Manuel Gallego Jorreto

(1936) spansk arkitekt

Manuel Gallego Jorreto (Spain, b. 1936) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Manuel Gallego Jorreto belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Manuel Gallego Jorreto was born in O Carballiño. Manuel Gallego Jorreto became a member of Royal Galician Academy of Fine Arts. The awards include Castelao Medal, Gold medal of Galicia, Premio Nacional de Arquitectura y espacios públicos, and National Architecture Award of Spain.

One of the best-known works is ‘Administrative building of the Xunta de Galicia in Pontevedra’. The catalogue has one building by Manuel Gallego Jorreto. The dated building is from 2008.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Aurelio Galfetti, Christopher Alexander, Rafael Manzano, Glenn Murcutt, and Jan Gehl.

• Administrative building of the Xunta de Galicia in Pontevedra