PARTNERS:
José María de Lapuerta Montoya, PhD Architect
Paloma Campo Ruano, Architect and Construction Engineer
TEAM:
Raquel Vozmediano Alcalá
Elena Re Tarrero
Jaime Cubero Zapata
Carlos Galindo Vinagre
Pablo Rodriguez Medina Cánovas
Carlos Prisco Carrasco Bara
Daniel Prieto Rodríguez
José Antonio Cuesta Alférez
COLLABORATORS:
Óscar González, Quantity Surveyor
OVE ARUP OTEP international
Úrculo Engineering Valladares Engineering
Gogaite
DL+A is an architectural office directed by José María de Lapuerta and Paloma Campo with a 25-years long career in professional practice of architecture, engineering and interior design also related to research and teaching. Our regular team gets completed by usual collaborations with engineering firms such as OVE ARUP, Úrculo Engineering, Valladares Engineering, Gogaite, Calconsa, etc.
Our works have been recognised with the most outstanding awards and, most of them, have been published in prestigious professional magazines: The BRAINS school has been recognized as the best passivhaus building in the world in the Passivhaus 2021 Awards, a recognicion that for the first time in 25 years by the Passivhaus Institute, is given to a building in Spain. Two works selected in different Spanish Architecture Biennials, Madrid City Council Awards, Finalists in FAD Awards, Two prizes in EUROPAN competition, three works awarded by Offitial order of Architects of Madrid. It should be highlighted as well the obtaining of LEED Gold Certification for sustainable building for the first time in Spain in Coca-Cola Headquarters. Winners of the first Passivhaus prize awarded in Spain by the Brains International School, a building prepared to disconnect from the grid and be completely energy autonomous.
JOSÉ MARÍA DE LAPUERTA MONTOYA
1961. Born in Madrid.
1983. Architect Degree. Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
1990. Begins teaching as Associate Professor in Architectural Projects Department at ETSAM.
1996. PhD Architect. Doctoral Thesis "Scintilla Divinitatis" El croquis como herramienta proyectual en la arquitectura española.
1997. Permanent Professor of Architectural Projects and Master Thesis Tutor.
1999. Invited Professor at Universidad de la República de Montevideo.
2002. Directs and coordinates PhD Courses of all Southern Cone of Hispano-America, within the Cooperation Agreement between Universidad de la República de Uruguay and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
2002. Member of Government Board of the Architects Association of Madrid.
2004. Member of the organizing committee of Construtec.
2005. Member of the Cultural Conceal of Comunidad de Madrid.
2005. Creates and directs the Master in Collective Housing Crea until its eighth edition
2006. Assistant Director of DPA at ETSAM.
2006. XII Burdinola Research Award for the research “el diseño de programas de carácter asistencial para colectivos con problemas específicos, así como en el desarrollo e innovación en edificios que respondan a nuevas demandas sociales”.
2006. Research in Housing. International Competition of Ideas MANUBUILD, EMV for the research and promotion of Industrialised Housing. INVISO strategic project funded by Ministry of Education and Science.
2006. Director of Doctoral Thesis and President of Master Thesis Jury.
2006. Doctor “ad honorem” in Montevideo.
2007. Full Professor of Architectural Projects at ETSAM.
2009. Invited Professor at Escola da Cidade, Sao Paulo (Brasil).
2010. Curso de Pós-graduaçao lato sensu Habitaçao e Cidade, Sao Paulo (Brasil).
2010. Invited Professor art Universituy of Nantes (Francia) and University of Campinas (Sao Paulo).
2011. Director of Workshop. Master in Interior Architecture
2012. Member of the organising committee of 9th International Seminar NUTAU 2012 Sao Paulo “BRICS and Sustainable Collective Housing”
2012. Director of Workshop. University of los Andes, Bogotá Unity.
2012. Director of Máster in City Sciences. From May 2012, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
2013. Institute of engineering and UPM. Organizer and Moderator in Conference Cicle Ciudad del Futuro: La ingeniería y las ciencias de la ciudad.
2013. Coordinator of Planning and Urban Developement Area of the Scientific-Technologic Initiative of UPM “The City of the Future”.
2013. Leader presenting to UPM, The Campus of the Future.
2014, 2015. Director of the International Conference in City Sciences in Shangai, China. Tonjii University.
2015. Expert and Team Leader for European Union, “Study on EU Cooperation for sustainable Urbanisation in India”.
Books, magazines and publications in architecture:
1999. Arquitectura de Interiores - Proyectos de Interior.
1999. Memorias inéditas de LC, ETSAM.
1999. Elementos de Composición 1991-92, year 1998-99.
2006. Memorias de Adriano desde la Villa Saboya, year 2005-06, unity 36, DPA (ETSAM).
2007. Monografía DL+A, Rueda.
2007. Manual de Vivienda Colectiva, Actar.
2007. Conferencias del curso 2006-2007 ETSAV, General de ediciones de arquitectura.
2009. Casas de Maestros, AV Monografías.
2010. Housing Envelope Frame, Actar.
2015. Main Author of book “Current international scene on the definition of sustainability indicators for urban design of new cities and regeneration of existing urban areas”.
Architectonic Critic Articles:
“La exposición de arquitectura de Berlín (I y II)”, Arte y Cemento.
“Figuras firmes en el paisaje”, Ticinio Hoy, Electa, 1993.
“Exvotos caseros”, Arquitectura Viva 23.
“Patios de las Musas”, Arquitectura Viva 43.
“Crítica”, Arquitectura 285.
“Cómo explicar a una liebre muerta. Vimos la exposición de Ed Lyssitzky en Madrid”, Arquitectura 288.
“Oscuro el borrador y el verso claro”, Arquitectura 313.
“De vuelta a la Tourette”, Anales de Arquitectura n 8 (Universidad de Valladolid), 1999.
“Contra los números y la política generalista: lo específico”, Ciudad y Territorio (Ministry of Housing), in Habitaçao e Cidade, Postgraduate Course at Escola da Cidade, Sao Paulo (Brasil) and in Social Housing & City, Ministry of housing. 2009.
“Prefabricacion y Vivienda: alternativas ligeras” (pgs 78-85). AV proyectos no 149, JEAN PROUVÉ 1901-1984. 2011.
“Vivienda colectiva. Contra los números y la política generalista: lo específico” addition to article. (pgs 184-190). REVISTA TEMAS no 13. Social Housing 1. 2011.
“No debería ser diferente la urbanización social de otra”, (pgs 12) Crecemos. Supplement of Economy, Technology and Comunication, “El correo de Andalucía”. 2014.
“El «arreglador» de ciudades”, Master in City Sciences, (pgs 4-6). Crecemos. Supplement of Economy, Technology and Comunication, “El correo de Andalucía”. 2014.
Conferences:
1996. Lecture in Course of Periodic with no13/03, "Programas en servicios de viviendas" no A95/6039, held in Burgos. Conferences, exhibitions, etc. about architecture for psychical disabled people in Castilla y León.
1996. Conference "ARQUITECTURA Y ACCESIBILIDAD" within the II Course in Design and Disability oganised by the Ministry of Work and Social Issues, the National Institute for Soccial Issues and the Architecture School of Madrid.
1997. Roma, Europan 4 forum, 13-16th March 97. "North workshop" lecture 15-3-97. Cineac A
1999. Invited Professor at Universidad de la república de Montevideo. Uruguay. Faculty of Architecture. Course and Seminar for graduated and lecturers. Academic Responsible. Conferences.
2000. Moderator of Round Table. Summer Courses at SEK. "Arquitectos en el 2000. Nuevas Generaciones".
2003. Exhibition of modelas at Santa Cruz Palace (Valladolid). Models of :
Residence and daycare Center for people with mental paralysis for ASPACE in Salamanca
Ocupational Center for ASPROSUB in Morales del Vino, Zamora
Residence and daycare Center for elderly people for ASPRODES in Salamanca
2003. Conference at Universidad de Valladolid. Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Valladolid. “José María de Lapuerta.: Proyectos Recientes”.
2004. Exhibition Curator “Dibujos de Ramón Vázquez Molezun”. Madrid.
2004. Exhibition at COAM Foundation “Obra reciente Julio-Septiembre 2004”. Single-family house in Fontanería Street, Madrid.
2008. Conference en CEVISAMA.
2008. Conference en Architecs Association of Zamora.
2010. Conference in Nantes (Francia).
2010. Conference at Universidad de Sao Paulo (USP).
2010. Conferencia at NUTAU (International Seminar at USP).
2011. Conference at IX International Architecture Bienial of Sao Paulo_ Prefabrication and Housing.
2011. Conference at ETSAC (La Coruña)_ Proxecto investigación 2_a lóxica do proxecto, seis elementos una acción_ HIBRIDACIÓN.
2012. Exhibition BBB (Bueno Bonito y barato) Works of Teaching Unit of J.M. de Lapuerta.
2012. Conference at Universidad de Granada ETSAGr “Jose Maria de Lapuerta: Arquitecturas, investigación y docencia”.
2012. Member of the oganising comitee 9th International Seminar NUTAU 2012.
2013. IV Habitat Futura Sustainable Architecture. Coca-Cola Spain Headquarters. First building in Spain with LEED Gold Certificate.
2014. Invited Professor at Escola da Cidade, Sao Paulo. IX SEMINÁRIO INTERNACIONAL DA ESCOLA DA CIDADE HABITAÇÃO - INFRAESTRUTURA, ESPAÇO PÚBLICO E GESTÃO.
Jurado:
Member in Competition Jurys such as 2005 Biennial of Spanis Architecture or The City of Justice in Madrid as well as in Award Jurys like Comunidad de Madrid Quality Awards, or Veteco-Asefave Awards. His works has been exhibited at Coam Foundation. He participates in round tables as in Centro Cultural de la Villa with the Mayor of Madrid. Creates Timber Line SL with Carlos Asensio, a company focused on research and construction in non-conventional timber solutions.
PALOMA CAMPO RUANO
1974. Born in Madrid.
1994. Honourable Mention in International Competition of Ideas “Design of Future Cities”, called by ACSA, in Washington DC, together with a team of ETSAM students.
1997. Joins De Lapuerta y Asensio Architects
1999. Second Prize in International Competition of Ideas “Shelter Resorts Competition”, San Francisco, with Juan Queipo de Llano.
2000. Architect Degree. Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
2006. DL+A Partner.
2013. Honor's Registration. Construction Engineer Degree. Universidad Europea de Madrid.
Articles:
2009. “Contra los números y la política generalista: lo específico”, Ciudad y Territorio (Ministry of Housing), in postgraduate of Escola da Cidade, Sao Paulo (Brazil) y en Social Housing & City (Ministry of Housing).
2010. “As against mere numbers and the politics of generalities, things specified” (pgs 279-290). Social Housing & City. Ministry of Housing.
2011. “Vivienda colectiva. Contra los números y la política generalista: lo específico” addition to article. (pgs 184-190). REVISTA TEMAS num 13. Collective Housing 1.
Conferences, member of committees:
2009. Speaker in “Arquitectura contra las desventajas”, debate about sanitary construction. Exhibition of DL+A’s works for centers for intellectually disabled people. Promoted by Grupo Via.
2010."Internacionalización de los estudios de arquitectura” Master in Collective Housing MCH (5th Edition) Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, UPM.
2011. "Arquitectura Zamorana SXXI” together with José María de Lapuerta organised by Castilla y León Architects Association and Diputación de Zamora.
2011. Workshop Master in Interior Design and Architecture. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. ETSAM. Directed by José M. de Lapuerta.
2011. "Internacionalización de los estudios de arquitectura” Master in Collective Housing MCH (6th Edition) Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, UPM.
2011. “Construcción, diseño y uso de los espacios escolares al servicio de la calidad de la educación” Congress School and Architecture. Zaragoza Congress Hall.
2012. Workshop Master in Interior Design and Architecture “El diseño de viviendas de lujo”. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. ETSAM. Directed by José M. de Lapuerta.
2012 Jury member in VETECO ASEFAVE Awards.
2014. Workshop UEM Universidad Europea de Madrid. Managing and Planning of Construction Units
2014. Lecture "Arquitectura contra las desventajas” Avanced Courses EduardoTorroja. Architecture and feasible adjustments
2014, 2015. Lecture "DL+A Experiencia en prefabricados de fachada: Tecnologica, proyecto y ciudad” Avanced Courses EduardoTorroja. Concrete prefabrication: Technical challenges and innovation. Two editions.
2013, 2014, 2015 Master Final Jury. Master in Interior Design and Architecture MDAI in three editions.
2018. Lecture "Wine cellars y offices in La Legua, Cigales, Valladolid” COACYLE/ Castilla y León Architects Association sept. 2018
2018. Lecture "New ceramic architecture” Promoted by Structura, Conarquitectura magazine ,50º aniversary Hispalyt 9 feb 2018.
2013 - 2021. Codirector of the Master in design and interior design. Workshop COllective Housing Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. ETSAM.
2013 - 2021 Member of the committee of the Final Project in the the Master in design and interior design
