Luis Peña Ganchegui would have turned 100 on 29 March 2026. A century on, his legacy remains fully relevant as the expression of an architecture deeply linked to the vocation of place.

To commemorate the centenary of his birth, the archive that preserves his legacy has scheduled a series of activities that will take place throughout 2026.

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Article Luis Peña Ganchegui at 100 (29/03/2026)
Coinciding with his birthday, the Chicago-based cultural platform MAS Context publishes on its digital channel a monographic article describing his life and professional trajectory and extensively illustrating some of his most significant projects.
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Book Luis Peña Ganchegui: El arquitecto como Lugar (April)
Ten years after its print publication, the digital edition of Mario Sangalli’s doctoral thesis (ISBN 978-84-87813-57-3) will be released, thus helping to disseminate a work that offers many keys to understanding the life and work of the man who was his teacher and mentor.
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Exhibition Plaza del Tenis, antesala del Peine del Viento (May to September)
Installed at the current headquarters of the Basque Institute of Architecture (in the former Santa Teresa Convent), the exhibition proposes a journey through the fifty years between the birth of the author of the Plaza del Peine del Viento and its construction, dwelling on its conception and execution before going on to describe the recently completed restoration. Both the exhibition and the Plaza del Peine del Viento itself will be the subject of guided visits and workshops throughout the duration of the show.
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Lecture series Peña Ganchegui, a centenary legacy (October to December)
Alongside the talk presenting the book Plaza del Tenis, a series of lectures has been scheduled on the architect’s legacy in its different facets (design, research and teaching), to be held throughout the autumn.
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Exhibition Peña Ganchegui, architect illustrated (October to December)
A dozen illustration professionals from the Basque Country will present, at the future headquarters of the Basque Institute of Architecture (following its move to Tabakalera), their vision of Peña Ganchegui’s work in an exhibition that will also include material from the Peña Ganchegui Archive representing the selected works.
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Book Plaza del Tenis (10/09/2026)
The fourth volume in the Fondo Peña Ganchegui collection, which addresses Peña Ganchegui’s most emblematic works in monographic form, is devoted to Plaza del Tenis on the fiftieth anniversary of the beginning of its construction. It includes an unpublished text by Iñaki Abalos, an architect of recognised international standing who will take part in the book launch at the EAI/IAE on 10 September.
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Guide maps to Peña Ganchegui’s works in Mutriku and Oiartzun (date to be determined)
Presentation of the two guide maps published in collaboration with the School of Architecture, bringing together and identifying the works carried out by its founder in both towns.

In sum, we propose that 2026 be a year to look again at, revisit and rediscover the work of Peña Ganchegui.


 

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