Zarzuela Horse Race Track (Hipódromo de la Zarzuela), Madrid, 1935–1941.
Architects: Carlos Arniches Moltó and Martín Domínguez Esteban.
Structural Engineering: Eduardo Torroja.
Declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest in 2009.
Canopy and galloping horse (Zarzuela Horse Race Track), from the series “Arquitecturas Revisitadas,” 2015. © Ana Amado.
Modern Architecture of Madrid. Photographs by Ana Amado is a traveling exhibition that opened during the 22nd Madrid International Architecture Week 2025. The exhibition has been organized by the Official Association of Architects of Madrid (COAM), the COAM Architecture Foundation, and the Ibercaja Foundation to promote the knowledge and preservation of modern architecture.
The photographs on display by architect, photographer, and visual artist Ana Amado focus on projects in which the structure shapes their modern spatiality. These buildings and urban structures in the Community of Madrid have received national and international awards, and some have even been declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest.
The Cine Barceló, built by Luis Gutiérrez Soto in 1930–1931; The Zarzuela Hippodrome, built by Carlos Arniches, Martín Domínguez, and Eduardo Torroja in 1935–1941; The Hydrographic Studies Center built by Miguel Fisac in 1960–1963; The Maravillas Gymnasium built by Alejandro de la Sota in 1960–1962; the Torres Blancas built by Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oíza in 1964–1968; the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Spain built by Fernando Higueras and Antonio Miró in 1964–1988; the Camino de los Estudiantes built by Carlos Clemente and Eladio Dieste in 1996–98; as well as the Monumental Bridge of Arganzuela built by Dominique Perrault in 2010–11 are works that, through Amado’s powerful lens, showcase the elegance and modernity of the exterior and interior spaces that are, by definition, property and intangible asset of all citizens.
The exhibition, conceived by Javier Revillo as an architectural-photographic installation, opened to the public in October 2025 and will be on view until December 2026 in seven cultural spaces in the Community of Madrid: Centro Cultural Norte-Universidad in Móstoles, Centro Cultural Pérez de la Riva in Las Rozas, Centro Cultural Isabel de Farnesio in Aranjuez, Centro de Arte de Alcobendas, Museo de la Ciudad in Torrejón de Ardoz, Biblioteca Central de Leganés, and Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid.
In this photo essay, we feature a series of buildings included in the exhibition.
Spanish Cultural Heritage Institute (Instituto de Patrimonio Cultural de España), Madrid, 1964–1988.
Architects: Fernando Higueras and Antonio Miró.
Structural engineers: José Antonio Fernández Ordóñez and Julio Martínez Calzón.
Declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest in 2001.
IPCE Central Hall, from the series “Arquitecturas Revisitadas,” 2015. © Ana Amado.
Center for Hydrographic Studies (Centro de Estudios Hidrográficos), Madrid, 1960-1963.
Architect: Miguel Fisac.
Structural Engineers: Julián González Montesinos and José María Priego.
Bien de Interés Cultural en 2023
CEDEX nave, from the series “Arquitecturas Revisitadas,” 2015. © Ana Amado.
Barceló Theater, Madrid, 1930.
Architect: Luis Gutiérrez Soto.
Declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest in 2023.
Barceló rooftop, From the series “Arquitecturas Revisitadas,” 2015. © Ana Amado.
Arganzuela Pedestrian Bridge, 2010–2011.
Architect: Dominique Perrault.
Structural Engineer: Julio Martínez Calzón.
Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design, Harvard University, 2016.
Arganzuela Pedestrian Bridge, from the series “Arquitecturas Revisitadas,” 2015. © Ana Amado.
Maravillas School Gymnasium, Madrid, 1960-1962.
Architect: Alejandro de la Sota.
Structural Engineer: Eusebio Rojas Marcos.
Declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest in 2017.
Maravillas School Gymnasium, from the series “Arquitecturas Revisitadas,” 2015. © Ana Amado.
Student Path, Alcalá de Henares, 1996-1998.
Architect: Carlos Clemente.
Structural Engineer: Eladio Dieste.
Dieste Canopy, form the series “Arquitecturas Revisitadas,” 2015. © Ana Amado.
Torres Blancas, Madrid, 1964–1968.
Architect: Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza.
Structural Engineers: Carlos Fernández Casado and Javier Manterola Armisén.
COAM 50 Award, ex aequo, 2022.
Elevation, Torres Blancas, 2015. © Ana Amado.
Exhibition Credits
Organized and sponsored by: Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid, Fundación Arquitectura COAM, and Fundación Ibercaja
Collaborators: Ayuntamiento de la Villa de Móstoles, Ayuntamiento de Las Rozas de Madrid, Ayuntamiento del Real Sitio y Villa de Aranjuez, Ayuntamiento de Alcobendas, Ayuntamiento de Torrejón de Ardoz, Ayuntamiento de Leganés
Curator and exhibition designer: Javier Revillo
Photography: Ana Amado
Graphic Design: Pedro Ibáñez Albert
Exhibition installation: DYPSA
Dates: October 2025-December, 2026
