Ricardo Bofill
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Ricardo Bofill (born December 5, 1939) is a Spanish architect born in Catalonia of Jewish descent.
He was born in Barcelona and studied at the Architectural School in Barcelona, and later in Geneva.
Bofill is one of the main representatives of postmodernism in architecture.
In 1983 he received a grant from the Graham Foundation to deliver a lecture in Chicago.
[edit] Partial list of Bofill's projects
- Terminal 2 (2006), El Prat International Airport, Barcelona, Catalonia - Spain
([1], hyperboloid structure, 2004), El Prat International Airport, Barcelona, Catalonia - Spain
- Crystal Carlin (2001) Prague, Czech Republic
- Corso (2000) Prague, Czech Republic Photo
- Casablanca Twin Center (1998), Casablanca, Morocco
- Le Capitole (1996), Montpellier, France
- Volcans d'Auvergne A-71 highway service area (1990-1991), near Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Interior of the Arsenal concert hall (1989), Metz, France.
- Port Juvenal (1989), Montpellier, France
- The Golden Number Plaza at Antigone (Place du Nombre d'Or) (1984), Montpeller (Montpellier), France
- Antigone District (1978-2000), Montpellier, France
- Port Marianne (1986-1990), Montpellier, France.
- The Lake Temples (1986), Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.
- Belvedere Saint Christophe (1985), Cergy-Pontoise, France.
- Les Echelles du Baroque (1985), Paris, France.
- The Lake Arcades and the Viaduct (1982), Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
- The Spaces of Abraxas (1982), Marne La Vallée, France.
- Bofills Båge (or "Pa Soder Crescent"), Stockholm, Sweden
- Santuari de Meritxell 1976, Meritxell, Canillo - Andorra
- Walden no 7 residential complex (1974), Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, Catalonia - Spain
- La muralla roja (1973), Calpe, Spain.
- El Sargazo Apartments (1962), Castelldefels, Barcelona, Catalonia - Spain
[edit] External links
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