take the bus to visit the magical town of San Miguel de Allende. End of the trip.

5 days filled with the most amazing MAYAS treasures, enigmatic and unique places, visiting the new Mexican architecture, the MAIN VISITS sites that will make you fall in love with Mexico City, its buildings with a history, and its way of living the contemporary world. - Quinta Avenida - Hotel Deseo of Central de Day 1: Relax in the Caribbean. We will start this trip in the city of Arquitectura Cancun. We will drive to Carmen Beach where at the entrance we - Chichen Itzá will enter the magical avenue of Quinta Avenida, we will walk to visit - The House of Marquises the Hotel Basico, and the hotel Deseo of Central de Arquitectura. - The Cultural and Olympic Center Day 2: Mayan Culture - Quintana Roo. We will leave to see the magic of - The San Benito Market the archaeological site of Tulum and we will go to the Sian Kaan Ecological - The Grand Mayan World Reserve. Museum Day 3: Maya Yucatan Culture. We will drive to Chichen Itza (2 hours of travel) one of the 7 new wonders of the modern world, and the home of Marqués. INCLUDED

Day 4: Merida, "Ciudad Blanca". We will visit the paths of the Cultural and - Guided tours by architects Olympic center, the market of San Benito, made by the architect Augusto - Content of the itinerary Quijano Axle. - Visits management - Entrance tickets Day 5: Contemporary Merida. We will go to the Grand Mayan World Museum - Private or public transport by architect Enrique Duarte Aznar. Then we will return to the city of Cancun. - Meals and accommodation End of the trip.

A tour designed to know the deepest roots of Mexican culture, the most typical meals of the north and the country, the strong economy MAIN VISITS that demands new architecture, new uses, and new suggestions. Zacatecas and Monterrey, a perfect blend of history and modernity. - Museum of Abstract Art - Pedro Coronel Museum Day 1: Museums of Zacatecas. We will visit the museums, walking in the - The Eden Mine paved streets of the city : Museum of Abstract Art, Pedro Coronel Museum. - Macroplaza - The Center Roberto Garza Sada Day 2: Hotels and Mines of Zacatecas. We will visit the most picturesque of Art, Architecture and Design hotels of the city, then we will enter the depths of the earth in the - MARCO Museum Mine "Eden", to know the legends and secrets, that guard this city. - "Cerro de la Silla"

Day 3: Monterrey. We will leave very early in the city of Monterrey by bus INCLUDED (5 hours). We will visit the Macroplaza Intervención urbana from Paseo Santa Lucía. - Guided tours by architects - Content of the itinerary Day 4: We will visit the Center Roberto Garza Sada of Art, Architecture - Visits management and Design from japanese architect Tadao Ando, and after the MARCO - Entrance tickets Museum of the architect Ricardo Legorreta. - Private or public transport - Meals and accommodation Day 5: Monterrey - Zacatecas. We will visit Fundidora Park, the historical motor of the city. We will have a special visit of "Cerro de la Silla", then we will return to the city of Zacatecas. End of the trip.

Artchitectours offers a two-day guided tour of Mexico City to learn about the Central Campus of the University City of UNAM and the MAINS VISITS most important works of great architects of the capital. Travel accompanied by an architect and enjoy a country full of contrasts. - The Central Campus - UNAM - University cultural zone Day 1 : The university city. We will begin the tour guided by the - University Museum of Faculty of Architecture, and an introductory presentation : the Contemporary Art process of designing, in the Library Javier Cavallari. We will also visit - University Museum of Sciences the central university campus, the concert hall Netzahualcoyotl, and Arts by the architect Orso Núñez. Following we will visit the University - Museum "EL ECO" Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA), by the architect Teodoro - Modern Art Museum. Gonzalez de León, from 2008. We will end our visit with a tour at the - Anthropology Museum of university Museum of Sciences and Arts. History

Day 2 : We will start by visiting the museum "EL ECO", by Mathias INCLUDED Goeritz, renovated in 2006. Then we will visit the new seat of the Senate of the Republic, by the architect Javier Muñoz, from the year - Guided tours by architects 2010. We will go to the national audience, to the Museum of Modern - Content of the itinerary Art of Ramirez Vázquez, also to the Museum of Anthropology and - Visits management - Entrance tickets History, and the José Vasconcelos Library, by Alberto Kalach. We - Private or public transport will end our guided tour by attending the light show. End of the trip. - Meals and accommodation

Brasília is known all over the word for having applied the principles established by the Athens Charter of 1933. Its MAIN VISITS construction began in 1956, with the urban planner Lucio - Praça dos Três Poderes Costa and the main architect Oscar Niemeyer. It was declared - Memorial JK a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987. It's the only city - Torre de TV built in the twentieth century which has received this honor. - Congresso Nacional - Ministérios - Catedral With a guide-architect from Artchitectours, you - Palácios will be able to enjoy this magnificent city, so - Espaço Lúcio Costa representative for Brazilian’s Architecture and Urbanism. INCLUDED This tour will be focused on its main avenue: the Monumental Axis. It concentrates most of its main Modernists buildings. - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary “...who goes to Brasilia may like its palaces or not, but - Visits management cannot say that have seen something like this before. And architecture is this – invention”. Oscar Niemeyer. OPTIONAL

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Brasília is known all over the world for having applied the principles established by the Athens Charter of 1933. Its MAIN VISITS construction began in 1956, with the urban planner Lúcio - Superquadras Costa and the main architect Oscar Niemeyer. It was declared - Unidades de Vizinhança a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987. It is today, the only - Estação Rodoviária (Lúcio city built in the twentieth century which has received this honor. Costa) - Buildings from Niemeyer, Hélio Uchôa, João Filgueiras Lima, One of the most successful urban landscapes and lesser among others known by the ones who never live in the city is the Pilot Plan. INCLUDED This tour will be focused on the wings of the Pilot Plan, specially dedicated to get to know the Super Blocks, particularly those - Guided visits by an architect built in the first two decades of existence of capital, and which throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary determine the urban landscape in harmony with the vegetation. - Visits management

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Leading financial center, corporate and commercial MAIN VISITS in South America, this metropolis offers us not only various interesting works of architecture, as well as a wide variety - SESC Pompeia by Lina Bo Bardi of entertainment options, gastronomy, cinema and arts! - Memorial da América Latina by Immerse yourself in this busy and dense urban fabric with Oscar Niemeyer our expert guide and discover what São Paulo has to offer! - Casa de Vidro - Instituto Lina Bo e P.M.Bardi by Lina Bo Bardi In this tour we will meet landmarks of São Paulo's architecture, INCLUDED going through modernism and the contemporary. - Guided visits by an architect We will go to very different neighborhoods on the city planning to throughout the tour visit emblematic works of great masters of Brazilian architecture. - Contents of the itinerary The architect from our previous tour, Oscar Niemeyer; the - Visits management german-brasilian Adolf Franz Heep and Paulo Mendes da Rocha, the architect who designed the Plaza del Patriarca in São Paulo. OPTIONAL

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Leading financial center, corporate and commercial in South America, this metropolis offers us not only various MAIN VISITS interesting works of architecture, as well as a wide variety of entertainment options, gastronomy, cinema and arts! - Catedral da Sé immerse yourself in this busy and dense urban fabric with - Edifício Altino Arantes (Bane- spão) our expert guide and discover what São Paulo has to offer! - Edifício Martinelli - Praça do Patriarca In this tour we'll meet landmarks of São Paulo's architecture, - Galeria do Rock going through modernism, contemporary and some history. INCLUDED Modernism in Brazil has its first milestone with the completion of the Modern Art Week, in February 1922, in the Municipal - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour Theatre of São Paulo. The group of artists formed by - Contents of the itinerary painters, musicians and writers wanted to bring the - Visits management influences of the European avant-garde to Brazilian culture. OPTIONAL Live the best of the legacy of these works of architects! - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation

At the end of the 20s, Ibirapuera was created to be a park inspired by those of Paris, New York and London. As the land MAIN VISITS was marshy, one city official known as Manequinho Lopes, started on his own initiative planting hundreds of Australian - MAM – Museu de Arte Moderna - Auditório Ibirapuera eucalyptus, in order to drain the soil and eliminate excess - MAC – Museu de Arte Contem- moisture. Also planted a large number of ornamental and porânea exotic species intended to be afforested the streets and squares - Fundação Bienal of the city. Seedlings were also distributed to the population. - Museu Afro Brasil INCLUDED In 1951, the central idea that guided the park would be to unite the urban modernity through a modern architecture with a - Guided visits by an architect landscape with a design no less advanced. Thus, the architect throughout the tour Oscar Niemeyer was responsible for the architectural design - Contents of the itinerary and Roberto Burle Marx was responsible for landscape design. - Visits management

The Park implementation period took place amid the period of OPTIONAL modern architecture. Modern architecture can be seen as a reflection of the great technical innovations that began to emerge - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport in the late nineteenth century, with the industrial revolution. The - Meals //Accomodation iron began to be used in the buildings in a way never seen before.

Modernism in Brazil has its initial frame with the realization of the Week of Modern Art, in February 1922 in São Paulo. The group MAIN VISITS of artists formed by painters, musicians and writers wanted to bring the influences of theEuropean avant-garde to the Brazilian - SESC Pompeya and MASP (Lina Bo Bardi) culture. - FAU (Vilanova Artigas) - Copan and Latin America Me- On our guided tour with a professional architect we can see morial (Niemeyer) famous architectural works such as SESC Pompeya and MASP by Lina Bo Bardi, FAU by architect João Batista Vilanova Artigas, INCLUDED Copan and Memorial of Latin America, the famous architect - Guided visits by an architect Oscar Niemeyer and many other important buildings in the city throughout the tour center. - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management

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Several contemporary architects stand out on the Brazilian scene today, among which we present below some of MAIN VISITS which, due to the high quality present in their projects, - Higienópolis neighborhood serve as inspiration for many architects around the world. - Avenida Paulista

We will pass around some of the best buildings in INCLUDED the Higienópolis neighborhood and the Avenida - Guided visits by an architect Paulista (financial center), to see the work of throughout the tour architects such as Marcio Kogan, Ruy Ohtake and - Contents of the itinerary Pablo Mendes de la Rocha, among many others. - Visits management OPTIONAL

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Rio de Janeiro is the main touristic destination in the Southern MAIN VISITS Hemisphere and the second most populated city in Brazil, as well as one of the main economic and cultural centers - City downtown in the country. It is internationally known for its unmissible like - Botafogo - Pão de Açúcar - Urca Pão de Açúcar, the statue of Christ Redeemer, the beaches - Ipanema of Ipanema and Copacabana and its famous Carnival. - Copacabana - Jardim Botânico In terms of urban design and architecture, the work of Brazilian urban and landscape designer Roberto Burle Marx INCLUDED stands out. His most famous work is probably the undulating design of the streets of Atlantic Avenue, which is now a - Guided visits by an architect logo of the city. We cannot forget the work of recently throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary deceased Oscar Niemeyer who had his studio in Rio. - Visits management

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Rio de Janeiro is the main touristic dest ination in the Southern Hemisphere and the second most populated city in Brazil, MAIN VISITS as well as one of the main economic and cultural centers in the county. It is internationally known for its unmissible like - Lucio Costa Pão de Açúcar, the statue of Christ Redeemer, the beaches - Le Corbusier - Niemeyer of Ipanema and Copacabana and its famous Carnival. - Reidy - MMM Roberto The first modern project with national repercussions was the - Some of the best Burle Marx´s building of the Ministry of Education and Health (currently Moreira gardens Salles Institute), who’s project was undertaken in 1936. The building was designed according to the fundamentals INCLUDED Modernist and became a reference for Brazilian architecture, representing a rupture with the architectural shapes decorated - Guided visits by an architect with motifs and symbolic historicism that were used at the time. throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management We will make a tour stop at this and many other buildings that represent the best of Modernism in Rio de Janeiro. OPTIONAL

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Rio de Janeiro is the main touristic destination in the Southern Hemisphere and the second most populated city in Brazil, MAIN VISITS as well as one of the main economic and cultural centers in the county. It is internationally known for its unmissible like - Master Plan by Lucio Costa - Olympic City Pão de Açúcar, the statue of Christ Redeemer, the beaches - City of Arts (Christian de Port- of Ipanema and Copacabana and its famous Carnival. zamparc) - Walkway and Rocinha´s En- Get to know the area that is nowadays an urban vector trance (Niemeyer) - Museu do Amanhã (Cala- for Rio: the Barra da Tijuca. With a Master Plan designed by trava) Lucio Costa, this area is undergoing trough deep changes and hosted the 2016 Olympic Games. Get in touch not only INCLUDED with the natural beauty of this landscape, as well as major architectural and urban projects guided by Artchitectours! - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management

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More expressive city of the Brazilian colonial period, Ouro Pre- to, with its past architectonic is nothing less than the largest ba- MAIN VISITS roque whole in the world. Its churches, houses, public buildings, - Igreja de São Francisco de Assis squares and streets make up a simply unforgettable historical - Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora urban landscape. In religious architecture, the use of the gold do Pilar is abundant and reveal the richness of details in interior design. - Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Museu da Inconfidência Obviously, we can not fail to see the works of the great- - Museu do Oratório, Museu de est colonial exponent of Brazil: Aleijadinho. All his ar- Mineralogia, Casa dos Contos chitectural projects, are here, very well preserved. INCLUDE Visit this city with the assistance of our architect guide and you will be dazzled by this cultural heritage of humanity! - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management

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Belo Horizonte has the Serra do Curral as a background, and beautiful works of architecture in its urban fabric, either those of Europe- MAIN VISITS an influence or those resultants of Brazilian Modernism movement. It was planned to be a capital of the state of Minas Girais by the architect - Museu de Arte da Pampulha Aarão Reis. Belo horizonte has now more than two million inhabitants. - Casa de Baile - Iate Clube In the architectural and patrimonial field the Pampulha Mod- - Igreja de São Francisco de Assis - Lago Artificial da Pampulha ern whole stands out. Custom designed by President Juscelino Ku- bitschek and built in the 1940s, it’s a set of buildings located around the artificial lake of Pampulha, with curved volumes and free shapes. IINCLUDED - Guided visits by an architect Accompanied by your guide, you can visit this magnificent throughout the tour work of Oscar Niemeyer, the landscaping of Roberto Burle - Contents of the itinerary Marx and the art of Portinari, Ceschiatti, Zamoiski and Pe- - Visits management drosa, some of the best and most recognized Brazilian artists. OPTIONAL Pampulha is recognized as a symbol of the identity of Mi- nas Gerais and the history of the Brazilian Modern movement. - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation

MAIN VISITS Porto Alegre presents a great ethnic mix and it can be said that it is an open air museum, especially with regard to the city center. - Santander Cultural, Casa de It was founded by the Portuguese, but it welcomed immigrants Cultura Mario Quintana from all over the world, especially Germans and Italians, but also - Teatro São Pedro, Rua da Praia Spaniards, Africans, Poles and Lebanese - influences that can be - Praça da Matriz e entorno - Praça da Alfândega e entorno observed not only in cultural habits but also in their architecture. - Paço Municipal e entorno

Accompanied by a guide, you can visit the historical center and INCLUDED various heritage works, such as Santander Cultural, the Casa de Cultura Mario Quintana and the Teatro São Pedro. We will com- - Guided visits by an architect ment on IPHAN restoration projects and tipping, among others. throughout the tour It is also possible to expand the tour to the Serra Gaú- - Contents of the itinerary cha, just 120km from the capital of Rio Grande do Sul. In ad- - Visits management dition to the natural beauty, you’ll enjoy the architecture. OPTIONAL

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Porto Alegre offers a mix of representative buildings of modern style or contemporary architecture, in addition MAIN VISITS to being one of the cities that hosted the 2014 World Cup. - Fundação Iberê Camargo - Orla do Guaíba Accompanied by a guide, you can visit the Iberê - Estádio Beira Rio Camargo Foundation (Siza). The project, which - Arena do Grêmio received the Golden Lion at the Architecture Biennale - Infraestrutura para a Copa 2014 in Venice in 2002, stands out on the Guaíba border. INCLUDED In addition, we will also visit the new sports infrastructure facilities, such as the Beira Rio Stadium and / or the Grêmio - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour Arena. Attention is focused on the Arena roof, which has a - Contents of the itinerary metal structure and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane. - Visits management

In the Arena, which has LEED certification, we can verify OPTIONAL technical solutions that guarantee a better thermal comfort and the impact in a little peripheral zone. - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation

The one which be the first capital of Brazil is enchanting not MAIN VISITS only for its natural beauties, music and cuisine of African influence, but also for its architecture. Perhaps because of this his- - Pelourinho torical issue, its image is confused with the “image of Brazil” itself. - Elevador Lacerda - Museu Rodin - Centro Empresarial Previnor, Salvador is home to a mixture of African and European cul- Casa do - Comércio tures, which can be seen in their Baroque churches, African - Hospital Sarah Kubitschek shrines, religious syncretism, gastronomy, music and festivities. INCLUDED Discover the Pelourinho, its colored houses, the elevator Lacerda, without forgetting interesting modern and contemporary build- - Guided visits by an architect ings. We will do a presentation in which you can get an overview throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary of the city and / or know specific works of the modernism. - Visits management

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In contrast to the contemporary skyscrapers, the Old Recife is one of the main architectural and tourist attractions of the city, MAIN VISITS with a representative patrimonial set. In Recife we will discover the center of the city through its architecture. - Recife - Olinda - Igarassu In addition, we can make a visit that extends to its surroundings, such as the city of Olinda, where we can appreciate its roofs, INCLUDED doors, moriscos and the vibrant colors of the facades of its lefto- vers. - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour We can also visit Igarassu, a village in the rural environment, en- - Contents of the itinerary dowed with the oldest church in Brazil and other important works - Visits management from the historical point of view. OPTIONAL

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THE MOST INNOVATIVE CITY IN THE WORLD - 4 hours MEDELLÍN

In 2013, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) definedMedellin as the most innovative city in the world, due to its social urban projects in the most deprived neighborhoods MAIN VISITS that have transformed very degraded and troubled areas of the city. - Barrio Guayaquil Among the "innovations" offered, it highlights its modern mass transit system, - Railway Station as well as libraries, cultural centers and public spaces that have been - Light Square the key to the regeneration of the "comunas" (degraded neighborhoods - Biblioteca Temática de Empresas where social urban planning has been done). We will visit two of the Públicas by Felipe Uribe de “comunas” of Medellin and we will use the modern Metro + Metrocable. Bedout - Vázquez & Carré Building - Exhibition Palace We will begin the itinerary in the downtown area, the Guayaquil Neighbourhood. - Centro Internacional de The process of renewing of the center was promoted by the mayor since 2002, Convenciones by Daniel Bonilla we will visit, among other works, the restored Railway Station, Plaza of Light Project, the new Thematic Library of Public Enterprises of Medellín by Felipe Uribe INCLUDED de Bedout, Vazquez and Carré buildings, the promenade of Carabobo, the Exhibition Palace and the New International Convention Centre by Daniel Bonilla - Guided visits by an architect and the Botero Square. throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary With the new Metro + Metrocable we will arrive at Barrio Santo Doming, where we - Visits management will visit the new Social Urbanism and the Library of Spain by Giancarlo Mazzanti. OPTIONAL In this guided visit by one of our architects you will know firsthand a city in which architecture has improved whole neighborhoods of the - Entrance tickets city and the connectivity between them and you will be amazed by - Private or public transport the vitality and imagination of contemporary Colombian architecture. - Meals // Accommodation

TRADITIONAL CENTER: FROM VILLA TO METROPOLIS - 4 h MEDELLÍN

Medellín, founded in 1616 as the Villa de Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria; was erected in the capital city of the department of Antioquia in 1826, MAIN VISITS becoming a benchmark of the city and an imaginary of centrality. Its - Parque de Berrío consolidation as an industrial center in Colombia allowed it to conserve - Chruch of la Candelaria buildings with high heritage value and with a high historical and / or - Plazuela Nutibara traditional load, despite the fact that with the arrival of development it - Rafael Uribe Uribe Culture Palace was devastated with a lot of infrastructure of that type. - Museum of Antioquia - Square of the Sculptures - Carabobo Avenue In this tour we will recognize the architecture and urbanism that survive, - Church of Veracruz from the Center of the Mountain Capital. The route of the traditional - Vásquez and Carré buildings center includes a historical, geographical and urban contextualization (Pilot Plan of Wienes and Sert). We will walk on foot from the foundational INCLUDED site - Parque de Berrío, in the geographical heart of the city; the - Guided visits by an architect Church of La Candelaria, the Plazuela Nutibara, the old Palace of the throughout the tour Government of Antioquia (designed by Agustín Goovaerts) now Rafael - Contents of the itinerary Uribe Uribe Culture Palace and the Old City Hall - Municipal Palace of - Visits management Medellín, now Museum of Antioquia, where it is exhibited the collection of works donated to the city by the master Fernando Botero. We will OPTIONAL visit the square of the Sculptures of the same master, the Carabobo - Entrance tickets Avenue, the Church of Veracruz and we will finish in the Vásquez and - Private or public transport Carré buildings, the old Antioquia Railroad Station and in a popular - Meals // Accommodation trade called "El Hueco" (old market "El Pedrero "). In this guided tour by one of our architects, you will know first-hand the original urban nucleus of planning and construction, of what is now, the center of a metropolis.

TRADITIONAL CENTER: FROM VILLA TO METROPOLIS - 4 h MEDELLÍN

Due to the growing urbanization and a deep crisis of coexistence, in recent decades, urban management has been a priority of local governments in Medellin, making MAIN VISITS architecture and urbanism a path that encourages civility, respect for the laws and that promote integration, equity, dignity, and return the city to the community - Administrative Center La Alpujarra through urban interventions and projects of equipment and public spaces. - Plaza de la Luz Civic Center - Public Companies Library The tour starts at the Administrative Center La Alpujarra (Medellin's Town Hall and - Building of the Empresas Government of Antioquia), in whose square is the sculpture "Monumento a la Departamentales de Antioquia Raza" by the sculptor Rodrigo Arenas Betancur. In front across San Juan Avenue, - Administración de Impuestos there is the Plaza de la Luz Civic Center and the Public Companies Library of Nacionales Medellín - EPM, whose director of the design team was the Architect Juan Felipe - Civic and Cultural Center Plaza de la Libertad Uribe de Bedout. In the same area, we can find the building of the Empresas Departamentales de Antioquia- EDA, la Administración de Impuestos Nacionales INCLUDED (National Tax Administration), el Palacio Nacional (Palacio de Justicia), and the old railway headquarters of Antioquia, completely restored. Then we will continue - Guided visits by an architect through the Civic and Cultural Center Plaza de la Libertad, whose design was in throughout the tour charge ofAlejandro Toro Posada, Manuel Jaén Posada, Carlos Andrés Betancur, - Contents of the itinerary Carlos David Montoya and the architectural firms were Opus and Toroposada - Visits management Arquitectos. The Building of TeleAntioquia, the so-called Edificio Inteligente de EPM, designed by the architect Carlos Julio Calle; the Parque de los Pies Descalzos, OPTIONAL whose design responds to Eastern Zen philosophy, which is based on the elements of nature: water, earth and air. Next to it is the EPM Water Museum, the International - Entrance tickets Convention and Exhibition Center-Plaza Mayor and the Metropolitan Theater. In - Private or public transport this guided tour by one of our architects, you will get to know at first hand the - Meals // Accommodation administrative, civic, playful, international projection heart of Medellín.

During the twentieth century, large Colombian architects built magnificent architectures that wewn’t visited since the country was considered a dangerous MAIN VISITS place. The twenty-first century ends with the isolation and brings important changes to the country. Today the architecture amateurish will discover a reality - Candelaria Area full of innovative proposals and full of imagination that in many cases even - Quinta de Bolívar generate transformations in the most degraded and violent neighborhoods. - Colón Theatre - New lounges of Bank of the We will start the guided visit in the historic center of the city, Candelaria neighborhood Republic Museum where the Cathedral is located, the Colon Theatre, La Quinta de Bolivar, among - Avianca Building by Germán other buildings. In this old neighborhood innovative contemporary architectures Samper emerge, as the New Bank of the Republic Museum's galleries by Enrique Triana - Cultural Center Gabriel García and JC Rojas, Avianca Building by Germán Samper Avianca and the Gabriel Marquez by Rogelio Salmona Garcia Marquez Cultural Center by Rogelio Salmona. The new Environmental - International Center Axle and the Transmilenium Tram by Rogelio Salmona, Luís Koper is undoubtedly Tequendama of Bogotá by one of the most important contributions of the social planning of the city. Gabriel Serrano Camargo

Then we will visit the Tequendama International Center of Bogota. This business INCLUDED center was designed in 1952 by architect Gabriel Serrano Camargo, one of the masters of Colombian architecture. Today it remains as the business district - Guided visits by an architect of the capital. The Tequendama Hotel by Gabriel Serrano Camargo, or the throughout the tour Colpatria Tower by Obregón Valenzuela, with its magnificent viewpoint on the - Contents of the itinerary deck floor are some of the examples of the exceptional architecture of thearea. - Visits management

In this guided visit by one of our architects you will discover firsthand the OPTIONAL center of one of the most dynamic cities in Latin America, where in 1952 Le Corbusier embodied in the Master Plan his ideas of modernity. The - Entrance tickets Plan of Le Corbusier wasn’t applied but their approaches still remain. - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation

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Buenos Aires is certainly the most European city in Latin America, it is a metropolis which, throughout its history, has absorbed all MAIN VISITS the powerful influences and, above its original and orderly urban - Torre Hilton by Mario Roberto layout, an exceptional architectural heritage of all times is erected. Álvarez - Faena Hotel by Philip Starck This guided tour offers a walk in Puerto Madero, the old port at the end - La República Building & Bank of River Plate that rises from the nineties and today it is one of the most Boston Tower by Cesar Pelli powerful Creative Districts of Argentina. This powerful contemporary - Aleph Residence by Norman cultural center is located in a unique landscape that combines elements Forster - Puente de la Mujer by Santiago of port assets (reservoirs, docks, silos, cranes), the view above the Calatrava Costanera Sur, the Ecological Reserve and the river. In this unique setting, - El Faro, Riverview and Repsol YPF great architects have built or rehabilitated unique buildings that held Towers large banks, multinationals, international hotels and cultural facilities. INCLUDED The Hilton Tower by Mario Roberto Alvarez and the Hotel Faena by Philip - Contents of the itinerary Starck; residential El Faro Towers, Riverview Towers and Repsol YPF Towers; - Visits management The Republic Building and Bank Boston Tower by Cesar Pelli; IBM Tower, - Guided visits by an architect the Pirelli Offices; Women Bridge by Santiago Calatrava and The Aleph Residence by Norman Forster are some of the works that we will visit OPTIONAL and that have made possible the rebirth of this special neighborhood. - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport In this guided tour by one of our architects you will know firsthand the District - Meals // Accommodation of Puerto Madero and its buildings, and you will be amazed by the vitality and brightness of one of the most interesting neighborhoods in Buenos Aires.

Lima, the city where it almost never rains and where the earth trembles, is built, destroyed and rebuilt over the centuries, MAIN VISITS it is on its pre-Columbian foundations where the Spaniards - Convent San Francisco founded the City of Kings during the Conquest in 1535. - Casa Osambela - Church of Santa Rosa Today, the capital of Peru is an expanding metropolis of 10 million - Cultural Center San Marcos - House of Peruvian Literature people that unfolds to infinity on the Pacific coast, at the foot of the - Lima Art Museum (MALI) Andes. When visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Historic Center, - Civic Center you will observe the architectures that bear witness to the different - Savoy Hotel stylistic tendencies that influenced the construction of the city. A few cuadras around the Plaza Mayor you will pass the entrance INCLUDED doors to discover the courtyards, the shaded galleries and - Guided tour by an architect the ornate balconies that overlook the busy streets of the city. throughout the tour - Content of the itinerary Baroque churches and convents, casonas, neoclassical and - Visits management modern buildings constitute a heart of rhythmic city, contrasted, varied and colorful, as well as Peruvian culture. Discover the OPTIONAL historical center of Lima with one of our professional guide - Entrance tickets architects. - Private or public transport - Meals and accommodation

This is the first part of the ‘must-do’ itinerary of a Chandigarh architectural pilgrimage, and covers basically one of the main MAIN VISITS Le Corbusier’s designs: The Capitol Complex. - The Capitol Complex - Rock Garden The site comprises several buildings (like the Assembly, the - Suknha Lake Secretariat and the High Court), the main plaza and several - Pierre Jeanneret House Museum monuments like the Open Hand (the city symbol) and the Tower of Shadows (the tour is conducted along with the Chandigarh INCLUDED Tourism Department and has a duration of two hours). Next to the Capitol Complex we'll find one of the most iconic city parks, - Guided tour by an architect the unique and original Rock Garden and you'll discover why it’s throughout the tour a unique place. - Content of the itinerary - Visits management The tour continues with the Sukhna Lake, an artificial lake included lately at the Le Corbusier's master plan and one of the OPTIONAL favorite Chandigarh citizens’ spots. To conclude the tour, you'll - Entrance tickets visit the Pierre Jeanneret's House Museum, where the architect - Private or public transport lived during almost fifteen years and where Le Corbusier used it to - Meals and accommodation settle during the Capitol Complex construction works. The house was designed by Jeanneret and is one of the several typologies of his Chandigarh Housing designs, spread all over the first thirty city sectors.

This is the second part of the ‘must-do’ itinerary of a Chandigarh architectural pilgrimage. It focuses on the residential and MAIN VISITS commercial designs located at the central city sectors and covers - Art and Architecture Museums not only the “great works” by the European architects (Le Corbusier, (Sector 10) Pierre Jeanneret, Maxwell Fry and Jane Draw), as well as includes - The Rose Garden a lot of buildings by many of the Indians first generation architects - City Center (Sector 17) flourished under the guidance of Pierre Jeanneret, who leadership of - Housing Types (Sector 22) the Capitol Complex Team during more than ten years. INCLUDED The itinerary starts at the Museums sector where you will visit Government Museum and Art Gallery (designed by Le Corbusier) - Guided tour by an architect throughout the tour and the Architecture Museum (designed by local architect S. - Content of the itinerary Sharma) where you'll got a better understanding about how was - Visits management the city planned and the historic circumstances around it visiting the museum displayed panels under our guide explanations. The OPTIONAL tour continues to the iconic Sector 17 or the heart of the city, that's a modernist space like none other. On the way you will visit one - Entrance tickets of the most popular city parks, the Rose Garden. To conclude the - Private or public transport architectural promenade, you will have a nice walk visiting the main - Meals and accommodation typologies of Chandigarh Housing, designed by Pierre Jeanneret, Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew at the Sector 22. It was the very first sector that was developed by the architects as a model, and also one of the most popular markets besides the Sector 17.

This tour gives you the glimpse of a typical local experience. The tour is located at the northern city sectors and it comprises the MAIN VISITS University campus and the residential sectors besides it. - Le Corbusier Center - The Geri Route First introduces you to the Capitol Complex team and the Le - Chandigarh College of Corbusier Indian adventure at Le Corbusier Centre. It follows Architecture - The Punjab University the Geri Route, a local pilgrimage through the main markets of the northern sectors beginning in the mid-70s by the youth and still popular nowadays, and concludes visiting the Chandigarh INCLUDED College of Architecture and the Punjab University Campus - Guided tour by an architect through the northern extension of the educational zone – this throughout the tour one dedicated to the professional schools, a major teaching and - Content of the itinerary research hospital and the Engineering College. Like the University - Visits management across the street (as also like the other educational institutions across the city), the original buildings of these two campuses are OPTIONAL remarkable studies in Indian Modernism. Le Corbusier Centre - Entrance tickets is the old Architect’s Office from where the Capitol Complex - Private or public transport Team -leadership by Pierre Jeanneret- could design the rest of - Meals and accommodation the city, this was the very first building made on the Chandigarh site, houses artifacts from the office and some of Chandigarh’s famous furniture is also staged here.

In this walking guided visit by a professional architect through the Old City of Ahmedabad we will visit the two sides of the city separated by MAIN VISITS the Sabarmati River. And apart from walking, we will also use the tuk tuk, - Mill Owners’ Association a very typical public transport of India. We will also be using the taxi, in Building (ATMA House) case we need it. - Sangath (Balkrishna Doshi’s Studio) The first part of this tour starts in the Mill Owners' Association Building - CEPT University Campus (ATMA House) by Le Corbusier. Next we will visit Sangath, Balkrishna - IIM Ahmedabad Doshi's own studio. Following the work of the same architect, we will - Jama Masjid go to the CEPT University Campus by B. V. Doshi. This first part of the - Tombs of Ahmed Shah’s Queens tour ends in the India Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM) by the American architect Louis Kahn. INCLUDED The second part of this tour starts by visiting the magnificent Jama Masjid (Friday Mosque), built in 1423 during the reign of Ahmedabad’s - Guided tour by an architect throughout the tour founder Ahmed Shah I, just west of Manek Chowk. While all around the - Content of the itinerary mosque lies the hectic frenzy of the center of the old city, step through - Visits management the gates (on the north, east and south sides) and the urban chaos falls away behind you, including some of the best city havelis (traditional mansion in India). To end the tour we will head to a really interesting OPTIONAL place, Rani no Hajiro, also known as Mughalai Bibi's Tomb or Tombs - Entrance tickets of Ahmed Shah's Queens, is a tomb complex near Manek Chowk. - Private or public transport This itinerary is designed for an 8 hour tour but you can - Meals and accommodation also do 4 hour tours with less visits or even combining visits.

Dubai is a city that offers a new configuration at every stage, rich mix of old and new, is undoubtedly the main tourist destination in the Middle East. We go to the “Dubai Marina” area, which offers an ex- MAIN VISITS clusive environment for life, recreation and business. Then we will visit the largest artificial island in the world called The Palm Jumei- - The Burj Khalifa rah. We will take a picture in front of the luxurious Atlantis The Palm. - The district “Dubai Marina” - The “Palm Jumeirah” Our tour will take you on a journey that will show the old and - Atlantis new Dubai, we went to the spice market and the gold souk, - Dubai Mall the old Fahidi fortress, which is now the History Museum of Dubai, Jumeirah Mosque, An architectural landmark in Dubai. INCLUDED

After this visit we went to the highest building in the world “BURJ KHALI- - Guided visits by an architect FA”, located right next to the biggest mall in the world, the “Dubai Mall” throughout the tour where we finish our tour. In the Burj Khalifa, we will have the opportu- - Contents of the itinerary nity to experience “at the top” of the magnificent view towards the 4 - Visits management cardinal points. Begin your vertical ascent to the viewing platform in one of your high-speed elevators, traveling at 10 meters per second. OPTIONAL

Like open doors, the floor-to-ceiling glass walls offer breathtaking views - Entrance tickets of the city, the desert and the ocean. You can visit the aquarium 50 - Private or public transport meters long and discover the exotic wonders of the aquatic life of the - Meals // Accommodation region.

Discover the attractions of Abu Dhabi, capital of the Emirates, known as the jewel of Arabia. On the way, it will pass through the MAIN VISITS port of Jebel Ali, which is the largest artificial harbor in the world. - The port of Jebel Ali On arrival, we will make a stop to photograph the mosque Sheikh - Sheikh Zayed Mosque Zayed, the largest of the emirates, a spectacular masterpiece - Al Husn Palace of architecture with a capacity of more than 40 000 faithful and - The Bella “Corniche” which is the culmination of this tour . - The historic village

Continue towards the center through wide avenues, relaxing INCLUDED green spaces, beautiful parks and rows of trees until you reach the oldest building in the city, the Al Husn Palace, built in the 18th - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour century. - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management Enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the modern city, after visiting the beautiful “Corniche” of Abu Dhabi. Then they OPTIONAL will visit the historic village to explore the past and learn more about the country’s life before the discovery of oil. - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation

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SYDNEY CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT - 4 hours SYDNEY

Sydney is the State capital of new South Wales, and the most popu- lous city in Australia, house to the famous Sydney Opera House and the MAIN VISITS Sydney Harbour Bridge, it is definitely a city full of surprises every- cor ner you turn. Site of the first British Colony in Australia, the establishment of - Australia Square Tower Sydney started in 1788 at Sydney Cove as a penal colony. One of the - Sir Norman Foster's Deutsche worlds most consistently top-ranked in quality of life, it is also home of Bank building the most prominent buildings and structures in the Southern Hemisphere. - Aurora Place - No.1 Bligh Street Our tour will visit the most notorious modernist buildings, starting with Harry Sei- - Sydney Museum - Governor Philip Tower dler’s iconic Australia Square Tower on George St., we will had East through - Conservatorium of Music Hunter St. for a close look at Sir Norman Foster’s Deutsche Bank building.

INCLUDED After walking another block we will arrive at Aurora Place by Renzo Piano and at No.1 Bligh Street by Ingenhoven + Architectus Sydney, an impressive 6-green- - Guided visits by an architect star rated commercial building, the recently inaugurated 8 Chifley Square by throughout the tour Richard Rogers and for a little taste of Sydney’s history, the Sydney Museum - Contents of the itinerary and Governor Phillip Tower by DCM and make our way to the Sydney Con- - Visits management servatorium of Music, designed by the convict Architect, Francis Greenway. OPTIONAL Finishing in style, we will follow the Royal Botanic gardens to arrive at the iconic Sydney Opera House (Sydney’s UNESCO World Heritage listed archi- - Entrance tickets tecture) designed by the Danish Architect, Jørn Utzon and walk through Cir- - Private or public transport cular Quay and The Rocks precinct to the base of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, - Meals // Accommodation designed and built by British firm Dorman Long and Co Ltd for the NSW De- partment of Public Works, for a great view of the Harbour and surroundings.

CITY CENTER - 4 hours BERLIN

Berlin has a lot to see, but in a short tour of the center you can see buildings of very different historical periods. A contrast that will make in this guided tour MAIN VISITS by architect can appreciate the different architectural periods of the city. - The government area - Brandenburg Gate We will start at the central train station of GMP and in a short - Tiergarten Park walk we will reach the government area with the Cancellería - The Hans Scharoun Philharmonic de Axel Schultes and Charlotte Frank as the main building. - The New Gallery of the German master L. Mies We will continue with a walking tour through the center through - GSW Building the Brandenburg Gate, the entrance to the Tiergarten park, the famous "Unter den Linden" avenue, Frank Gehry's DZ Bank or Peter INCLUDED Eisenman's Holocaust memorial. Bordering the park we will arrive at the Instruments Museum and the Hans Scharoun Philharmonic. - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour We will walk guided by our architect through the different buildings of - Contents of the itinerary Potsdam Square, which include examples of Renzo Piano, Rafael Moneo - Visits management or Richard Rogers and we can see the Neu Gallery of the German master Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. OPTIONAL

In another short walk in which we can know details of the city planning, - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport we will arrive at the famous Checkpoint Charlie with the GSW Building of - Meals // Accommodation Sauerbruch Hutton among other buildings. Nearby is the Jewish Museum of Daniel Liebeskind. Finally, we will go up to the Reichstag dome of Paul Wallot and Norman Foster, from where we can have a panoramic view of the city.

We will approach the most avant-garde part of Copenhagen, Ørestad, which is located less than ten minutes by metro from the MAIN VISITS center and which is considered as the first city projected according to the urban planning requirements and models of the 21st cen- - Palace of Congresses and Fairs tury. Started in 2007, it hopes to reach its full development point in - The Secondary Education two decades. Up to the present, more than fifty buildings have been Institute built, including a Palace of Congresses and Fairs, offices, a shop- - The Gymnasium - Buildings ping center, a university, and the rest, mostly residential buildings. INCLUDED The architects in charge of the planning of this city were the offices of Khr Arkitekter and ARKKI Aps. Daniel Libeskind is in charge of the third - Guided visits by an architect phase of Ørestad and his work includes the free parking area, placing it throughout the tour on a lower floor. - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management Within the neighborhood several renowned architects have built OPTIONAL buildings. There we will be able to make an exterior view guided by architect to different innovative homes such as the VM Mon- - Entrance tickets tain of PLOT : BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) + JDS (Julien De Smedt), - Private or public transport the “8 House Mixed-Use development” of BIG (Bjiarke Ingels - Meals // Accommodation Group) or the “T-Husene mixed-use development” by Steven Holl.

Notable public buildings include the Secondary Education In- stitute of Ørestad, the Ørestad Gymnasium, the student houses.

TRADITION AND MODERNITY - 4 hours SHANGHAI

China is not only the world’s most powerful emerging power but also a country that has undergone a transformation in recent years that has MAIN VISITS left a deep mark on its most recent architecture. In Shanghai the Uni- versal Exhibition 2010 has increased the activity of architecture studi- - Nanjin pedestrian Street os involving teams such as Herzog & de Meuron, Zaha Hadid or OMA. - The Huangpo River - The Yuyuan Garden - The Shanghai World Financial We will take us through Nanjin pedestrian street, full of shops. We will Center visit part of the old town, the boardwalk on the Huangpo River and the - The Jin Mao Tower of Skidmore Yuyuan Garden. We will cross the river for a visit to the observatory of - The Puxi District the Shanghai World Financial Center in the financial center Lu Jia Zhui, to the Jin Mao Tower of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill or to the Oriental INCLUDED Pearl. We will approach the Pudong neighborhood, full of skyscrapers. Toyo Ito, Massimiliano Fukas, Richard Rogers or Dominique Perrault - Guided visits by an architect throughout the tour have made their proposals for this area that we can cover in our tour. - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management We can also offer other tours that include the Expo area on the banks of the Huangpu River, with part of the legacy in the Puxi district (north shore) and OPTIONAL the Pudong district (south shore). You can still see the recovery, sanitation and reconstruction of the old industrial area on the banks of the Huangpu - Entrance tickets River and, of course, part of the pavilions that have adapted their uses. - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation Tradition and modernity come together in a country in constant evolution.

A SPECIAL DISTRICT - 4 hours CARACAS

Caracas is a city that was founded under the classic model of the colonial city, in 1567 by Diego de Losada. The arrangement, dic- MAIN VISITS tated by the laws of India, has been maintained, with its squares. - The Federal Legislative Building Although there are few buildings that are preserved from the colo- - The Santa Capilla Temple nial period, during the visit we will visit some temples such as: the ca- - The Basilica of Santa Teresa thedral of Caracas, the temple of Altagracia and some parts of - The Municipal Theater the old convent of San Francisco, the Palace of Academies today. - El Calvario Park INCLUDED But, the urban and architectural heritage that is observed in the historic center of Caracas, belongs, in its majority, to the last third - Guided visits by an architect of the 19th century, the period in which Venezuela is inserted throughout the tour into the oil economy and the process of global modernization. - Contents of the itinerary - Visits management It is at this time when the regulations are established and the basic buildings that change the appearance of certain streets, such as the Fed- OPTIONAL eral Legislative Palace, the Temple of the Holy Chapel, the Basilica of - Entrance tickets St. Theresa, the Municipal Theater and the Park El Calvario are erected, - Private or public transport among others. - Meals // Accommodation

The development project was that of a “tropical Paris”, the promise of living in the green, happy and fresh valley of Caracas, the belle époque of Paris.

MODERNITY - 4 hours CARACAS

In the transition from romanticism to positivism in the twentieth century, modernization continues in the city of Caracas. The MAIN VISITS model ceased to be Paris, which we replaced with New York. - The Simon Bolívar Center Towers Caracas is filling up with cars, traffic is starting to be a problem - Caracas Square and the city is growing as its population rises uncontrollably in - The central bank the hands of a new middle class emerging from the oil business. - Juan Pedro López Square - Pantheon Boulevard For the first time we speak of urbanism, from the scientific point INCLUDED of view, and towards 1930 begins our era of great urban plans. - Guided visits by an architect With the monumental plan as the main exponent in the historic center throughout the tour In the twentieth century, many works were built in the center, such as - Contents of the itinerary the Centro Simón Bolívar Towers, Plaza Caracas, the headquarters of the - Visits management Central Bank, the Juan Pedro López Square and the Panteón Boulevard. OPTIONAL Once again, we will know these buildings from the public spaces they - Entrance tickets build. - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation

AXIS OF MUSEUMS - 4 hours CARACAS

Very close to the historic center is the cultural district of the city of Caracas. An area that includes the main museums of the city. MAIN VISITS

We will begin the visit of the National Museum of Architecture, recently - The National Museum of Architecture built by Juan Pedro Posani, where you can see models and plans of the - The National Art Gallery history of housing in Venezuela. On the way to the new headquarters of - Central Park the National Art Gallery, we visit the Museum of Printmaking and Design - The Simón Bolívar Center Carlos Cruz-Diez, the only museum in Caracas dedicated to graphic arts - The Children’s Museum and design. - The Museum of Contemporary Art of Caracas We started a new section at the National Art Gallery, also recently inaugurated. We continue to the Central Park urban com- INCLUDED plex, built by the Simón Bolívar Center, which houses the Chil- - Guided visits by an architect dren’s Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Caracas. throughout the tour - Contents of the itinerary We will finish the visit to the Teresa Carreño Theater and to the Museum - Visits management Square where the former headquarters of the National Gallery of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, designed by Carlos Raúl Villanueva, are OPTIONAL located. - Entrance tickets - Private or public transport - Meals // Accommodation

CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE - 4 hours TOKYO

Tokyo is the ultramodern capital of Japan. Most of its buildings are modern and contemporary, which, with MAIN VISITS its characteristic neon signs and crowded streets, gives - The vertical garden house the city the appearance of the true city of tomorrow. - The Tokyo International Forum - The Shizuoka Press and We will walk through four buildings: tower of the Garden House Broadcast Center Nishizawa vertical, the Tokyo International Vinoli Forum, Shizuoka - The Nakagin capsule tower - NA House of Fujimoto Press and Kenzo Tange Broadcast Center, the Nakagin Capsule - The public theater Tower Kisho Kurokawa. Then we’ll go to Koenji, where the Fujimo- to NA House is, and also see the Toyo Ito Za-Koenji Public Theater. INCLUDED

- Guided visits by an architect To end our tour we’ll transfer to Shinjuku, exactly at the Shin- throughout the tour juku Higashi station and observe the Sky Makoto Sei Wa- - Contents of the itinerary tanabe Building No. 3 (Metabolists), then take the subway - Visits management which is the direct line to Zoshigaya and see the Cathedral of OPTIONAL Santa Maria de Tange, and many other examples of the impressive creativity of the architects who had to adapt to - Entrance tickets the very high density of the city. All this makes Tokyo an ide- - Private or public transport al destination for lovers of the most avant-garde buildings. - Meals // Accommodation

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