Spanish Restoration Architect Presents at Coral Gables Museum June 19

On June 19, 2025, Spanish restoration architect Eduardo Martínez Moya visits the Coral Gables Museum in Florida to lead a talk on the recent restoration of La Giralda in Sevilla, Spain, a sister city to Coral Gables.

Utilizing re-purposed Roman ruins, La Giralda was originally built as a minaret for the Mosque of Ibn ‘Addabas in al-Andalus in the 12th century. It was later repurposed as a bell tower for the Catholic Cathedral of Sevilla. One of Europe's most treasured architectural landmarks, the structure has undergone an intensive and lengthy restoration In recent years, overseen by Martínez Moya and completed in 2024.

As the project's restoration architect, Martínez Moya led the efforts of the documentation, investigation, design, and coordination of the restoration of this iconic tower that has been standing for nearly eight centuries. His presentation takes attendees on a deep dive to understand the building materials from different eras plus the contemporary strategies for conservation, stabilization, and renovation of a UNESCO World Heritage site visited by millions every year.

This presentation is part of the exhibition La Giralda: Transformation, Influence, Restoration, currently on view at the Coral Gables Museum. The exhibition highlights La Giralda's legacy, its recent restoration, its architectural influence, including its connection to Coral Gables.

Eduardo Martínez Moya is an architect based in Sevilla, Spain, with over three decades of experience specializing in structural design, foundation systems, and architectural heritage restoration. A graduate of the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Sevilla, he has been a faculty member at the University of Sevilla since 1991. There, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in structural analysis, construction pathology, and heritage intervention.

He is also the founder and director of Edartec Consultores, a firm that has led more than two thousand projects since 1996, ranging from new construction to structural rehabilitation of historic sites. His expertise spans structural diagnostics, reinforcement techniques, and conservation of monumental architecture, with work carried out across Spain and in other countries like Portugal, Italy, Morocco, Jordan, and Mexico.

Martínez Moya will present at the Coral Gables Museum on Thursday, June 19 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The program is $25 for non-members and $10 for members. Ticket are available now on Eventbrite. Note that the program will be conducted in Spanish—a translator will be available for non-Spanish-speaking attendees.

Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time: 6-8 p.m. EST
Location: Coral Gables Museum, 285 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL
Register here: eventbrite.com/e/experience-the-restoration-of-la-giralda-with-architect-eduardo-m-moya-tickets-1373570499339