Ángel Cordero

Ángel Cordero Ampuero

  • Architect (M.D.) degree in ‘Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura” of the UPM University (Polytechnic University of Madrid).
  • Specialist in Urbanism in ‘Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura” of the UPM University (Polytechnic University of Madrid).
  • DEA degree (doctoral studies and pre-research) in Architectural Composition Department, UPM (Polytechnic University of Madrid).
  • Nowadays completing his Ph.D. thesis.

  • Architect, nowadays with own practice, devoted to housing, interior and urban design. In the past, I was former partner of ‘local_landscape’, urban design firm involved in several projects leaded by 'Richard Rogers and Partnership' and the British landscape designer Andrew Grant.
  • Awarded first prize ARCO 08-09 (section “Housing, Rehabilitation and Interior Design”) for his social housing complex in San Francisco (Almería, Spain, together with Jorge Palomero).
  • Selected in the exhibition and publication “Madrid 100% Arquitectura II” (COAM, Architects Association of Madrid) for his social housing complex in San Francisco (Almería, Spain, together with Jorge Palomero).
  • Awarded in the X Biennial of Spanish Architecture as pre-selected work for his social housing complex in San Francisco (Almería, Spain, together with Jorge Palomero).
  • Apart from the mentioned housing complex, some completed architectural works (project and building supervision), including 3 detached houses (from 70 to 500 sqm), several interior rehabilitations (residential) and the urban design for a housing complex.

  • Contributor to ‘utoplan campus design’ (http://www.utoplan.com), practice devoted to University Planning.
  • Author of many articles, chapter and books about Architecture and Design.

  • Teacher of ‘Sistemas de Representación’ (Technical Drawing applied to Design) in the CSDMM (Fashion Design School of Madrid), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, among other teaching experience.
  • Researcher for University San Pablo-CEU for a study, leaded by Pablo Campos Calvo-Sotelo, about “Space Innovation for Higher Education”.
  • Research worker for several researches about Architecture heritage, in special contemporary one.