In conversation with... Antonio Fernández Alba. Outlines and shades of Antonio Fernández Alba

Abstract

Antonio Fernández Alba (Salamanca 1927) has written and also has inspired so many texts on architecture. His bibliography is as astonishing as his professional career. A member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, since 1987, and of the Spanish Royal Academy since 2005, the numerous awards in recognition of the virtuosity of his works culminated in the Gold Medal for Architecture from the Governing Board of the College of Architects of Spain, in 2002, and the National Prize for Architecture, in 2003. He is one of a few architects who has very zealously cultivated drawing in his design projects, aware of its instrumental role in the transmission of the intrinsic values of architecture. Some of his sketches, plants and perspectives have been widely reproduced and they are part of the collective imaginary of the representation of modern architecture in Spain. In this interview he shows us another facet of his passion for drawing; the collection of sketchbooks that fill the shelves of his studio.

Keywords

• antonio fernández alba
• arquitectura