Free Alternative Living Spaces Expo Stuffed with Activities and Exhibits

The Exposition EFÍMERAS: Alternativas Habitables arrived in Madrid last week packed with more than three-months-worth of stimulating activities, full-scale exhibits and impressive ideas about unique, low-cost/high-efficiency living spaces. The exposition, which will be housed in the exposition room at La Arquería of Nuevos Ministerios until May 29th, features four main concepts: Low-cost living, “Make it [...]

Sustainable Fashion Exposition Free

Sustainable fashion is hosting a series of debates and encounters with Alex McIntosh of Centre for Sustainable Design, United Kingdom and La Casita de Wendy from Spain.This occurs on the 24th of November from 7pm.Then on the 25th there will be another debate led by May Cortazzi of Regenerate Clothing, United Kingdom and Ion Fiz [...]

Architecture Week-Free For All

The week dedicated to the work and art of architecture started yesterday,3rd of October until the 8th of October.Some of the interesting activities include guide visists led by architectural students to some of the most emblematic buildings of Madrid close to Metro lines like like the Banco de Bilbao at Torre BBVA,Teatro Canal,Edificio Telefónica,Edificio Caixaforum [...]

Children’s Theatre:25th September 2010

Coquita and Meloncia are two kids who play all the days between childhood upsets and complications.They find 3 boxes of 3 sizes with which they encounter the elements of the sea,earth and air.In this way the children learn and adapt to live together more harmoniously and take care of the environment through song and melodies.

Free Birdwatching Trek with a Guide

Do you like bird watching or just curious about the avian species in Madrid?Then dont miss this date with an expert on the matter.The session will take place at Parque del Retiro (Puerta de la Independencia).

Solar Decathlon:Houses Powered by the Sun

 Solar Decathlon (SD) is a competition organised by the Department of Energy of the Government of the  United States of America. This competition rounds up all universities from all over the world to design and build energy auto-sufficient residential homes which only use solar energy.

Madrid Book Week & Book Signing by Risto Isomäki

Award winning Finnish science fiction author and environentalist Risto Isomäki is in Madrid and today,12th June, he is signing his books from 8pm at the Retiro Park in the Nordic stall number 6.See him in action below:

Recreating and re-inventing landscapes

Re-invented landscapes is a demonstration of the way thinking outside the box can produce marvellous results in photography. Mario Ayguavives and Marcos Morilla play with two visions,one bein the unreal and the other bieng the actual state of nature available.

Free sustainable architecture exposition

This exposition is showcasing the works of leaders in sustainable architecture on international level.The works of  Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Ken Yeang, Emilio Ambasz, Jonathan Hines, Rafael de la Hoz, David Kirkland, Mario Cucinella, Antonio Lamela, Íñigo Ortiz, Enrique León and the studies of the Dutch MVRDV will be on dispaly.The exposition was comissioned by the [...]

Saturday FREE PASS at Madrid swimming pools

The City Council of Madrid is inagurating the opening of the city pools to the public tomorrow, the 29th of May for the summer period. As a result of the ¨grand opening¨for the rest of the summer,the incentive for anyone attracting people to the pools, is making the pools accessible for free for the FIRST [...]