Nieto Sobejano Exercise

THE SITE:

M A D I N A T A L Z A H R

Unearthed by archaeologists over 90 years ago, the ruins of Madinat al-Zahra, just outside Cordoba, represent a powerful, flowering of Islamic art, architecture and urban design. Built in the 10th century by Abd al-Rahman III, this vast citadel at the foot of the Sierra Morena mountains was ostensibly named after the caliph’s favourite concubine. But this was no mere weekend pleasure palace-it was effectively the capital of alAndalus, the powerful Muslim-occupied territory in the Iberian peninsula. Today, only around a tenth of the city has been excavated, and though

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work continues under the Spanish government, the site is at risk of being compromised by illegal housing schemes. Spanish based architects origionally won a competiton to design a rmuseam interpretation and research centre in Cordoba, Spain. On one hand the architects intented the proposed building to be nostagic and respectful of the past. On the other hand the architectect felt a need to address the urba Spanish based architects origionally won a competiton to design a rmuseam interpretation and research centre in Cordoba, Spain. On one hand the architects intented the proposed building to be nostagic and respectful of the past. On the other hand the architectect felt a need to address the urban spral which infects the once palace city.

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