School contest “The Nine Secrets”

Sponsored by the current Santa María la Real Historical Heritage Foundation, this contest has proven to be the best vehicle for engaging students in heritage protection and stimulating them as active agents for its...

Varias localidades / Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid, Zamora, Ávila / Castilla y León.
Award in the Category Education, training and awareness-raising / Education, training and skills in the year 2013

Ruins of the Monastery of San Pedro de Eslonza

The ruins of this 16th-century monastery have undergone an intervention that included archaeological investigation, consolidation and rehabilitation for tourist visits. Its technical, economic and social sustainability is commendable.

Gradefes / León / Castilla y León.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2023

Restoration of the palacio de Quiñones in Riolago de Babia

This fortified palace from the 15th century was restored by its owner, the industrialist Fernando Geijo.

Riolago / León / Castilla y León.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 1989

Rehabilitation of Botines’ house by Antonio Gaudí

Cleaning the façade, general sanitation, and conversion of the attics into a spacious boardroom are some of the projects in one of the few works by the best-known Spanish architect outside of Catalonia.

León / León / Castilla y León.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 1998

Ene Térmica, Nacional Energy Museum

The Light Factory, Museum of Energy arises from the conservation and rehabilitation of the sophisticated functional buildings of a power plant, abandoned in 1971, and its equipment.

Ponferrada / León / Castilla y León.
Award in the Category Conservation / Conservation and adaptive reuse in the year 2012