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1996
The Ministry of Culture launched an international architectural competition in April 1995 for the extension and replanning of the prestigious Prado Museum in Madrid. This open and anonymous competition, organised in accordance with the UNESCO/UIA Recommendation, was held in two stages.
481 projects were submitted to the jury. Presided by Mrs Carmen Alboch
y Batalier, Minister of Culture, the jury was composed of Enrique Linde
Paniagua, Vice-Minister of Culture, Luis Rodriguez-Avial Llardent, deputy
for town planning, representing the Mayor of Madrid, Jose Antonio Fernandez
Ordonez, President of the Royal Foundation of the Prado, Jose Maria Luzon
Nogué, Director of the Prado Museum, Mrs Manuela Mena Marquez, specialist
in museography, and the following architects: Jaime Duro Pifarré,
UIA President, Pedro Ramirez Vazquez (Mexico) representing the UIA, Dan
Eytan (Israel), Rogelio Salmona (Colombia), Mario Botta (Switzerland), Hans
Hollein (Austria), Herman Hertzberger (The Netherlands), Francesco Venezia
(Italy).
Krzysztof Chwalibog (Poland) participated in the meeting as deputy member.
Antonio Fernandez Alba (architect-Spain) was secretary to the jury.
Meeting on 10, 11 and 12 January 1996 in Madrid, the jury examined all the projects. The successive selection and process of elimination led to the final selection of 10 projects which could compete in the second stage of the competition.
The jury (*) met again on 5 and 6 September 1996. It was presided by Mrs Esperanza Aguirre Gil de Biedma, Minister for Education and Culture, and composed of Miguel Angel Cortes Martin, Vice-Minister of Culture, Luis Rodriguez-Avial Llardent, deputy for town planning, representing the Mayor of Madrid, Jose Antonio Fernandez Ordonez, President of the Royal Foundation of the Prado, Jose Maria Luzon Nogué, Director of the Prado Museum, Mrs Manuela Mena Marquez, specialist in museography, and the following architects: Jaime Duro Pifarré, UIA President, Pedro Ramirez Vazquez (Mexico) representing the UIA, Dan Eytan (Israel), Rogelio Salmona (Colombia), Mario Botta (Switzerland), Hans Hollein (Austria), Herman Hertzberger (The Netherlands), Francesco Venezia (Italy).
Pedro Ramirez Vazquez and Hans Hollein sent their apologies for their absence, therefore Krzystof Chwalibog (Poland) replaced them as a full jury member.
Having examined the reports of the Technical Commission, the members of the jury examined each project individually and then proceeded to make a first selection of 7 projects. After long deliberation, the jury did not reach a final vote determining the attribution of the first prize. Throughout the ballots, none of the projects submitted obtained the two thirds majority required in accordance with the competition regulations.
Consequently, the jury decided to award two ex-aequo prizes. The total amount of the prize money was divided between the authors of these two projects. Anonymity was then lifted to reveal the identity of the ten finalists.
The two teams are as follows:
The distinction was awarded to the project by the Spanish team for the "quality of the project's integration with the site and the environment as well as for its unquestionable town planning qualities".
The projects by the Swiss team received the jury's acclaim for "its rigorous approach in the resolution of the museographical requirements of the programme".
The following eight teams also participated in the second stage:
All projects submitted for the competition were exhibited at the National Museum of Anthropology in Madrid from 10 to 25 October 1996. A catalogue presenting a general view of all the projects was published.
(*) Modifications in the composition of the jury are the result of changes which took place within the Spanish Goverment between the two stages of the competition.