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José Antonio Sosa
Birth Name:José Antonio Sosa Diaz-Saavedra
Birth Date:1957 5, df=y
Birth Place:Las Palmas, Spain
Occupation:Architect, university professor
Nationality:Spanish

José Antonio Sosa Diaz-Saavedra (born 8 May 1957, Las Palmas) is a Spanish architect, university professor and researcher. He is a member of the Royal Canarian Academy of Fine Arts of St. Michael Archángel.

Early life and education

José Antonio Sosa Díaz-Saavedra was brought up in a family with an interest in art and history, especially in relation to the Canary Islands. As a result, he was encouraged to study architecture, graduating from the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid in 1981. In 1994, he earned a Ph.D. at the School of Architecture, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Teaching

After completing his doctoral studies, he obtained the chair of Architectural Projects in the Department of Graphic Expression and Architectural Projects of the EALPGC, School of Architecture of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where he has been since 1983.

In the year 2000 he was visiting scholar and taught in the Department of Architecture, belonging to the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, he has also participated as a jury in several universities among which is the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH (Studio Basel).[1]

In 2015 he joined the University Institute of Intelligent Systems and Numerical Applications in Engineering of the ULPGC, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Main architecture contributions

José Antonio Sosa has been the main proponent of modern architectural development in the early twentieth century in the Canary Islands and Spain, promoting its place in the history of urban and cultural heritage. As a result, he was appointed a member of the Royal Canarian Academy of Fine Arts of St. Michael Archángel.[2] [3] [4] [5]

In 1996 Professor Sosa joined his studio with that of, creating the Nred Arquitectos Group, which has since worked on such projects as the City of Justice (New Law Courts Headquarters) and the rehabilitation of the Town Halls (Town Hall Houses) of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Since 2011, he has founded a new studio for architecture and urban planning together with Evelyn Alonso Rohner.[13]

In 2015 José Antonio Sosa is the managing editor of the Arquiatesis editorial line for the publication and publication of theses and research works in architecture.[14]

Individual and Collective exhibitions

Sosa, has participated in the following exhibitions:[15]

Acknowledgments

Academy Member

Awards

Professor Sosa has been awarded in the following competitions:[22]

Buildings

Some of them are:[24]

Publications

Books

Sosa has published the following texts:[33]

Articles

Among them are:[34]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alonso and Sosa to Lecture On Confluences Friday, April 1— On Confluences. University of Miami, School of Architecture . 25 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Un libro reivindica el valor de la arquitectura canaria entre 1925 y 1965 . ulpgc.es . 5 February 2017 .
  3. Book: «Guía de Arquitectura de España 1920-2000» . Anton Capitel . Tanais. 9788449601026. 2000 .
  4. Book: «Guía de Arquitectura Española 1929-1996» . Carlos Flores . Actar . 84-920718-9-3 . 1996 .
  5. Book: "Diccionario Metapolis de Arquitectura" . Xavier Guell, Manuel Gausa Avanzada . Actar. 9788495273932. 2002 .
  6. Web site: José Antonio Sosa + Magüi González + Miguel Santiago, Nred Arquitectos Law Courts Complex . divisare.com . 24 March 2014 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140324010101/https://divisare.com/projects/254876%2Djose%2Dantonio%2Dsosa%2Dmagui%2Dgonzalez%2Dmiguel%2Dsantiago%2Dnred%2Darquitectos%2Droland%2Dhalbe%2Dlaw%2Dcourts%2Dcomplex. 5 February 2017.
  7. Web site: Nred Arquitectos, Jose Antonio sosa, Judicial City Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.. nred-arquitectos.eu. 1 February 2017. 6 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170201201444/http://www.nred-arquitectos.eu/esp/principal.php?web=jose. dead.
  8. Web site: City of Justice / Magüi González, José Antonio Sosa, Miguel Santiago. archdaily.co . 6 February 2017.
  9. Web site: Obras y proyectos / José Antonio Sosa. nred-arquitectos.eu. 18 January 2017. 6 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118010006/http://www.nred-arquitectos.eu/esp/proyectosjose.php. dead.
  10. Web site: Nred Arquitectos,Curriculum José Antonio Sosa. nred-arquitectos.eu. 18 January 2017. 6 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118225116/http://www.nred-arquitectos.eu/esp/curriculumjose.php. dead.
  11. Web site: Magui Gonzalez + José Antonio Sosa, Autor: Manuel Gausa. buscalibre.com.ar . 6 February 2017.
  12. Web site: Jose Antonio Sosa,Law Courts Complex. archilovers.com. 2013. 5 February 2017.
  13. Web site: Alonso + Sosa Studio, Jose Antonio Sosa and Evelyn Alonso Rohner, Alonso + Sosa Architects . 25 January 2017.
  14. Web site: Arquia tesis acerca de. Arquia Tesis. 8 February 2017.
  15. Web site: JOSE ANTONIO SOSA. SIANI, University Institute of Intelligent Systems and Numeric Applications in Engineering. 25 January 2017.
  16. Web site: Interpretation of China Space – Renovate }} Renew ]. Exhibition of a Conceptual Design for New Xisi Bei Street, Beijing . 25 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080303224626/http://www.orgnets.net/bdm_rrr/ . 3 March 2008.
  17. Web site: Nred Architects, Gran Canaria, Magüi González Und José Antonio Sosa, abstract natures . Aedes, Architectum Forum . 25 January 2017.
  18. Web site: La Arquitectura Canaria llega a Berlín. abc.es, hemeroteca . 8 February 2017.
  19. Web site: Workshop' internacional de arquitectura en el CAAM. canariasenhora.com. 18 July 2016. 6 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160718232523/http://canariasenhora.com/#!/workshop-internacional-de-arquitectura-en-el-caam. dead.
  20. Web site: Exposición ‘En proceso’ de Alonso + Sosa arquitectos. semanaarquitectura2017.arquitectosgrancanaria.es. 6 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143720/http://semanaarquitectura2017.arquitectosgrancanaria.es/exposicion_enproceso/. dead.
  21. Web site: Ingreso de José Antonio Sosa Díaz-Saavedra en la RACBA, Real Academia Canaria de Bellas Artes, 2014 . Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Canary Islands, Royal Spanish Academy . 25 January 2017 . 27 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161227060056/http://cultura.arquitectosgrancanaria.es/2014/05/05/140505_jasosa_racba/ . dead .
  22. Web site: El Catedrático José Antonio Sosa Díaz-Saavedra, numerario de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes. ULPGC . 8 February 2017.
  23. Book: Nred arquitectos & Santiago, Ciudad de la Justicia en Las Palmas. AV Monografías. 165-166 . 10 May 2014 . 0213-487X.
  24. «Catálogo Exposición Nred arquitectos».SOSA, José Antonio; GONZÁLEZ, Maria Luisa; MUÑOZ, Clara; ABALOS, Iñaki; GAUSA,Manuel. Gobierno de Canarias, 2006.
  25. Web site: Rehabilitation of Consistorial Houses, 1st Prize, Melbourne Sustainable Building 2008. 19 January 2017. 26 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170119020524/http://www.nred-arquitectos.eu/esp/proyectojose/135. dead.
  26. Web site: Z House – Jose Antonio Sosa . archdaily. 26 January 2017.
  27. Web site: Casa Z, Jose Antonio Sosa. nred-arquitectos.eu. 18 January 2017. 6 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118031359/http://www.nred-arquitectos.eu/esp/proyectojose/3. dead.
  28. Web site: Los nuevos Juzgados de Gran Canaria. arquiscopio.com. 2013. 14 June 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130614010101/http://arquiscopio.com/los%2Dnuevos%2Djuzgados%2Dde%2Dgran%2Dcanaria/. 8 February 2017.
  29. Web site: The Loft Boutique Apartment. 2014. 4 June 2018.
  30. Web site: Hotel Buganvilla: El límite es el mar. 2015. 4 June 2018.
  31. Web site: Domingo Alonso inaugura unas vanguardistas instalaciones en Tenerife. 2017. 4 June 2018.
  32. Web site: "En proceso", alonso and sosa arquitectos. 2017. 4 June 2018.
  33. Web site: Ten titles to "Sosa Diaz Saavedra Jose Antonio . todostuslibros.com. 8 February 2017.
  34. Web site: José Antonio Sosa Díaz-Saavedra, Periodo de publicación recogido 1984 – 2015 . dialnet.unirioja.es. 8 February 2017.

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