Guiding Architects Andalusia
Hello! We are GA-Andalucía, a team of architects with extensive professional experience and experts in organizing architectural tours and study trips in Andalusia. We provide the visitor with broad knowledge of local architecture and urban planning and a deep comprehension of the circumstances, features, and possibilities involved.
Who are we?
Elena García Crespo. Architect from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (1999). Since 2000, when I moved to Malaga, I have participated in numerous heritage intervention projects and between 2003 and 2004, I worked in the Botanical-Historical Garden La Concepción as an architect. Since 2010, I have developed activities for the dissemination of architecture, urbanism and heritage, collaborating with various local initiatives and institutions. I believe it is essential to bring citizens closer to aspects of urban dynamics, management and planning of cities and energy efficiency to encourage their involvement in order to make cities and built environments the best spaces of opportunity for personal and collective development.
Blanca Espigares Rooney. Architect from the University of Seville (2003), specialising in heritage, the city and Andalusian architecture. Master’s degree in Architecture and historical heritage (2006-2007) and PhD from the University of Granada (2015). I have worked on heritage restoration and enhancement projects in the Alhambra and other historic cities, which has allowed me to acquire in-depth knowledge of their structures and main elements. I have also been a teacher and researcher at the University of Granada, where I learnt didactic techniques and began to disseminate knowledge. For years, I have dedicated part of my work to the dissemination of architecture, and in particular the importance of contemporary architecture with urban planning and historical heritage.
Rafael Ruiz Gil. Architect by the University of Seville (2011). Master in Architecture and Historical Heritage (2014-2015) and PhD from the University of Seville (2023). I have worked in different fields ranging from building and urban planning to museum concept and design or cultural management. I have also been a research collaborator at the University of Seville and a visiting researcher at the University of Porto. I have always had a great interest in the dissemination and spread of architecture and heritage, which has led me in recent years to delve deeper into these subjects, covering both historical and contemporary architecture and urban developing.
Jule Pötter. Architect from RWTH Aachen, Germany (1999), founding partner of AF6 Arquitectura studio (2002), collaborator of GA Andalucía since 2019.
I have lived and studied in Germany, Italy and Spain. I have had a special interest in the relationship between heritage and contemporary architecture since the beginning of my career. Knowledge of the history of buildings is the basis for understanding today’s cities and developing new projects according to the context of the past and new needs. For this reason, the dissemination of architecture is a fundamental part of my work as an architect.
Rosario Artacho Sánchez. I graduated as an architect from the Polytechnic University of Madrid in 2001. After working with different studios in Madrid and completing my PhD there, I settled in Granada, my hometown. I worked for several years in the construction of social housing and public land management. I completed a master’s degree in restoration at the Juan de Herrera Institute with a scholarship from the Madrid College of Architects and spent a year in Paris at the IUP (Paris Institute of Urban Planning). I am passionate about urban planning and its influence on the social and human dimension of our lives in cities. Since 2014, I have been managing a family business dedicated to organic olive cultivation. This change has broadened my vision of the agricultural landscape as a support for the built-up urban landscape. For me, it is an opportunity to reflect on current lifestyles in terms of energy, sustainability and the environment.
