The controversial restoration of an ancient Spanish castle, which was viewed as a monumental “cock-up” by some and hailed by others as a stunning and sympathetic labour of conservation, has been shortlisted for a global architecture prize.
Matrera castle, a 1,000-year-old hilltop fortress in the Cádiz province of southern Spain, has found itself at the centre of bitter clash between traditionalists and modernists following a painstaking “consolidation and restoration” project that sa… (View original article)