Shanghai Guide 2025 In March 2025, a new "Shanghai Guide", Guia de Shanghai, was published by the Cervantes Institute of Shanghai. Since the beginning of this Research Project, this is the third time that this guide has been reissued. The first was in 2010 in conjunction with the Shanghai World Expo Fair, the second was in 2019, and this one is the third time, a 2025 edition. A few pages have once again been dedicated to the exceptional figure of Abelardo Lafuente. On pages 2

Official Placement of Commemorative Plaques  in Spanish and Chinese languages in  Shanghai 's Heritage Buildings. A new  milestone  for this project and research has been achieved since September 2024, due to the centenary of the construction of these two symbolic "still standing" heritage buildings by  Abelardo Lafuente . Thanks to the invaluable help of the new Spanish Cultural Center of the  Instituto Cervantes  and jointly with the Municipality of Shanghai (Hongkou Distr

Last September 10, 2024 the Government of  Spain  made its second  official visit  to  China  with its president at the head. Among all the major events he held, he met with the Chinese President and the Prime Minister, among other authorities. His long and busy schedule included numerous political, business, and ties-building activities between the two countries, and there was also a moment for  culture . The Spanish Prime Minister inaugurated the new  Instituto Cervantes  c

After many months of coordinated work between Abelardo Lafuente Research Project, Biblioteca Cervantes Shanghai, and ICEX Architecture...

A very relevant Abelardo Lafuente lecture was held at Tongji University Campus in Shanghai last November 7 th 2023. Following the increasing interest from students, academic researchers, and Professors in China in Dr. Arch Alvaro Leonardo-Perez 2019 PhD dissertation at "Universidad Alcala de Henares" (Madrid) about Old Shanghai Spanish Architecture , the Built Heritage Editorial  (Built Heritage 建成遗产) Team Donghai Zhu (who worked together with Dr. Leonardo-Perez back

This Research Project is proud to show the Lecture Event photos held at Biblioteca Miguel de Cervantes in Shanghai during the intense week of Dr. Leonardo-Perez in China to celebrate the 50 years of diplomatic relationship between Spain and China and the Exhibit at the CIIE 2023. On November 3rd, 2023 at 7 pm a lecture was organized at the Conference Hall at 208 Anfu Road, Xuhui, Shanghai named "Abelardo Lafuente, the architect of the Spanish Shanghai" with many people and fr

Our Abelardo Lafuente WeChat official account named "A Lafuente 項目研究" was created beginning of 2022 specially for our Chinese followers. We are getting closer to them and all the institutions supporting us there as Instituto Cervantes or Spanish Embassy and Spain Consulate of Shanghai. And we would appreciate it if you could share this blog post with your Chinese contacts and friends through all your social media. Being there they can appreciate all Lafuente buildings in Asi

This is an article in English about Lafuente Hotels in Shanghai and Hong Kong.