Alejandro Zaera
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Alejandro Zaera Polo (Madrid, 1963) is a spanish architect who has his studio at London. The studio, named FOA (Foreign Office Architects), was funded by him and his wife, Farshid Moussavi, in 1993. He studied in the Technical Superior School of Architecture in Madrid (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, in spanish). In the recent years he has becomed very popular because of his first work: the passenger terminal in Yokohama's port; surely his most famous work. Since this, he has done various projects which are quite different between them. Now, he is considered of one the representatives of contemporary international and spanish architecture.
[edit] List of Projects
- Passenger terminal in Yokohama's port.
- BBC Music Centre (London).
- Blue Moon in Groningen.
- Auditorium Park in Barcelona.
- Police Station Complex in Villajoyosa (Spain).
- Office Complex in Amsterdam.
- Publishing Headquarters in Paju City (Korea).
- Belgo restaurants in London, Bristol and New York.
- Spain´s pavilion in the Expo 2005 in Aichi (Japan).
- Swimming Pool complex in Madrid (projected for the candidacy of Madrid for the Olympic Games in 2012, but it is still going to be completed after the election of London instead of Spain's capital).
- London's Olympic Village for Summer Games in 2012.
- Justice City in Madrid.
- 5-star hotel in Gijón (Spain).
- Centre of technological transfer in La Rioja (Spain).
- Public houses in Madrid.
He also made a project for the reconstruction of the World Trade Centre and the Twin Towers (New York), but his proposal wasn't elected.
