Tristan Lopez-Chicheri L35 Architects
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L35 is an architectural firm with a truly global perspective. With 12 branches, almost 1,000 projects completed in 43 countries, with 38 partners and over 200 professionals, L35 has delivered world-class designs since 1967. In this podcast, Aaron chats with CEO and Senior Partner Tristán López-Chicheri about bringing young architects aboard, the challenges of designing large projects like the Santiago Bernabéu stadium renovation and integrating environmental objectives into the design process.
Photo courtesy of L35
A main objective of the proposal was to give the stadium a public entrance, kind of a lobby towards the city. The existing stadium had 57 doors but not a main entrance. On the Castellana side, east facade, the plaza was levelled in order to generate a main entrance to the stadium beneath the new facade's large overhang.
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Aaron Prinz is the host of the Design:ED Podcast and holds a Masters of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He was born and raised in the rural Northern California town of Red Bluff, just two hours south of the Oregon border. After one year of college, Prinz relocated to San Francisco to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. At age 26, he began studying architecture at Portland State University while interning at Studio Petretti Architecture led by Amanda Petretti. His professional contributions while at Studio Petretti were focused on a portion of the new Multnomah County Courthouse which is a prominent addition to the Portland skyline. He currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife Roxanne where he continues to work as a designer. |
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Originally published in Architectural Record
Originally published in July 2024
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe why L35 CEO Tristán López-Chicheri believes young architects can provide important balance to a firm.
- Explain the key design goals L35 pursued when working on the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.
- Discuss how L35 can maintain the ability to simultaneously design large stadium size projects as well as small residential projects.
- List the challenges and solutions L35 brings to local government administrations to create a more agile working relationship and garner project approval.
