ETSAM receives the Medal of Honor 2022 from the La Real Academia de Bellas Artes
Prof. Dr. Oya Atalay Franck
Dean, ZHAW Architecture Design and Civil Engineering / Past President, EAAE/AEEA European Association for Architectural Education
The director of the ETSAM?Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, Manuel Blanco Lage, received the Medal of Honor for the year 2022 from the?La Real Academia de Bellas Artes.?With this award, the Academy recognizes the outstanding role played by the ETSAM in the history of modern and contemporary architecture in Spain, as well as its longstanding work in the conservation of architectural heritage, backed by its consolidated international prestige. The candidacy was presented by architects Juan Navarro Baldeweg, Alberto Campo Baeza and Rafael Manzano, who read the laudatio. I had the honor to be present at the award ceremony on behalf of EAAE European Association for Architectural Education at this historical moment for ETSAM. EAAE is proud of its longstanding member for this unique achievement.