Antonio de la Peña de Sabatés

Antonio de la Peña is a member of the Managing Committee of the European Property Federation -EPF- (since January 2005), Vice-President of the Spanish Council of Shopping Centres (AECC), Member of the European Advisory Board of the International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC) and President of Arpa Arquitectos.

Arpa Arquitectos is a consulting and architectural design firm, with vast and well known competence and experience in the shopping and entertainment centres industry in Spain as well as in residential, commercial and other kinds of projects. Internationally, Arpa Arquitectos works as a member of Evata, the worldwide architects firm and global alliance.

Place and Date of Birth: Madrid (Spain), 1949.

Education:

  • School: Colegio Claret (Madrid)
  • University: Graduate of the School of Architecture of Madrid Polytechnic University, in both specialisms, Urban Planning and Construction (1973).

Work Experience:
Antonio de la Peña has designed a large variety of shopping and entertainment centres, office buildings and residential developments as well as engaging in urban planning and design, consultancy in real estate, etc., in Spain, Europe and Latin America.

Is a member of the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid (COAM).

Has been:

  • Assistant Professor at the Madrid School of Architecture (1972-1987).
  • Member of the Retail Urban Planning Commission of the Retail Observatory (Spain Ministry of Economy) (1988-2003).
  • President of the VI Spanish Congress of Shopping Centres. La Coruña (1998).
  • Vice-President of the I European Conference of Retail and Urban Planning. (Málaga 1999). Sponsored by the European Commission and the Ministry of Economy.
  • Vice-President of the VII Spanish Congress of Shopping Centres. Las Palmas 2000.




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