1. Ricardo Bofill

2. Main info
• Ricardo Bofill, also Ricard Bofill Leví
• (born in Barcelona, Spain, December 5, 1939) is
a Catalan (Spanish) postmodernist architect.
• He studied at the School of Architecture
in Geneva, Switzerland.
• In 1963, he founded a group formed by
architects, engineers, sociologists
and philosophers, creating the basis for what today is
the ‘Taller de Arquitectura’, an international team with
over 40 years experience in urban
design, architecture, parks and gardens designs, and
interior design.

3. Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
• Ricardo Bofill –
Taller de Arquitectura
is a prominent It's simple:
international studio you take it
and you build it
for architecture,
planning and design. Its
main office in
Barcelona was founded
in 1963 by Spanish
architect Ricardo Bofill

4. Urban Design
• These projects are typically predicated on the
assertion that the city should be formed by
streets and squares, in opposition to the model
adopted in the construction of isolated blocks
separated by extensive open spaces.
• The underlying model is that of a sustainable
Mediterranean city with well-defined public
spaces, and in which inhabitants have all the
basic services within reasonable walking distance
of their homes.

5. Samples of architecture
• The headquarters of United Airlines
and United Continental Holdings

6. Barcelona's Airport New Terminal T1
2010, Barcelona, Spain

7. Antigone
1978-2000, Montpellier, France

8. The Golden number Plaza
1984, Montpellier, France

9. Arsenal Music Center
1989, Metz, France

10. Miguel Delibes Cultural Center
2007, Valladolid, Spain

11. Abertis headquarters
2007, Barcelona, Spain

12. Manzanares Park
2003, Madrid, Spain

13. A Coruña Convention and Exhibition
Center
2001, A Coruña, Spain

14. Zona Franca Logistic Park
2002, Barcelona, Spain

15. Catalonia's National Theatre
1997, Barcelona, Spain

16. Nexus II
2001, Barcelona, Spain

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