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CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IN SPAINPhoto: Roberto Atencia Gutierrez/123rf.coma MUSACLEÓNMUSAC, LEÓNThe first thing you notice about theCastile-Leon Museum of ContemporaryArt (MUSAC), located in the heart of thetree-lined Avenida de los Reyes Leoneses,is the stained glass façade. This originalfeature is precisely one of the reasons whythe Mansilla + Tuñón Architectural Studywas awarded the prestigious Mies van derRohe Prize in 2007. What is most extraordinaryis how they selected the colours: bydigitising an image from one of the stainedglasswindows in the Cathedral of León.In the extension to the museum, a single-storeybuilding constructed withwhite concrete walls, the aim is to createa space where contemporary artplays a leading role. On exploring theinterior, you'll discover the unusualfloor layout, based on the geometricalform of Roman mosaics with a combinationof squares and rhombuses.L For more information go towww.musac.es8
30 WORKS OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURETHAT YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T MISSMUSEUM OF HUMAN EVOLUTION,BURGOSIn the province of Burgos, you'll find theSierra de Atapuerca mountains, whereone of the world's most important archaeologicalsites was discovered. TheMuseum of Human Evolution (MEH),designed by the Spanish sculptor andartist Juan Navarro Baldeweg, wasbuilt in the city of Burgos for the purposeof displaying and explaining someof the remains relating to the origin ofhumankind found there.It is best to visit the site first and thenthe museum. Then you'll see that theexterior of the buildings within thecomplex was inspired directly by themountain landscape, with indigenousvegetation distributed in terraces goingdown to the Arlanzón River.As you enter the main building you geta feeling of continuity, since the glassPhoto: David Herraez/123rf.comwalls enable you to remain in connectionwith the exterior. You'll be surprisedby the enormous, open and luminousspace in this great light box which hasspectacular volume and luminosity.L For further information go towww.museoevolucionhumana.coma MUSEUM OF HUMAN EVOLUTIONBURGOSARQUA, CARTAGENAThe new headquarters of the NationalSub-Aquatic Archaeological Museum(ARQUA) is an invitation to becomesubmerged in the depths of the seaalong a ramp which descends into itsinterior. Here you'll discover Spain's richUnderwater Archaeological Heritage.Above the surface the museum consistsof two buildings, one long and opaqueand the other uneven, angular and moretransparent. Together they make a sortof square over the port of Cartagena, abeautiful public venue for exhibitions andoutdoor activities. One of the highlightsof your visit will be the huge skylight belowwhich hang the iron structures of twogreat sea vessels, one Greek and the othermedieval.The advanced design of the museum, bythe National Architecture Prize-winnerGuillermo Vázquez Consuegra, warrantedits exhibition in the MOMA in New York.L For further information go towww.mecd.gob.es/mnarqua9
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