HISTORY
AZCA is an acronym for a special development superblock at the economic-financial heart of the city of Madrid.
1954
AZCA was founded in 1954 as a result of the Ideas Competition for a Civic Commercial Centre to relieve congestion in the historic centre.
1957
The architect Antoni Perpiñá won the competition and developed the master plan for AZCA.
1964
The master plan for AZCA was approved
1968
Work began
Although it’s been considered a pioneer master plan, as the years went by, problems began to arise due to the deterioration of its public space facilities, in addition to a series of conflicts attributed to the combination of different uses.
Those of us who form part of RENAZCA believe that it’s time to tackle this exciting project and finally recover this emblematic space of Madrid, so it can be enjoyed by everyone.
Together, we can make AZCA a sustainable landmark, and that is exactly what we are going to achieve.
MILESTONES
AZCA at the Ronda del Ensanche’s edge and to the north of the old hippodrome inaugurated in 1878.
Madrid’s General Urban Development Plan or “Bidagor Plan”.
The proposal includes a mall at the start of Paseo de la Castellana. In 1947 the project for the Prolongation of the Avenida del Generalísimo (Paseo de la Castellana).
Ideas competition for the construction of a Commercial Civic Center, so the congestion of the city center can be relieved. Won by the architect Antonio Perpiñá Sebriá.
AZCA’s Partial Urban Development Plan. Based on the architect Antonio Perpiñá’s project.
Exposition brochure. Partial plan 1966.
The Compensation Board is constituted as “Asociación Mixta de Compensación de la Manzana “A”, Comercial del sector Avenida del Generalísimo de Madrid” (A. Z. C. A.). Later that year COPLACO approves the AZCA Urbanization Project.
1968 – 1975. The block is divided in four polygons for its phased execution.
Fases:
– “Orense” phase, approved in 1968.
– “Southeast” subphase, approved in 1969.
– B-10 and AC-2 plot lands, approved in 1971.
– “South” and East” phases, approved by COPLACO in 1973.
– “Central” and “North” phases, approved by COPLACO in 1975.
Creation of CON-AZCA.
It’s responsible for the conservation of the public domain and use land, the central free space and the surface road network. The obligation is contracted for 20 years (1977-1997).
In 1998 CON-AZCA 2 was created for a period of 10 years.
As of 2009, the Madrid City Council is in charge of the conservation of the public domain and use facilities.
’70s and ’80s. Rising of the most emblematic buildings.
Windsor Tower was devastated by a fire in February.
Inauguration of the Titania Tower. Specific revitalization actions since 2016.
