Manuel de las Casas
Manuel de las Casas was a Spanish architect.
Biography
He graduated from the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid in 1964 and received his doctorate from the same school in 1966, where he also taught in the Projects Department.In addition, he was appointed Chief Inspector of the Monument Restoration Service in 1979, first Deputy Director General of Projects and Works, then Director General of the General Directorate of Architecture and Construction and Director of the Architecture Biennale in 1983.
Notable works
- Restoration of Toledo Cathedral
- Church and parish centre of Santa Irene, 1984
- Castilla-La Mancha Pavilion in Seville Expo '92,
- King Alfonso Enriques Hispano-Portuguese Institute : renovation of a Franciscan convent, 1993
- Ministry of Agriculture, 1993
- 198 social housing units
- Pontevedra Auditorium and Convention Centre, 1997
- Faculty of Health Sciences, 1998
- Royal Foundation of Toledo, 1998
- Pontevedra Exhibition Centre, 1998
- Cultural Centre
- Sánchez-Médina House, 2004
Awards
- Urban Planning and Architecture Award
- Urban Planning and Architecture Prize
- I Spanish Architecture Biennial
- II Spanish Architecture Biennial
- Hispano-Portuguese Institute "Rei Alfonso Henriques"
- Gold Medal of Fine Arts
- Gold Medal of the City of Toledo
- Iberoamerican Biennial of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- Quality Award for Aesthetics
- VIII Edition of the COAG Architecture Award: Best New Plant Buildings
- National Architecture Award
- Anthological Award for Contemporary Architecture for the best private housing