Nice to meet you! My name is Manu and I am architect, licenced guide and master degree in historical construction techniques. I love showing the cities where I work and live with architecture and arts focused tours. I am passionate about Granada, Málaga, Cordoba, the Alhambra palatine city, Seville and the whole Andalusian region.
I studied my architecture degree and master in Granada, and during my degree I traveled all around the andalusian region and worked as photography teacher and editor in an arts and architecture international magazine.
When I finished I lived for half a year in Yokohama in Japan, where I could study the traditional construction techniques of the country and the culture. Lately, I worked as architect for the university of Castilla La Mancha, doing some restoration projects and new buildings in cities with a wonderful heritage, such as Toledo. During this period I did an extra master course in traditional construction techniques in the Architecture School of Madrid, specializing in Islamic construction techniques and in buildings I knew, such as the Alhambra. Since 2013 I started publishing and speaking in national and international conferences, so in 2018 I applied for obtaining my official guiding license, and finally decided to start working on my own architecture studio
So nowadays I work as guide and architect, running my own projects which include restoration, refurbishments and new constructions, collaborating with national and international studios while I also enjoy doing routes and meeting people from all around the world.
My tours, in English and Spanish, mainly focus on the configuration of the cities, neighborhoods and buildings through analyzing their history and architecture. I do deep-cultural walking tours in Granada, Sevilla, Cordoba, Guadix and Málaga with visual resources, for people that wants to get deeper in knowledge with an academical basis. I also focus my tours in particular buildings or construction techniques, but if you are interested in a particular period, character, architect, feel free to ask!
I always like to enrich my tours with literature, music, and gastronomy recommendations, considering travelling as an holistic experience, for deeply enjoying the wonderful cities in Andalucia.
So if you come to the south of Spain and you want to build a unique journey, contact me!
CREDENTIALS
- Msc. Architect by the University of Granada (2015)
- Master degree in Historical Construction Techniques by the Politechnic University of Madrid (2017)
- Master degree in Teaching for Secondary Degrees and Technical Formation by the University of Granada (2021)
- International Internship in Yokohama National University in Japan (2015)
- Technical Assistant Architect in the University of Castilla La Mancha (2016-2018)
- Urban Photography Course Manager at the Architecture School of Granada (2013-2014)
- Guiding License (CAN-Nº 3978) (2018)
- Manager of Manu Barba Architecture Studio (2018-)
- Official Guiding License for the Picasso Museum in Málaga (2019)
- Official Guiding License for the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba (2023)
