Rafael Moneo Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts 2012

At its meeting held in Oviedo, the Jury for the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts, composed of Carlos Fitz-James Stuart Martínez de Irujo, Duke of Huéscar, Mr José Luis Garci Muñoz, Mr Guillermo García-Alcalde Fernández, Mr Enrique González Macho, Mr Emilio Marcos Vallaure, Mr Hans Meinke Paege, Mr Benigno Pendás García, Ms Benedetta Tagliabue, Ms Amelia Valcárcel Bernaldo de Quiros, Mr Benjamin Weil, Mr Miguel Zugaza Miranda, chaired by Mr José Lladó Fernández-Urrutia and with José Antonio Caicoya Cores acting as secretary, has decided to confer the 2012 Prince of Asturias Prize for the Arts on Rafael Moneo Vallés, a Spanish architect of universal scope whose work enriches urban spaces with an architecture that is serene and meticulous. An acknowledged master in both the academic and professional field, Moneo leaves his own mark on each of his creations, at the same time as combining aesthetics with functionality, especially in the airy interiors that act as impeccable settings for great works of culture and the spirit.

Oviedo, 9th May 2012