Today was our last day together in Madrid--given the advanced state of exhaustion in which both students and faculty find themselves, we have decided to take most of the day off tomorrow. We more than made up for it today. We began with a guided tour and some verbal sparring with overzealous security guards at the Regional Archive and library by Mansilla and Tunon. Probably the best building so far- a reworking of a 29th century beer factory and a huge channel glass-clad addition. Then, off to gritty Usera and the public library by Abalos and Herreros. A mini-skyscraper for books. Wonderful. Then a marathon walk past housing blocks by Wiel Arets to a suburban train that took us to a childrens' swim meet at Alberto Nicolau's wavy-roofed public pool in Valdemoro. One student, who shall remain nameless, attracted the attention of all the teenage girls.
A very long day....and still so much we haven't been able to see.
Friday, June 5, 2009
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It is great how I came back to the blog & seemed more familiar with the building names and architects after we took a tour there. I am enjoying this trip a lot!!! ^ ^ & YEAH! We have the day off so that we can explore Madrid more on our own! --Yu
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