Enrique Sobejano
Architect
Enrique Sobejano was born in Madrid and has worked as an architect since graduating from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and the Graduate School of Architecture and Planning at Columbia University in New York in 1983. He is a professor at the Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK), where he holds the chair of Principles of Design.
As an architect he has been a visiting critic and lecturer at various international universities worldwide. From 1986 to 1991 he was co-director of the architectural journal Arquitectura, published by the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid.
Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos was founded in 1985 by Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano and has offices in Madrid and Berlin. Along with being widely published in international magazines and books, they are the recipients of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2010), the Alvar Aalto Medal (2015) and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts in 2017. Their major works include the Madinat al-Zahra Museum, the Moritzburg Museum, the San Telmo Museum, the Zaragoza Congress Centre and the Contemporary Art Centre in Córdoba. Currently have projects in Germany, Spain, Austria, Estonia, Morocco, China, United Kingdom and France.
Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos are key names from the new spanish architectural vanguard, which roots radicate in Spain, but its history and culture is multidisciplinary. Their work reveals a language and a understanding of local culture and context.