Lecture Series: Nature-In-Space: José Selgas and Lucía Cano: selgascano

Lucía Cano Pintos, architect from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid was educated in an architectural environment and initiated her architectural practice work with his father, the great Spanish master Julio Cano Lasso. She was a member of the renowned architecture office Cano Lasso Studio.

José Selgas Rubio, architect from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid worked with Francesco Venezia in Naples and was awarded Rome Prize at the Spain Academy of Fine Arts in Rome afterwards.
Together they founded Selgas-Cano, an award-winning architecture office based in Madrid. Their broad architectural work stretches across a varied range of types and scales throughout the world. Moreover, their work has been exhibited, among others, at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humelbæk, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, MoMA and the Guggenheim in New York.

José Selgas Spanish and Lucía Cano (Selgas-Cano) have an original and distinctive approach to architecture where the connection to nature takes place through the dissolution of a translucent or transparent enclosure creating varying relationships and interactions with daylight. Their work is refreshing, full of creativity and youth, and on the other hand, displays a strong commitment to the user. Their interiors feature vibrant atmospheres where elegant combinations of colours and lightweight structures lead users to imaginative experiences. Spatial flow is set between their diverse spaces, extending out, connecting either with winter gardens or the surrounding environment.

Their lecture is a unique opportunity to get to know their work through their own words, as they only present lectures on very exceptional occasions.