The municipality of Santa Brígida is set to reveal the future of its urban development with the public presentation of the 'Tagoror Goro' project. The event will take place next Monday, May 25th, at 6:30 PM in the Carpa on Calle Nueva. This initiative, the winning proposal from an ideas competition organized by the council, will lay the groundwork for the basic and execution project of Gran Canaria Central, a key urban development for the coming decades.
The event, open to all citizens, will be attended by the mayor, José Armengol, and the Councilor for Urban Planning, María Lozano Lordán. Also present will be the architects responsible for the proposal, José Ignacio Linazasoro and Ricardo Sánchez González, along with members of the technical team from the temporary union of companies comprising Linazasoro & Sánchez Arquitectura SLP, Felipe Gago Doreste, Violeta Rivero Herrera, Ricardo Tuya Cortés, and Raúl García Toledo.
In parallel, the other seven finalist proposals from the competition will be exhibited, offering residents the chance to gain firsthand insight into the creative and technical process that guided the selection.
'Tagoror Goro' received the highest jury score (92/100) in March, praised for its urban coherence, the robustness of its preliminary analysis, the comprehensive design vision, and its ability to integrate with the existing environment. The jury particularly valued the proposal's sensitivity in interpreting the municipality's scale, its traditional fabric, cultural heritage, and community life, as well as its commitment to creating spaces for citizen interaction and daily use.
The studio led by José Ignacio Linazasoro is internationally recognized for its sober and contextual architecture, with a particular focus on interventions in historic centers. Ricardo Sánchez González, on the other hand, has received accolades such as the Iconic Awards and the Moreno Mansilla Prize.
The building popularly known as the 'mamotreto', officially Gran Canaria Central, has symbolized the urban planning deadlock in Santa Brígida for the past two decades. The project, awarded in 2002, was halted, leading to a lengthy judicial dispute that was finally resolved in 2018 with a ruling in favor of the City Council, allowing the plot to be recovered.
After more than 17 years of conflict and stagnation, the ruling by the Contentious-Administrative Court No. 1 of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria enabled the council to regain control of the land. Now, in 2026, Gran Canaria Central represents an opportunity for urban regeneration for the municipality.
