Enrique Sobejano on optimism as essential to architecture

Enrique Sobejano, an architect from Madrid and co-founder of Nieto Sobejano alongside Fuensanta Nieto since 1985, underscores the significance of communication in architecture. He teaches at Universität der Künste Berlin and reminisces about his postgraduate experience at Columbia University in the early 1980s, where American educators concentrated on postmodern architecture while Spain engaged in discussions about Aldo Rossi and Peter Eisenman. He stresses the necessity for students to convey their ideas clearly. His firm has expanded with a second office in Berlin, enhancing contemporary Spanish architecture through projects such as the Contemporary Art Center in Córdoba and the Arvo Pärt Centre in Estonia. Recently, they secured victory in the La Cité du Théâtre competition as part of the Grand Paris initiative. Sobejano encourages architects to maintain a sense of optimism. This interview was conducted by Valentina Silvestrini for Artribune.