Contemporary Madrid Tour

MADRID

Contemporary

Spain went through an economic boom after the Franco dictatorship that got reflected in the size and modernity of its skyline (with the construction of the financial district of AZCA and latter on Cuatro Torres) plus different banks have commissioned contemporary architects to design art foundations — so get ready to explore the futuristic side of Madrid.

Time period: 2000-now

Movie/book: El Buen Patrón (2021)/Catálogo ARCO Madrid

Soundtrack: Mëstiza/John Talabot’s music

Fashion: color blocking, coat or blazer plus cool sunglasses

Budget:

Satellite image of contemporary Madrid from Google Maps

This tour would take you up and down Paseo la Castellana/el Prado the most monumental street in the city where the main Spanish corporations have their headquarters and where you can find many art foundations and museums. The area is characterized by contemporary/modern architecture, skyscrapers, and graffiti. Madrid is home to various powerful financial institutions like BBVA, Caixa, Mapfre and well known companies like the Real Madrid, and cultural institutions like el Prado have commissioned contemporary architects to design new buildings or renovate old ones maintaining ell known architects like César Pelli, Norman Foster, Richard Rogers and Herzog & de Meuron to do buildings Madrid relevant in the contemporary scene . The tour suggest having brunch and a contemporary walking tour around Cuatro Torres in the morning; visiting 2 art foundations and the financial district AZCA in the afternoon; and the Reina Sofia plus dinner at night.