José Mª Ezquiaga José Mª Ezquiaga has a PhD in Architecture, “Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado” (Thesis Award) from the “Universidad Politécnica” of Madrid (1990), Architecture degree from the “Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura” of Madrid (1979) and Degree in Sociology and Political Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid (1981).
He has been linked to the city and the urban project from the very beginning of his professional career, taking on diverse urban responsabilities in Local and Regional Administrations in Madrid: Head of the Planning Department of the Gerencia Municipal de Urbanismo of Madrid (1985-88), General Director of Urbanism of the Madrid Region (1988-91) and General Director of Urban Planning and Concertation of the Madrid Region (1991-95). At present, as an independent professional, he manages the office of Ezquiaga Arquitectura Sociedad y Territorio.
National Award for Urbanism 2005 and Gubbio European Award granted by the “Associazione Nazionale Centri Storico-Artistici de Italia”, 2006. Madrid Townhall Urbanism Award in the years 1986, 1989, 1995 and 1997; Research Award from the Madrid Townhall (1990)
and Urbanism Award granted by the “Colegio Oficial de
Arquitectos de Madrid” (1986).
In the academic sphere, he is Professor of Urbanism of the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura (Madrid) from 1995. Visiting Professor in the universities of Turin, Rome (La Sapienza), Instituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, TU Delft, Dortmund, Oxford Brooks, Brasilia, Nacional de Colombia (Bogotá and Medellín), Los Andes y Pontificia Universdad Javeriana (Bogotá), Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Faculty Associate of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (Cambridge, USA). Collaborator in numerous Master Degrees and Postgraduate Courses, including the Master in Territorial Policy and
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Urbanism of the Carlos III University of Madrid, and the Master of Urban Projects of the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña. He has published one hundred essays and research papers in books and specialised magazines in Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Holland, Switzerland, Spain and Latin America.
Has been President of the Urbanism Commission and member of the Board of the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos of Madrid (1999-2004) and formed part of the National Commission of Experts in Urbanism, constituted by the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Environment in 1995. Member of the Advisory Board of Urbanism of the Madrid Townhall (2005-07).
In the professional sphere, he has been Director of the Bases of the Regional Plan of the Territorial Strategy of Madrid (1995) and Director of `Madrid Centro´ Strategic Project 2008-10. Furthermore, he is author and director of
the Regional Plans of
Menorca, Lanzarote, Gernika, Durango, East Almería, Urban Agglomeration of Huelva, Metropolitan Area of Murcia, León, Ávila, International Tajo, Alqueva Reservoir, Gata Mountain Range and Pasiego Territory; the Master Plans of: Córdoba, Burgos, Guadalajara, Logroño, Segovia, Talavera de la Reina, Puertollano, Parla and the Urban Projects of: Castellana Prolongation, Regeneration of the military instalations of Campamento in Madrid, North Alcorcón (Madrid), Madrid´s Green Railway Corridor, Manzanares Lineal Park and of the public initiative residential areas of Valdelbernardo (Madrid), Fuentelucha (Alcobendas, Madrid) and El Bojar (Cantabria). Of architectural note is the project for one hundred and sixty social dwellings in Madrid in collaboration with the Colombian architect Rogelio Salmona for the Municipal Land and Housing Office (2007).
Within the international scope, he has been Consultant of the European Commission (G.D. XVI) for the development of the “Terra” Program, has participated as an expert in “URB-AL” Programmes, V Framework Programme for Research and Development and Interreg III- South Zone.Has been International Advisor in the ellaboration of the “Ley de Ordenamiento Territorial” of Colombia and in the Master Plans for the cities of Bogotá and Medellín; and consultant of the Inter-American Development Bank IDB in the development of the Territorial Strategy for the Metropolitan Region of Buenos Aires (2006-07).
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