Plasencia Conference Centre
In northern Extremadura, Plasencia stands out as a meeting point for some of the region’s most striking areas. This is the city of cathedrals, palaces and stately homes, immortalised by the artist Joaquín Sorolla in his painting “El Mercado” that now hangs in the Hispanic Society of New York. The Conference Centre, which opened on 22 June 2017, is the work of Madrid-based Selgascano studio, an icon of avant-garde architecture and shortlisted for the prestigious European Mies Van der Rohe Award that crystallises the Extremadura landscape like a rough diamond rising out of the Berrocal protected natural area.
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Functional and cutting-edge
Plasencia Conference and Exhibition Centre has radically changed the city’s appearance. Its futuristic frame, the work of architects Lucía Cano and José Selgas, captures everyone’s imagination. Its presence calls for further dialogue between the city and the surrounding countryside on which it timidly stands: the protected area of the Berrocal. The building, covering more than 7,000 square metres, has a free outdoor parking area for more than 600 vehicles. Its vibrant and colourful interior consists of 9 storeys housing 6 multi-purpose rooms, 2 terraces and the Grand Auditorium with seating capacity for 757 spectators. Plasencia Conference and Exhibition Centre has thus become a state-of-the-art landmark, a venue for unique conferences and encounters between enterprise and professionals.
Mies Van Der Rohe Awards
In 2019, the Plasencia Conference Centre was one of the five shortlisted projects for this prestigious European award. The Mies Van Der Rohe Awards recognise and reward the quality of architectural production in Europe. This architectural work, with its evanescent, vibrant yet forceful presence, brings life to the city: now more international than ever, it welcomes hundreds of visitors every year thanks to this prestigious foreign recognition.